Paul W. Hodes, U.S. Representative

Paul W. Hodes

U.S. Representative
Born
March 21, 1951
Current age
75
Home state
New Hampshire
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2004–2010
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hodes589,900
Opponents732,400
4
Elections run

Between 2004 and 2010, Paul W. Hodes ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 2 and losing 2. Hodes's biggest single-election total was 188,332 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's District 2. Hodes's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's District 2, decided by 14,655 votes.

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How many votes has Paul W. Hodes received?

Paul W. Hodes has received 589,900 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.

Election history

Paul W. Hodes’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. SenateNew HampshireLost167,54536.85%Kelly Ayotte
Chris Booth

Ken Bleevens
2008U.S. HouseNew HampshireWon188,33256.44%Jennifer Horn
Chester L. Lapointe II
2006U.S. HouseNew HampshireWon108,74352.71%Charles F. Bass (head-to-head)
Kenneth E. Blevens Sr.
2004U.S. HouseNew HampshireLost125,28038.17%Charles F. Bass (head-to-head)
Richard B. Kahn
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H001043) and Wikidata (Q959262). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.