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      Home/Elections/2008/US Senate/New Hampshire
      2008·US Senate·New Hampshire

      New Hampshire US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Jeanne Shaheen
      51.6%358,438 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      John E Sununu
      45.3%314,403 votes
      Margin
      D+6.3
      694,787 total votes
      3 candidates694,787 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM✓
      		DEM358,43851.6%
      John E SununuREP
      		REP314,40345.3%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH21,9463.2%

      Seat History

      US Senate in New Hampshire(Class I)

      2022
      Maggie Wood HassanDEM
      D+9.2
      2020
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+15.7
      2016
      Maggie Wood HassanDEM
      D+0.1
      2014
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+3.2
      2010
      Kelly AyotteREP
      R+23.2
      2004
      Judd GreggREP
      R+32.5
      2002
      John E SununuREP
      R+4.4
      1998
      Judd GreggREP
      R+39.6
      1996
      Bob SmithREP
      R+3.0
      1992
      Judd GreggREP
      R+2.8
      1990
      Bob SmithREP
      R+33.8
      1986
      Warren B. RudmanREP
      R+30.6
      1984
      Gordon J HumphreyREP
      R+17.8
      1980
      Warren B. RudmanREP
      R+4.3
      View all US Senate history for New Hampshire →

      Candidates

      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      Record9W-1L
      Avg MarginD+14.8
      Career1990-2020
      US Senate / Governor / State Senate
      Full profile →
      John E SununuREP
      Record4W-1L
      Avg MarginD+1.0
      Career1996-2008
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →

      Also in New Hampshire, 2008

      President1 contest →US House2 contests →Governor1 contest →
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