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2020 US Senate election in New Hampshire

Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat) beat Corky Messner (Republican) in New Hampshire in 2020, 56.6% to 41.0%, a margin of 15.6 points and 124,549 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2014, when Jeanne Shaheen also won.

Democrats led in 10 of the 10 counties. The largest, Hillsborough, cast 228,474 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.5 points. The closest was Belknap, where 168 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jeanne Shaheen won Democratic 450,778 56.6%
Corky Messner Republican 326,229 41.0%
All other candidates 18,907 2.4%
Total795,914

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hillsborough 129,100 56.5% 93,607 41.0% 5,767 228,474 D+15.5
Rockingham 105,818 53.7% 86,937 44.1% 4,206 196,961 D+9.6
Merrimack 52,343 58.7% 34,687 38.9% 2,083 89,113 D+19.8
Strafford 44,415 60.9% 26,465 36.3% 2,008 72,888 D+24.6
Grafton 34,043 63.8% 18,092 33.9% 1,251 53,386 D+29.9
Cheshire 26,750 61.4% 15,690 36.0% 1,155 43,595 D+25.4
Belknap 18,704 49.2% 18,536 48.7% 811 38,051 D+0.4
Carroll 17,670 53.6% 14,694 44.6% 594 32,958 D+9.0
Sullivan 13,183 54.6% 10,299 42.6% 670 24,152 D+11.9
Coos 8,752 53.6% 7,222 44.2% 362 16,336 D+9.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

New Hampshire Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Maggie Hassan (D) D+9.1
2020 Jeanne Shaheen (D) D+15.6
2016 Maggie Hassan (D) D+0.1
2014 Jeanne Shaheen (D) D+3.2
2010 Kelly Ayotte (R) R+23.2
2008 Jeanne Shaheen (D) D+6.3
2004 Judd Gregg (R) R+32.5
2002 John Sununu (R) R+4.4
1998 Judd Gregg (R) R+39.6
1996 Bob Smith (R) R+3.0
1992 Judd Gregg (R) R+2.8
1990 Robert C. Smith (R) R+33.8
1986 Warren B. Rudman (R) R+30.6
1984 Gordon J. Humphrey (R) R+17.8
1980 Warren Rudman (R) R+4.3
1978 Gordon J. Humphrey (R) R+2.2
1974 John A. Durkin (D) level
1972 Thomas J. McIntyre (D) D+13.8
1968 Norris Cotton (R) R+18.6
1966 Thomas McIntyre (D) D+8.1
1962 Norris Cotton (R) R+19.4
1960 Styles Bridges (R) R+20.7
1956 Norris Cotton (R) R+28.1
1954 Styles Bridges (R) R+20.4
1950 Charles W. Tobey (R) R+17.8
1948 Styles Bridges (R) R+17.0
1944 Charles W. Tobey (R) R+1.9
1942 Styles Bridges (R) R+9.2
1938 Charles W. Tobey (R) R+8.5
1936 Styles Bridges (R) R+4.2
1932 Fred H. Brown (D) D+1.1
1930 Henry W. Keyes (R) R+16.0
1926 George H. Moses (R) R+24.6
1924 Henry W. Keyes (R) R+19.5
1920 George H. Moses (R) R+16.1
1918 Henry W. Keyes (R) R+7.1
1914 Jacob Gallinger (R) R+7.0