Elections / 2010 · Senate · NH
New Hampshire — 2010 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2010 · U.S. SenateNew Hampshire · U.S. SenateKelly AyotteR+23.2
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2010 Senate returns.
- Kelly Ayotte✓Republican273,21860.1%
- Paul W. HodesDemocrat167,54536.8%
- Chris BoothIndependent9,1942.0%
- Ken BleevensLibertarian4,7531.0%
presidential baselinePresident 2008D+9.7Senate 2010R+23.2vs. baselineR+32.9
New Hampshire's 2010 Senate race ran 32.9 points more Republican than its 2008 presidential margin.
New Hampshire's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −2.2% |
| 1980 | −4.3% |
| 1984 | −17.8% |
| 1986 | −30.6% |
| 1990 | −33.9% |
| 1992 | −2.8% |
| 1996 | −3.0% |
| 1998 | −39.6% |
| 2002 | −4.4% |
| 2004 | −32.5% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | −23.2% |
| 2014 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | +15.7% |
| 2022 | +9.2% |
Same ballot, 2010NH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2010 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.