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2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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election_name2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
countryNew Hampshire
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2010 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
previous_year2010
next_election2022 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
next_year2022
election_dateNovember 8, 2016
image_sizex150px
image1File:Maggie Hassan, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
nominee1**Maggie Hassan**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**354,649**
percentage1****
image2File:Kelly Ayotte, Official Portrait, 112th Congress 1.jpg
nominee2Kelly Ayotte
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2353,632
percentage2
map{{switcher
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map_caption**Hassan:**
**Ayotte:**
**Tie:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionKelly Ayotte
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionMaggie Hassan
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

|x245px |County results |x245px |Municipality results |x245px |Congressional district results |x245px |Precinct results }} Ayotte:
Tie:
The 2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. The primary election to select the candidates who appeared on the general election ballot took place on September 13, 2016.

Incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte ran for re-election to a second term in office, and won the primary by a wide margin. Governor Maggie Hassan chose not to seek re-election to a third term as governor, and instead sought the nomination of the Democratic Party for the Senate. Hassan was unopposed in the Democratic primary and won the general election by 1,017 votes, representing a winning margin of approximately 0.14%. This made the election the closest race of the 2016 Senate election cycle, and also the closest race in a New Hampshire Senate election since the disputed 1974–75 election. Hassan became the first Democratic senator elected in this seat since the latter election and only the second since 1932.

The Democratic Party also flipped New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the concurrent House election, thus marking the first time since 1854 that New Hampshire had an entirely Democratic congressional delegation. To date, this remains the last time that a Democratic candidate for Senate in New Hampshire has failed to win a majority of the vote or lost any county other than Belknap and Coös. This was the first time since 1932 that a Democrat had won a full term to this Senate seat. Hassan was sworn in on January 3, 2017, marking the first time since 1979 that Democrats simultaneously held both of New Hampshire’s Senate seats.

This is the last time a senator from New Hampshire lost re-election, and was Ayotte's only election loss of her political career. She was later elected governor of New Hampshire in 2024.

Republican primary

Ayotte was predicted to face opposition in the primary from a Tea Party candidate. In October 2013, former New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Jack Kimball said: "There is no question in my mind that she will garner a primary challenger". Ultimately, she faced only token opposition and won the primary with more than 78% of the vote.

Candidates

Nominee

  • Kelly Ayotte, incumbent U.S. senator

Eliminated in primary

  • Tom Alciere
  • Gerald Beloin, perennial candidate
  • Stanley Emanuel
  • Jim Rubens, former state senator, candidate for governor in 1998 and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014

Declined

  • Andrew Hemingway, businessman and candidate for governor in 2014
  • Ovide Lamontagne, attorney, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for governor in 1996 and 2012
  • Bill O'Brien, state representative and former speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorKelly
AyotteOvide
LamontagneOtherUndecided
Public Policy PollingApril 9–13, 2015358± ?**57%**32%—12%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Maggie Hassan, governor of New Hampshire

Declined

  • Mark Connolly, former deputy secretary of state and director of securities regulation (running for governor)
  • Paul Hodes, former U.S. representative and 2010 nominee
  • Ann McLane Kuster, U.S. representative (running for re-election)
  • John Lynch, former governor of New Hampshire
  • Shawn O'Connor, businessman (running for NH-01)
  • Carol Shea-Porter, former U.S. representative (running for NH-01)
  • Colin Van Ostern, executive councilor (running for governor)

Results

Libertarian convention

On Saturday, January 16, 2016, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire selected Brian Chabot as their nominee for the U.S. Senate.

General election

Candidates

  • Kelly Ayotte (R), incumbent senator
  • Brian Chabot (L)
  • Aaron Day (I), former chairman of the Free State Project and conservative activist
  • Maggie Hassan (D), governor of New Hampshire

Debates

DatesLocationAyotteHassanLink
September 30, 2016North Conway, New HampshireParticipantParticipant
October 14, 2016Manchester, New HampshireParticipantParticipant
October 27, 2016Concord, New HampshireParticipantParticipant
November 2, 2016Manchester, New HampshireParticipantParticipant

Endorsements

Presidents

  • George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States

Governors (current and former)

  • Mike Pence, Indiana and 2016 vice presidential nominee
  • Mitt Romney, Massachusetts (former), 2008 presidential candidate and 2012 presidential nominee

U.S. senators

  • Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
  • John Cornyn, Texas and Senate Majority Whip
  • Ted Cruz, Texas and 2016 presidential candidate
  • Joni Ernst, Iowa
  • Deb Fischer, Nebraska
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina and 2016 presidential candidate

State legislators

  • Shawn Jasper, speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
  • Chuck Morse, president of the New Hampshire Senate
  • Stephen Stepanek, state representative
  • Bill Zeliff, former state representative

Individuals

  • John R. Bolton, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
  • Andrew Hemingway, businessman, Tea Party activist and candidate for chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee in 2013
  • Ovide Lamontagne, attorney, nominee for governor in 1996 and 2012 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
  • Donald Trump, chairman and CEO of The Trump Organization and 2016 presidential nominee

Organizations

  • Manchester Police Patrolman's Association
  • National Federation of Independent Business
  • National Republican Senatorial Committee
  • New England Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association
  • New Hampshire Troopers Association
  • Republican Party of New Hampshire
  • United States Chamber of Commerce

Newspapers

  • The Caledonian-Record
  • The Conway Daily Sun
  • The Eagle-Tribune
  • Nashua Telegraph
  • New Hampshire Union Leader
  • The Portsmouth Herald

Presidents

  • Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States

Vice presidents

  • Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States

U.S. cabinet members and cabinet-level officials

  • Hillary Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State, 2008 presidential candidate and 2016 presidential nominee

Governors

  • John Lynch, New Hampshire (former)

U.S. senators

  • Barbara Boxer, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Kirsten Gillibrand, New York{{cite news | url=https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand/status/682651479107334144 | title=Proud to support @TammyforIL @DonnaFEdwards @KamalaHarris @Maggie_Hassan @Ann_Kirkpatrick @CatherineForNV & @KatieMcGintyPA for Senate. | work=Twitter | author=Kirsten Gillibrand
  • Martin Heinrich, New Mexico
  • Mazie Hirono, Hawaii
  • Jeff Merkley, Oregon
  • Chris Murphy, Connecticut
  • Gary Peters, Michigan
  • Bernie Sanders, Vermont and 2016 presidential candidate
  • Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
  • Jon Tester, Montana
  • Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts

U.S. representatives

  • Gabby Giffords, Arizona (former)

Individuals

  • Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York and CEO of Bloomberg L.P.
  • Debra Messing, actress
  • Michelle Obama, 44th First Lady of the United States
  • Jodi Picoult, novelist

Labor Unions

  • AFSCME
  • American Federation of Government Employees
  • American Federation of Teachers - New Hampshire

Organizations

  • Alliance for Retired Americans
  • American Nurses Association
  • Americans for Responsible Solutions
  • Daily Kos
  • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  • EMILY's List
  • Friends of the Earth Action
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
  • National Organization for Women
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
  • Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire
  • Sierra Club

Newspapers

  • The Boston Globe
  • The Concord Monitor
  • The New York Times

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportNovember 2, 2016
Inside ElectionsNovember 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016
Daily KosNovember 8, 2016
Real Clear PoliticsNovember 7, 2016

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorKelly
Ayotte (R)Maggie
Hassan (D)OtherUndecided
SurveyMonkeyNovember 1–7, 2016696± 4.6%42%**51%**6%1%
WMUR/UNHNovember 3–6, 2016707± 3.7%45%**49%**1%4%
SurveyMonkeyOctober 31 – November 6, 2016672± 4.6%41%**50%**7%2%
Emerson CollegeNovember 4–5, 20161,000± 3.0%**49%**46%5%1%
WMUR/UNHNovember 2–5, 2016645± 3.7%45%**47%**2%6%
WMUR/UNHNovember 1–4, 2016588± 3.7%44%**48%**2%6%
WMUR/UNHOctober 31 – November 3, 2016515± 3.7%42%**48%**3%7%
SurveyMonkeyOctober 28 – November 3, 2016672± 4.6%38%**50%**9%3%
Breitbart/Gravis MarketingNovember 1–2, 20161,001± 2.0%**46%**44%—10%
Suffolk UniversityOctober 31 – November 2, 2016500± 4.4%**44%**42%5%8%
American Research GroupOctober 31 – November 2, 2016600± 4.0%**49%**46%2%3%
WMUR/UNHOctober 30 – November 2, 2016466± 3.7%41%**48%**3%8%
UMass Lowell/[7News](7news)October 28 – November 2, 2016695 LV± 4.3%46%**47%**5%3%
901 RV± 3.8%43%**46%**5%6%
SurveyMonkeyOctober 27 – November 2, 2016658± 4.6%37%**50%**10%3%
Public Policy PollingOctober 31 – November 1, 2016781± 3.5%45%**48%**—7%
WMUR/UNHOctober 29 – November 1, 2016468± 3.7%43%**47%**2%8%
WBUR/MassINCOctober 29 – November 1, 2016500± 4.4%**51%**45%1%3%
**48%**43%—6%
SurveyMonkeyOctober 26 – November 1, 2016635± 4.6%38%**50%**9%3%
WMUR/UNHOctober 28–31, 2016513± 3.7%44%**46%**2%8%
SurveyMonkeyOctober 25–31, 2016659± 4.6%38%**50%**8%4%
WMUR/UNHOctober 27–30, 2016463± 3.7%**45%****45%**2%8%
WMUR/UNHOctober 26–30, 2016641± 3.9%44%**46%**3%8%
WMUR/UNHOctober 26–29, 2016516± 3.7%44%**45%**3%8%
InsideSources/NH JournalOctober 26–28, 2016408± 4.2%**49%**47%—4%
Emerson CollegeOctober 23–25, 2016600± 3.9%**50%**44%6%1%
Monmouth UniversityOctober 22–25, 2016401± 4.9%**46%****46%**6%2%
NBC/WSJ/MaristOctober 20–24, 2016768 LV± 3.5%**48%**47%2%2%
1,020 RV± 3.1%**48%**47%2%3%
UMass Amherst/WBZOctober 17–21, 2016772± 4.5%**48%**44%4%4%
**46%**43%4%8%
Emerson CollegeOctober 17–19, 2016900± 3.2%**45%****45%**10%1%
WMUR/UNHOctober 11–17, 2016770± 3.5%39%**48%**4%9%
Washington Post/SurveyMonkeyOctober 8–16, 2016569± 0.5%42%**47%**10%1%
WBUR/MassINCOctober 10–12, 2016501± 4.4%**47%****47%**2%5%
**46%**45%2%6%
[7News](7news)/UMass LowellOctober 7–11, 2016517± 4.9%**45%**44%4%5%
Public Policy PollingOctober 7–9, 2016600± 4.0%43%**44%**—13%
Suffolk UniversityOctober 3–5, 2016500± 4.4%**47%**41%4%6%
WBUR/MassINCSeptember 27–29, 2016502± 4.4%45%**48%**3%4%
46%**48%**3%3%
GBA StrategiesSeptember 25–27, 2016600± 4.0%44%**47%**7%2%
47%**49%**—4%
American Research GroupSeptember 20–25, 2016522± 4.2%**47%****47%**—6%
Monmouth UniversitySeptember 17–20, 2016400± 4.9%**47%**45%2%5%
NBC/WSJ/MaristSeptember 6–8, 2016737± 3.6%**52%**44%—4%
Emerson CollegeSeptember 3–5, 2016600± 3.9%**48%**46%—6%
Public Policy PollingAugust 30–31, 2016585± 4.1%44%**47%**—9%
Public Policy PollingAugust 26–28, 2016977± 3.0%45%**47%**—8%
WMUR/UNHAugust 20–28, 2016433± 4.7%42%**44%**3%12%
CBS News/YouGovAugust 10–12, 2016990± 4.3%41%**42%**—17%
Vox Populi Polling (R)August 7–8, 2016820± 3.4%43%**46%**—11%
Public Policy PollingAugust 5–7, 2016802± 3.5%42%**47%**—11%
WBUR/MassINCJuly 29 – August 1, 2016609± 4.0%40%**50%**2%7%
37%**48%**2%11%
GBA StrategiesJuly 25–27, 2016600± 4.0%**47%****47%**2%4%
InsideSources/NH JournalJuly 19–21, 20161,166± 5.1%**49%**41%—10%
WMUR/UNHJuly 9–18, 2016469± 4.5%42%**45%**3%11%
American Research GroupJune 24–28, 2016533± 4.2%**51%**42%—7%
Public Policy PollingJune 22–23, 2016578± 4.1%42%**44%**—15%
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626091533/http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/files/2016/06/ARS-PAC-NH-Research-Memo-1.pdfdate=June 26, 2016 }}June 15–16, 2016400± 4.9%45%**49%**—6%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner - Democracy CorpsJune 11–20, 2016300± 5.7%46%**47%**—7%
Public Policy PollingJune 8–9, 2016649± 3.9%44%**47%**—8%
Boston Herald/Franklin Pierce UniversityMay 25–28, 2016405± 4.9%**48%**47%—5%
Global Strategy GroupMay 25–26, 2016400± 4.9%43%**45%**—12%
WBUR/MassINCMay 12–15, 2016501± 4.4%46%**48%**2%4%
Dartmouth CollegeApril 11–16, 2016362± 5.2%**37%**35%—28%
WMUR/UNHApril 7–17, 2016553± 4.2%**43%**42%—15%
WMUR/UNHFebruary 20–28, 2016628± 3.7%**45%**41%4%10%
Marist PollJanuary 28, 20162,258± 2.1%**45%**40%—15%
Public Policy PollingJanuary 4–6, 20161,036± 3.0%**44%**42%—14%
Public Policy PollingNovember 30 – December 2, 2015990± 3.1%**42%****42%**—16%
Public Policy PollingOctober 16–18, 2015880± 3.3%43%**44%**—13%
Gravis MarketingOctober 5–6, 20151,035± 3.1%**52%**42%—6%
WMUR/UNHSeptember 21 – October 2, 2015519± 4.3%**45%**43%1%11%
Public Policy PollingAugust 21–24, 2015841± 3.4%**44%**43%—13%
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727200018/http://www.view-pdf.com/ViewPDFFile.aspx?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.htmlpublish.com%2FnewTestDocStorage%2FDocStorage%2F9869c9e644fe4354bc0d82dde2a3b0eb%2FNBC%20News_Marist%20Poll_New%20Hampshire%20Annotated%20Questionnaire_July%202015.pdfdate=July 27, 2015 }}July, 2015910± 3.2%**50%**42%—8%
WMUR/UNHJuly 7–20, 2015472± 4.5%**47%**41%1%12%
The Tarrance GroupJuly 5–6, 2015600± 4.0%**51%**44%—5%
Fabrizio, Lee and AssociatesJune 25–28, 2015500± 3.0%**52%**41%—7%
WMUR/UNHMay 6–22, 2015524± 4.3%**45%**43%2%9%
Gravis MarketingApril 21–22, 20151,117± 3.0%**51%**43%—6%
Public Policy PollingApril 9–13, 2015747± 3.6%45%**46%**—9%
Gravis MarketingMarch 18–19, 20151,110± 5.0%**47%**45%—8%
Public Opinion StrategiesFebruary 17–18, 2015424± 4.7%**46%**45%—9%
NBC News/MaristFebruary 3–10, 2015887± 3.3%44%**48%**—7%
New England CollegeDecember 1, 2014541± 4.2%**48%**43%4%5%
Public Policy PollingJanuary 9–12, 20141,354± 2.7%**46%**40%—14%
Public Policy PollingSeptember 13–16, 20131,038± 3.0%**45%**44%—11%
Public Policy PollingApril 19–21, 2013933± 3.2%44%**46%**—10%

with Kelly Ayotte

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorKelly
Ayotte (R)Ann McLane
Kuster (D)Undecided
Public Policy PollingApril 9–13, 2015747± 3.6%**49%**38%13%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorKelly
Ayotte (R)Chris
Pappas (D)Undecided
Public Policy PollingAugust 21–24, 2015841± 3.4%**45%**31%24%

with Jim Rubens

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorJim
Rubens (R)Maggie
Hassan (D)OtherUndecided
WMUR/UNHAugust 20–28, 2016433± 4.7%27%**51%**8%14%
WMUR/UNHJuly 9–18, 2016469± 4.2%30%**48%**6%16%
WMUR/UNHApril 7–17, 2016553± 4.2%30%**46%**—24%

with Ovide Lamontagne

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorOvide
Lamontagne (R)Maggie
Hassan (D)Undecided
Public Policy PollingApril 9–13, 2015747± 3.6%35%**54%**11%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorOvide
Lamontagne (R)Ann McLane
Kuster (D)Undecided
Public Policy PollingApril 9–13, 2015747± 3.6%39%**43%**18%

Fundraising

Candidate (party)ReceiptsDisbursementsCash on handDebt
Maggie Hassan (D)$18,698,223.00$18,564,772.00$133,450.00$0
Kelly Ayotte (R)$16,409,753.89$16,197,583.64$134,182.99$0
Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

By county

2016 Senate election results in New Hampshire (by county)CountyMaggie Hassan
DemocraticKelly Ayote
RepublicanOther votes#%#%#%
Belknap14,74342.32%**18,710****53.71%**1,3833.97%
Carroll13,43145.76%**14,838****50.56%**1,0793.67%
Cheshire**22,809****55.0%**16,74140.37%1,9224.64%
Coös7,34047.38%**7,539****48.66%**6143.97%
Grafton**28,127****55.35%**20,67940.69%2,0153.96%
Hillsborough98,72746.34%**105,156****49.36%**9,1704.31%
Merrimack**41,412****49.9%**38,45046.44%3,0303.65%
Rockingham81,34345.13%**91,361****50.69%**7,5464.19%
Strafford**36,023****52.63%**29,41942.98%3,0004.38%
Sullivan**10,694****47.65%**10,64947.45%1,1004.9%

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • Cheshire (largest city: Keene)
  • Grafton (largest city: Lebanon)
  • Merrimack (largest city: Concord)
  • Strafford (largest city: Dover)
  • Sullivan (largest city: Claremont)

|[[File:New Hampshire towns shift 2010-2016 senate.svg|300px]]|Shift by town |[[File:New Hampshire towns trend 2010-2016 senate.svg|300px]]|Trend by town | | | | | | | | | | | | | |}}}}}}

By congressional district

Hassan won one of the two congressional districts, and Ayotte won the other that also elected a Democrat.

DistrictAyotteHassanRepresentative
**49%**47%Carol Shea-Porter
47%**49%**Annie Kuster

Allegations of voting irregularities

In February 2017, President Donald Trump (who had endorsed Ayotte) told a gathering of senators at the White House that fraudulent out-of-state voting had cost him and Ayotte the election in New Hampshire. On September 7, state House speaker Shawn Jasper (who also had endorsed Ayotte) alleged that voter fraud had swung the election. He made the allegations based on a report by the New Hampshire House of Representatives saying that of the 6,540 voters who had registered to vote on election day, only 1,014 had obtained a New Hampshire driver's license by August 30 of the following year. The Washington Post was able to quickly contact three such voters who said that they were college students and had kept the driver's license from their home state.

Several investigations by New Hampshire's Ballot Law Commission found no evidence of widespread fraud, and only four total instances of fraud in the state for the 2016 elections. Specifically addressing the claim of people being bussed in from out of state to vote, Associate Attorney General Anne Edwards noted that they found no evidence for such claims. When they investigated these claims, they found that the buses were chartered out of state, but the voters on the buses lived in New Hampshire and could legally vote there.

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