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2016 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election

New Hampshire · 4 candidates · See every 2016 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2016 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election?

Maggie Hassan won the 2016 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election. Maggie Hassan received 354,649 popular votes (47.98%). The main challenger was Kelly Ayotte (47.84%).

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

Hassan +0.1 pts · won by 1,017 votes
Maggie HassanDemocraticWINNER47.98%
354,649 votes
Kelly AyotteRepublican47.84%
353,632 votes
Aaron DayIndependent2.4%
17,742 votes
Brian ChabotLibertarian1.7%
12,597 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.