2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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Nominee Judd Gregg Doris Haddock
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote434,847221,549
Percentage66.24%33.75%
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Gregg:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Haddock:     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%
Tie:     50%
U.S. senator before election

Judd Gregg
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Judd Gregg
Republican

The 2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican Senator Judd Gregg ran for re-election. After winning the Republican primary, he faced Doris Haddock, a campaign finance reform activist. Haddock, 94 years old at the time of the election, would have been the oldest person to become a freshman Senator in history. [1] Gregg ultimately defeated Haddock in a landslide, winning 66 percent of the vote to Haddock's 34 percent. As of 2025, this is the last time that a male candidate won a U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dorris Haddock 46,745 99.19%
Democratic Write-ins3810.81%
Total votes47,126 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Judd Gregg (inc.) 60,597 91.83%
Republican Tom Alciere2,6824.06%
Republican Michael D. Tipa2,5633.88%
Republican Write-ins1430.22%
Total votes65,985 100.00%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Safe RNovember 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Judd Gregg (inc.) 434,847 66.24% −1.60%
Democratic Doris Haddock 221,54933.75%+5.50%
Write-in 1020.02%—
Majority 213,29832.49%−7.10%
Total votes656,498 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nichols, John (June 16, 2004). "Granny D Wants to be Senator D". The Nation . Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Ramer, Holly (September 7, 2004). "Diverse group competes with Gregg". Concord Monitor . Concord, New Hampshire. p. B1. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Gardner, William M.; Ambrose, Robert P.; Scanlan, David M.; Ladd, Karen H. (2005). State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 2005. Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

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