United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2022

Elections in New Hampshire, 2022

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U.S. Senate, New Hampshire
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 10, 2022
Primary: September 13, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: Varies by municipality Voting in New Hampshire
Race ratings
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Incumbent Maggie Hassan (D) defeated Don Bolduc (R) and Jeremy Kauffman (L) in the general election for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire on November 8, 2022.

Hassan took office in 2017. Hassan said she worked with Republicans to end surprise medical billing and expand broadband access. She emphasized her support for a gas tax holiday through 2022 and said she worked to lower costs for residents. Hassan said Bolduc "[was] running on an extreme, anti-choice agenda and would be a clear yes vote to ban abortion in all fifty states."

Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general, said the election "[was] about the economy, fiscal responsibility and the safety and security of this nation." He attributed inflation and high gas prices to Hassan and other Democrats. Bolduc's campaign ads emphasized his military background and called Hassan a career politician. Bolduc said he'd support allowing states to set abortion policy.

For more on candidates' backgrounds and key messages, see below.

As of October 19, 2022, Hassan spent $36.7 million. Bolduc spent $1.9 million. In 2020, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) spent $19 million on her re-election bid, and challenger Bryant Messner (R) spent $7 million. In Hassan's first Senate bid in 2016, she spent $19 million to incumbent Sen. Kelly Ayotte's (R) $16 million.

In the state's 2020 Senate election, Shaheen defeated Messner by a margin of 15.6 percentage points. In 2016, Hassan defeated Ayotte by 0.1 percentage points.

President Joe Biden (D) won New Hampshire by 7.3 percentage points in 2020. Hillary Clinton (D) won the state in the 2016 presidential election by 0.3 percentage points.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in 2022. Democrats retained their majority and gained one net seat, with the Senate's post-election partisan balance at 51 Democrats and 49 Republicans.

Thirty-five of 100 seats were up for election, including one special election. At the time of the election, Democrats had an effective majority, with the chamber split 50-50 and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) having the tie-breaking vote. Of the seats up for election in 2022, Democrats held 14 and Republicans held 21.

Jeremy Kauffman (L) and Tejasinha Sivalingam (Independent) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2022 (September 13 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2022 (September 13 Republican primary)

Election news

This section includes a timeline of events leading up to the election.

• Election news (September-November 2022)
  • November 4, 2022: Emerson College released a poll showing Hassan with 50% support and Bolduc with 46% support. The margin of error was ±3.3.

  • November 3, 2022: The Daily Wire released a poll showing Hassan with 46% support, Bolduc with 47% support, and 3% of voters undecided. The margin of error was ±2.9.

  • November 2, 2022: Politico reported that Citizens for Sanity reserved $3.2 million in ads supporting Bolduc and the Senate Majority PAC reserved $1.2 million in ads supporting Hassan.

  • November 1, 2022: Saint Anselm College released a poll showing Hassan with 47% support, Bolduc with 48% support, and 3% of voters undecided. The margin of error was ±2.5.

  • October 28, 2022: The Sentinel Action Fund reserved $1 million in ads in support of Bolduc.

  • October 27, 2022:
    • A Federal Election Commission filing deadline passed. Across the campaign cycle, Hassan raised $38.9 million and spent $36.7 million. Bolduc raised $2.2 million and spent $1.9 million.
    • Hassan and Bolduc participated in a debate co-hosted by New Hampshire Public Radio and the New Hampshire Bulletin.
    • The New Hampshire Journal released a poll showing Hassan with 45% support, Bolduc with 45% support, and 7% of voters undecided. The margin of error was ±3.2.

  • October 25, 2022: Axios reported that the National Republican Senatorial Committee created a $1 million ad campaign in cooperation with the Bolduc campaign.

  • October 24, 2022:
    • CNN reported that Restoration PAC, a group affiliated with Richard Uihlein, purchased $340,000 in ads supporting Bolduc.
    • American Greatness published a poll showing Hassan with 48% support, Bolduc with 47% support, and 3% of voters undecided. The margin of error was ±4.0.

  • October 21, 2022:
    • The Senate Leadership Fund announced it was canceling $5.6 million in reserved ads supporting Bolduc.
    • The Bolduc campaign published a poll showing Hasan with 49% support, Bolduc with 47% support, and 4% of voters undecided. The margin of error was ±4.0.

  • October 18, 2022:
    • Hassan and Bolduc participated in a debate.
    • Bolduc held a rally with former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R).

  • October 16-17, 2022:
    • Bolduc campaigned with former U.S. Rep. and 2020 presidential primary candidate Tulsi Gabbard, who announced she was leaving the Democratic Party on October 11.
    • Hassan released a video featuring former President Barack Obama (D) asking people to vote for Hassan.

  • October 15, 2022:
    • Updated campaign finance reports showed Hassan raised $36.6 million, Bolduc raised $1.6 million, and Kaufmann raised $25,000 as of September 30, 2022.
    • Hassan campaigned with former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.).

  • October 7, 2022: AdImpact reported that the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) cancelled $3 million in broadcast spending in New Hampshire's Senate race.

  • October 3, 2022: AdImpact reported that Bolduc and the NRSC released a joint campaign ad for $268,000. According to Fox News, the NRSC planned to spend $8 million in the race.

  • September 30, 2022:
    • Trafalgar Group released a poll showing Hassan slightly leading Bolduc 48% to 45%. The poll had a +/- 2.9 percentage point margin of error.
    • Data for Progress released a poll showing Hassan leading Bolduc 50% to 43%. The poll's margin of error was +/- 3.0 percentage points.

  • September 29, 2022:
    • Fox News reported that Senate Majority PAC was spending $3.7 million on a TV ad opposing Bolduc.
    • Suffolk University released a poll showing Hassan leading Bolduc 50% to 41%. The poll's margin of error was +/- 4.4 percentage points.

  • September 28, 2022: Saint Anselm College poll showing Hassan leading Bolduc 49% to 43%. The poll's margin of error was +/- 3.3 percentage points.

  • September 22, 2022: The University of New Hampshire released a poll showing Hassan leading Bolduc 49% to 41%. The poll's margin of error was +/- 3.3 percentage points.

  • September 21, 2022: The American Research Group released a poll showing Hassan leading Bolduc 53% to 40%. The poll's margin of error was +/- 4.2 percentage points.

  • September 16, 2022: Emerson College Polling released a poll showing Hassan leading Bolduc 51% to 40%. The poll's credibility interval, similar to a margin of error, was +/- 3.4 percentage points.

  • September 13, 2022: Bolduc advanced from the Republican primary. Hassan advanced from the Democratic primary.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire

Incumbent Maggie Hassan defeated Don Bolduc, Jeremy Kauffman, and Tejasinha Sivalingam in the general election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maggie Hassan (D)	53.5	332,193
		Don Bolduc (R)	44.4	275,928
		Jeremy Kauffman (L)	2.0	12,390
		Tejasinha Sivalingam (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	464

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 620,975
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas Sharpe V (Independent)
• Kevin Kahn (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire

Incumbent Maggie Hassan defeated Paul Krautmann and John Riggieri in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maggie Hassan	93.8	88,146
		Paul Krautmann	3.9	3,629
	Submit photo	John Riggieri	1.8	1,680
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	546

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,001
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Don Bolduc	36.9	52,629
		Chuck Morse	35.7	50,929
		Kevin Smith	11.7	16,621
		Vikram Mansharamani	7.5	10,690
		Bruce Fenton	4.5	6,381
		John Berman	0.7	961
		Andy Martin	0.6	920
		Tejasinha Sivalingam	0.6	832
	Submit photo	Dennis Lamare	0.5	773
		Edmond Laplante	0.5	723
		Gerard Beloin	0.4	521
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	623

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 142,603
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Devon Fuchs (R)

Voting information

See also: Voting in New Hampshire

Election information in New Hampshire: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 7, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

This section includes candidate profiles that may be created in one of two ways: either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or Ballotpedia staff may compile a profile based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements after identifying the candidate as noteworthy. For more on how we select candidates to include, click here.

Maggie Hassan

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

• U.S. Senate (Assumed office: 2017)
• Governor of New Hampshire (2013-2017)
• New Hampshire State Senate District 23 (2004-2010)

Biography:  Hassan received a B.A. from Brown University. She then received a J.D. from the Northeastern School of Law and practiced business law. Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) appointed Hassan to the advisory committee to the Adequacy in Education and Finance Commission in 1999.

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Key Messages

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Hassan said she received the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Legislative Action Award and that her record included working with Republicans to end surprise medical billing and to expand broadband access in New Hampshire.

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Hassan called Bolduc "an Anti-Choice Extremist" and said, "He said he would vote for any anti-choice legislation in the U.S. Senate, and that he would never compromise."

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Hassan emphasized her support for a federal gas tax holiday through 2022 and said she was "fighting to lower costs for Granite Staters by taking on corporate special interests."

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Sources: Maggie Hassan's 2022 campaign website, "About Maggie," accessed September 19, 2022; Maggie Hassan's 2022 campaign website, "Priorities," accessed September 19, 2022; New Hampshire Public Radio, "Hassan presses Bolduc on abortion, as national ban is proposed by GOP senator," September 16, 2022; Maggie Hassan's 2022 campaign website, "REPUBLICANS JUST NOMINATED THE MOST EXTREME, OUT OF TOUCH SENATE CANDIDATE IN MODERN NH HISTORY," September 14, 2022; YouTube, "Ban," September 14, 2022; YouTube, "Relief," June 27, 2022; Senate.gov, "Maggie Hassan," accessed September 19, 2022; National Governors Association, "Gov. Maggie Hassan," accessed September 19, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate New Hampshire in 2022.

Don Bolduc

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Biography:  Bolduc graduated from Salem State University as a distinguished military graduate and later received an M.S. in security technologies from the United States Army War College. Bolduc served in the Army as a sergeant, second lieutenant, and brigadier general. He also served on the Office of the Secretary of Defense's joint staff. Before joining the Army and pursuing higher education, Bolduc was a police officer in Laconia, New Hampshire.

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Key Messages

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Bolduc emphasized his military career. A campaign ad said, "Career politicians have driven our country into a ditch. We need real leadership to take our country back. Battle tested and ready, [Bolduc] will lead our country out of the darkness and restore American strength." 

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Bolduc criticized Hassan and other Democrats over mask mandates, school closures, high gas prices, and inflation.

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Bolduc said he supported leaving abortion policy up to states and criticized Hassan's focus on the issue, saying the election "is about the economy, fiscal responsibility and the safety and security of this nation."

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Sources: Don Bolduc's 2022 campaign website, "Home," accessed September 19, 2022; Don Bolduc's 2022 campaign website, "ICYMI: THE DEMOCRAT PARTY HAS STUBBORNLY CLUNG TO A GOVERNMENT-KNOWS-BEST PHILOSOPHY THAT HAS FAILED," September 2, 2022; YouTube, "Political Outsider," September 5, 2022; YouTube, "Now is the Time," September 11, 2022; WMUR, "Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Bolduc on Sen. Maggie Hassan’s abortion focus: ‘Get over it,’" September 19, 2022; Don Bolduc's 2022 campaign website, "About," accessed September 16, 2022; GovExec, "Bolduc," accessed September 19, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate New Hampshire in 2022.

Jeremy Kauffman

Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "I'm a tech entrepreneur and happy father to a family of four. I've fought for the principles of liberty and freedom my entire adult life, in both my work and personal life."

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Key Messages

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No War With Ukraine

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End Inflation, End the Fed

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New Hampshire independence

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate New Hampshire in 2022.

Tejasinha Sivalingam

Party: Independent

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "I am a religious man (i.e. Saivite Hindu) who is married with children and a dog, with patriot ancestry going back to the American Revolution. I have travelled a fair amount domestically, and some internationally; and I have a diverse educational background including performing arts, health arts and sciences, Ayurveda, psychology, chiropractic, naturopathy, and information privacy. For work I primarily manage our family's investment properties (i.e. I am a landlord). Secondarily, I am working on my start-up privacy business as I am a recently credentialed information privacy professional. Lastly, I have started a lay Hindu religious ministry based on the Rg Veda Samhita. My hobbies include but are not limited to being a certified firearms instructor, a ham radio technician, and a student of Krav Maga. I believe the truths laid out in the United States Declaration of Independence are the true north of our country. "

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Key Messages

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Individual Liberty

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State Sovereignty

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United States Independence

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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Jeremy Kauffman (L)

No War With Ukraine

End Inflation, End the Fed

New Hampshire independence

Tejasinha Sivalingam (Independent)

Individual Liberty

State Sovereignty

United States Independence

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Jeremy Kauffman (L)

Economics, education, regulations, energy, foreign policy, criminal justice reform

Tejasinha Sivalingam (Independent)

1) Government is established to secure our unalienable Rights endowed by our Creator (e.g. bodily integrity, freedom of speech, stop medical tyranny, etc),

2) Government receives its just powers, to secure our rights, from the consent of the governed (e.g. election integrity), 3) New Hampshire, and her sister States, are free, sovereign, and independent (e.g. State's rights and powers), 4) The States should remain united in their freedom, sovereignty, and independence against foreign, domestic, and corporate adversaries (e.g. U.S. Independence)

5) Free and competitive market economy (e.g. stop monopolies, etc)

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Tejasinha Sivalingam (Independent)

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, the New Hampshire Constitution, the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Tejasinha Sivalingam (Independent)

I would like to leave to our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and so on, the legacy our forefathers left for us. A country of free people and sovereign States based on the principles that all people are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that Governments are established to secure these Rights, that in order to secure these Rights Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that the People may alter or abolish any form of government that becomes destructive of these Ends.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Tejasinha Sivalingam (Independent)

"Matrix" by Jimmy Levy

Campaign advertisements

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Maggie Hassan

October 25, 2022

October 9, 2022

September 26, 2022

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Don Bolduc

October 28, 2022

September 21, 2022

September 11, 2022

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Satellite ads

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National Republican Senatorial Committee

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spent $2.9 million opposing Hassan as of October 3. An NRSC ad is shown below.

September 27, 2022

Restoration PAC

Restoration PAC launched an ad opposing Hassan on October 25. That ad is embedded below.

October 25, 2022

Senate Majority PAC

Fox News reported that Senate Majority PAC spent $3.7 million on a TV ad opposing Bolduc.

September 28, 2022

Debates and forums

This section includes links to debates, forums, and other similar events where multiple candidates in this race participated. If you are aware of any debates or forums that should be included, please email us.

October 27 debate

Hassan and Bolduc participated in a debate co-hosted by New Hampshire Public Radio and the New Hampshire Bulletin. A video of the debate is embedded below.

October 27, 2022

October 18 debate

Hassan and Bolduc participated in a debate hosted by the Mount Washington Valley Economic Council.

Click here to view a video of the debate.

Election competitiveness

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Polls

See also: Ballotpedia's approach to covering polls

Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals. The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times." For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.

Below we provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval.

New Hampshire U.S. Senate election, 2022: General election polls
Poll	Date	Hassan	Bolduc	Kaufmann	Undecided/Other	Margin of error	Sample size	Sponsor
Trafalgar Group	Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2022	46%	47%	4%	3%	± 2.9	1,241 LV	The Daily Wire
Emerson College	Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2022	50%	46%	—	—	± 3.3	850 LV	N/A
Saint Anselm College	Oct. 28-29, 2022	47%	48%	2%	3%	± 2.5	1,541 LV	N/A
co/efficient	Oct. 25-26, 2022	45%	45%	3%	7%	± 3.2	1,098 LV	New Hampshire Journal
YouGov	Oct. 14-25, 2022	51%	41%	3%	5%	± 5.1	697 RV	N/A

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Poll	Date	Hassan	Bolduc	Kaufmann	Undecided/Other	Margin of error	Sample size	Sponsor
Insider Advantage	Oct. 23, 2022	48%	47%	—	6%	± 4.0	600 LV	American Greatness
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates	Oct. 17-19, 2022	49%	47%	—	4%	± 4.0	600 LV	Don Bolduc (R)
Trafalgar Group	Sept. 26-30, 2022	48%	45%	4%	3%	± 2.9	1,081 LV	N/A
Data for Progress	Sept. 23-30, 2022	50%	43%	3%	4%	± 3.0	1,147 LV LV	N/A
Saint Anselm College	Sept. 27-28, 2022	49%	43%	N/A	8%	± 3.3	901 RV	N/A
Suffolk University	Sept. 15-19, 2022	50%	41%	3%	7%	± 4.4	500 LV	The Boston Globe
University of New Hampshire	Sept. 15-19, 2022	49%	41%	5%	5%	± 3.3	870 LV	N/A
American Research Group	Sept. 15-19, 2022	53%	40%	N/A	7%	± 4.2	555 RV	N/A
Emerson College Polling	Sept. 14-15, 2022	51%	40%	N/A	10%	± 3.4	800 LV	WHDH-TV

Noteworthy endorsements

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This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us.

Noteworthy endorsements
Endorser	Maggie Hassan	Don Bolduc
Individuals
Frmr. President Barack Obama  source	✔
Frmr. Vice Pres. Mike Pence  source		✔
Frmr. U.S. Sen. Bob Smith  source		✔
Frmr. President Donald Trump  source		✔
Organizations
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)  source	✔

Election spending

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Maggie Hassan	Democratic Party	$42,232,951	$42,242,303	$124,100	As of December 31, 2022
Paul Krautmann	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
John Riggieri	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Gerard Beloin	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
John Berman	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Don Bolduc	Republican Party	$4,181,564	$4,160,046	$53,699	As of December 31, 2022
Bruce Fenton	Republican Party	$1,850,591	$1,756,167	$94,423	As of December 31, 2022
Dennis Lamare	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Edmond Laplante	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Vikram Mansharamani	Republican Party	$956,889	$946,363	$10,526	As of December 31, 2022
Andy Martin	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Chuck Morse	Republican Party	$1,796,735	$1,687,159	$109,576	As of December 31, 2022
Kevin Smith	Republican Party	$873,569	$858,818	$14,752	As of December 31, 2022
Jeremy Kauffman	Libertarian Party	$25,551	$17,282	$8,269	As of December 31, 2022
Tejasinha Sivalingam	Independent, Republican Party	$885	$795	$90	As of December 31, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.

If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.

Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.

By candidate	By election
FEC - Hassan FEC - Bolduc FEC - Kauffman	Open Secrets - U.S. Senate in NH FEC - U.S. Senate in NH

Spending news

• Citizens for Sanity reserved $3.2 million in ads supporting Bolduc on November 2.

• Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spent $1.8 million opposing Bolduc as of October 18.

• LCV Victory Fund spent $1.2 million supporting Hassan and $420,000 opposing Bolduc as of October 18.

• National Republican Senatorial Committee
  • Axios reported that the group created a $1 million ad campaign in cooperation with the Bolduc campaign on October 25.
  • AdImpact reported that the group cancelled $3 million in broadcast spending in New Hampshire's Senate race.
  • The group spent $2.9 million opposing Hassan as of October 3.

• Our American Century spent $618,000 opposing Hassan as of October 18.

• Restoration PAC purchased $340,000]] in ads supporting Bolduc on October 24. The group is affiliated with Richard Uihlein.

• Senate Leadership Fund spent $6.7 million opposing Hassan and $5.7 supporting Bolduc as of October 18. SLF announced it was canceling $5.6 million in reserved ads on October 21.

• Senate Majority PAC:
  • The group reserved $1.2 million in ads supporting Hassan on November 2.
  • The group spent $4.4 million opposing Bolduc as of October 18.
  • The group spent $3.2 million opposing Chuck Morse ahead of the September 13, 2022, Republican primary. See more on this below.

• Sentinel Action Fund spent $1 million supporting Bolduc on Octoeber 28.

• Women Vote! spent $2.6 million opposing Bolduc as of October 3.

Noteworthy events

Democratic PAC opposes Morse during Republican primary

Senate Majority PAC, a Democratic group, spent at least $3.2 million on ads opposing Chuck Morse in the Republican primary. The Washington Post's Annie Linskey said the ads "effectively enhance[d] the candidacy in the GOP primary of retired Gen. Don Bolduc, by portraying his more moderate rival, state Senate President Chuck Morse, who...trailed in GOP primary polls to Bolduc, as beholden to the party establishment."

Democratic satellite groups spent in other Republican primaries in 2022. According to Linskey's analysis, the spending in New Hampshire's U.S. Senate primary was the fourth highest amount from Democrats in a Republican primary, with primaries for Nevada governor, Colorado U.S. Senate, and Illinois governor receiving higher amounts.

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in New Hampshire and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for New Hampshire, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
New Hampshire's 1st	Chris Pappas	Democratic	Even
New Hampshire's 2nd	Annie Kuster	Democratic	D+2

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, New Hampshire
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
New Hampshire's 1st	52.2%	46.2%
New Hampshire's 2nd	53.6%	44.7%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 33.8% of New Hampshirites lived in either Hillsborough or Sullivan County, the state's two Battleground Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in 2012 and 2020 and the Republican in 2016, and 32.8% lived in one of four Solid Democratic counties. Overall, New Hampshire was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in New Hampshire following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

New Hampshire county-level statistics, 2020
Battleground Democratic	2	33.8%
Solid Democratic	4	32.8%
New Democratic	2	26.4%
Solid Republican	1	4.6%
Trending Republican	1	2.3%
Total voted Democratic	8	93.1%
Total voted Republican	2	6.9%

Historical voting trends

New Hampshire presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 13 Democratic wins
• 18 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from New Hampshire

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in New Hampshire.

U.S. Senate election results in New Hampshire
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	56.7%	41.0%
2016	48.0%	47.9%
2014	51.5%	48.2%
2010	60.2%	36.7%
2008	51.6%	45.3%
Average	53.6	43.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of New Hampshire

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in New Hampshire.

Gubernatorial election results in New Hampshire
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	65.1%	33.4%
2018	52.8%	45.7%
2016	48.8%	46.6%
2014	52.4%	47.4%
2012	54.6%	43.2%
Average	54.7	43.3

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of New Hampshire's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New Hampshire, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	2	4
Republican	0	0	0
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	2	4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in New Hampshire's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in New Hampshire, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Chris Sununu
Secretary of State	David Scanlan
Attorney General	John Formella

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the New Hampshire General Court as of November 2022.

New Hampshire State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	10
	Republican Party	13
	Vacancies	1
Total		24

New Hampshire House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	177
	Republican Party	202
	Independent	1
	Vacancies	20
Total		400

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, New Hampshire was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

New Hampshire Party Control: 1992-2022
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eleven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R
House	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in New Hampshire and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for New Hampshire
	New Hampshire	United States
Population	1,316,470	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	8,953	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	92.9%	72.5%
Black/African American	1.6%	12.7%
Asian	2.7%	5.5%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Other (single race)	0.6%	4.9%
Multiple	2.1%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	3.7%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	93.1%	88%
College graduation rate	37%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$76,768	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	7.6%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Election context

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in New Hampshire in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Hampshire, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
New Hampshire	U.S. Senate	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$100.00	6/10/2022	Source
New Hampshire	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	3,000, including 1,500 from each of the state's two congressional districts	$100.00	6/10/2022	Source

New Hampshire U.S. Senate election history

2020

See also: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2020

United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2020 (September 8 Democratic primary)

United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2020 (September 8 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire

Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen defeated Bryant Messner and Justin O'Donnell in the general election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanne Shaheen (D)	56.6	450,778
		Bryant Messner (R)	41.0	326,229
		Justin O'Donnell (L)	2.3	18,421
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	486

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 795,914
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire

Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen defeated Paul Krautmann and Tom Alciere in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanne Shaheen	94.0	142,012
		Paul Krautmann	3.9	5,914
		Tom Alciere	2.0	2,992
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	137

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 151,055
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire

Bryant Messner defeated Don Bolduc, Andy Martin, and Gerard Beloin in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bryant Messner	50.5	69,801
		Don Bolduc	42.5	58,749
		Andy Martin	4.7	6,443
		Gerard Beloin	2.2	3,098
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	241

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 138,332
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William O'Brien (R)

2016

U.S. Senate, New Hampshire General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Maggie Hassan	48%	354,649
	Republican	Kelly Ayotte Incumbent	47.9%	353,632
	Independent	Aaron Day	2.4%	17,742
	Libertarian	Brian Chabot	1.7%	12,597
Total Votes				738,620
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, New Hampshire Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kelly Ayotte Incumbent	78.9%	86,558
Jim Rubens	17.4%	19,139
Tom Alciere	1.4%	1,586
Gerard Beloin	1.1%	1,252
Stanley Emanuel	1.1%	1,187
Total Votes		109,722
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

2014

U.S. Senate, New Hampshire General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeanne Shaheen Incumbent	51.5%	251,184
	Republican	Scott Brown	48.2%	235,347
	N/A	Scatter	0.3%	1,628
Total Votes				488,159
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, New Hampshire Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott Brown	50%	58,775
Jim Rubens	23.1%	27,089
Bob Smith	22.6%	26,593
Walter Kelly	1.2%	1,376
Bob Heghmann	0.7%	784
Andy Martin	0.6%	734
Mark Farnham	0.6%	733
Miroslaw Dziedzic	0.4%	508
Gerard Beloin	0.4%	492
Robert D'Arcy	0.3%	397
Total Votes		117,481
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State - Official Election Results

2010

On November 2, 2010, Ayotte was elected to the United States Senate. She defeated Paul W. Hodes (D), Chris Booth (Independent) and Ken Blevens (Libertarian).

U.S. Senate, New Hampshire General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kelly Ayotte	60.1%	273,218
	Democratic	Paul W. Hodes	36.8%	167,545
	Independent	Chris Booth	2%	9,194
	Libertarian	Ken Blevens	1%	4,753
Total Votes				454,710

2022 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This election was a battleground race. Other 2022 battleground elections included:

• Iowa Auditor election, 2022
• North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
• Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)
• Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary runoff)
• West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 10 Republican primary)

See also

New Hampshire	2022 primaries	2022 U.S. Congress elections
New Hampshire congressional delegation Voting in New Hampshire New Hampshire elections: 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018	Democratic primary battlegrounds Republican primary battlegrounds U.S. Senate Democratic primaries U.S. Senate Republican primaries U.S. House Democratic primaries U.S. House Republican primaries	U.S. Congress elections U.S. Senate elections U.S. House elections Special elections Ballot access

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Footnotes

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New Hampshire's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Maggie Hassan (D)

Jeanne Shaheen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Chris Pappas (D)

District 2

Maggie Goodlander (D)

Democratic Party (4)

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