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2010 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election

New Hampshire · 4 candidates · See every 2010 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2010 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election?

Kelly Ayotte won the 2010 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election. Kelly Ayotte received 273,218 popular votes (60.09%). The main challenger was Paul W. Hodes (36.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Ayotte and Hodes

Ayotte +23.2 pts · won by 105,673 votes
Kelly AyotteRepublicanWINNER60.09%
273,218 votes
Paul W. HodesDemocratic36.85%
167,545 votes
Chris BoothIndependent2.02%
9,194 votes
Ken BleevensLibertarian1.05%
4,753 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.