Elections / 2016 · Senate · NH
New Hampshire — 2016 U.S. Senate election
Akashic2016 · U.S. SenateNew Hampshire · U.S. SenateMaggie HassanD+0.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2016 Senate returns.
- Maggie Hassan✓Democrat354,64948.0%
- Kelly Ayotte(i)Republican353,63247.8%
- Aaron DayIndependent17,7422.4%
- Brian ChabotLibertarian12,5971.7%
- ScatterOther5200.1%
presidential baselinePresident 2016D+0.4Senate 2016D+0.1vs. baselineR+0.2
New Hampshire's 2016 Senate race ran 0.2 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
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, 2016NH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.