John E. Sununu, U.S. Senator

John E. Sununu

U.S. Senator
Born
September 10, 1964
Current age
61
Home state
New Hampshire
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1996–2008
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sununu920,610
Opponents906,788
5
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2008, John E. Sununu ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Sununu's biggest single-election total was 314,403 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire. Sununu's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's District 1, decided by 8,477 votes.

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How many votes has John E. Sununu received?

John E. Sununu has received 920,610 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

John E. Sununu’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2008U.S. SenateNew HampshireLost314,40345.25%Jeanne Shaheen (head-to-head)
Kenneth E. Blevens Sr. (head-to-head)
2002U.S. SenateNew HampshireWon227,22950.82%Jeanne Shaheen (head-to-head)
Kenneth E. Blevens Sr. (head-to-head)
2000U.S. HouseNew HampshireWon150,60952.9%Martha Fuller Clark
Dan Belforti
1998U.S. HouseNew HampshireWon104,43066.85%Peter Flood
1996U.S. HouseNew HampshireWon123,93950.06%Joseph F. Keefe
Gary A. Flanders
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001078) and Wikidata (Q1699908). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John E. Sununu: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-sununu. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.