Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Senator

Kelly Ayotte

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
June 27, 1968
Current age
58
Home state
New Hampshire
Party
Republican
In office
Governor of New Hampshire (present)
On the ballot
2010–2024
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ayotte1.1M
Opponents926,629
3
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2024, Kelly Ayotte ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 2 and losing 1. Ayotte's biggest single-election total was 436,122 votes, in the 2024 governor election in New Hampshire.

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How many votes has Kelly Ayotte received?

Kelly Ayotte has received 1,062,972 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Kelly Ayotte’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024GovernorNew HampshireWon436,12253.61%Joyce Craig
2016U.S. SenateNew HampshireLost353,63247.84%Maggie Hassan
Aaron Day

Brian Chabot
2010U.S. SenateNew HampshireWon273,21860.09%Paul W. Hodes
Chris Booth

Ken Bleevens
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000368) and Wikidata (Q22354). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Kelly Ayotte: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/kelly-ayotte. 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.