2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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Nominee Maggie Hassan Kelly Ayotte
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote354,649353,632
Percentage47.98%47.84%
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Hassan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
Ayotte:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     50–60%
No votes:     
U.S. senator before election

Kelly Ayotte
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Maggie Hassan
Democratic

The 2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primary election to select the candidates who appeared on the general election ballot took place on September 13, 2016. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte ran for re-election to a second term in office and won the primary by a wide margin. [2] Governor Maggie Hassan chose not to seek reelection to a third term as governor and instead sought the nomination of the Democratic Party for the Senate. Hassan was unopposed in the Democratic primary and won the general election by 1,017 votes, representing a winning margin of approximately 0.14%. [3] This made the election the closest race of the 2016 Senate election cycle, and also the closest race in a New Hampshire Senate election since the disputed 1974–75 election. Hassan became the first Democratic senator elected in this seat since the latter election and only the second since 1932.

The Democratic Party also flipped New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the concurrent House election, thus marking the first time since 1854 that New Hampshire had an entirely Democratic congressional delegation. As of 2023, this remains the last time that a Democratic candidate for Senate in New Hampshire has failed to win a majority of the vote or lost any county other than Belknap and Coös. This was the first time since 1932 that a Democrat won a full term to this Senate seat in New Hampshire.

Republican primary

Ayotte was predicted to face opposition in the primary from a Tea Party candidate. In October 2013, former New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Jack Kimball said: "There is no question in my mind that she will garner a primary challenger". [4] Ultimately, she faced only token opposition.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Kelly
Ayotte		Ovide
Lamontagne		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling April 9–13, 2015358± ?57%32%—12%

Results

Republican primary results [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Ayotte (incumbent) 86,676 78.56%
Republican Jim Rubens19,15617.36%
Republican Tom Alciere1,5861.44%
Republican Gerald Beloin1,2551.14%
Republican Stanley Emanuel1,1871.08%
Democratic Maggie Hassan (write-in)3010.27%
Write-in 1670.15%
Total votes110,328 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maggie Hassan 70,374 98.16%
Republican Kelly Ayotte (incumbent) (write-in)7751.08%
Write-in 5470.76%
Total votes71,696 100.0%

Libertarian convention

On Saturday, January 16, 2016, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire selected Brian Chabot to be their nominee for the U.S. Senate. [23] [24]

General election

Candidates

Debates

DatesLocationAyotteHassanLink
September 30, 2016 North Conway, New Hampshire ParticipantParticipant Full debate - YouTube
October 14, 2016 Manchester, New Hampshire ParticipantParticipant Full debate - C-SPAN
October 27, 2016 Concord, New Hampshire ParticipantParticipant Full debate - C-SPAN
November 2, 2016 Manchester, New Hampshire ParticipantParticipant Full debate - C-SPAN

Endorsements

Kelly Ayotte
Presidents
Governors (current and former)
U.S. Senators
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Newspapers
Maggie Hassan
Presidents
Vice Presidents
U.S. Cabinet members and Cabinet-level officials
Governors
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Individuals
Labor Unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [92] TossupNovember 2, 2016
Inside Elections [93] TossupNovember 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [94] Lean D (flip)November 7, 2016
Daily Kos [95] Lean D (flip)November 8, 2016
Real Clear Politics [96] TossupNovember 7, 2016

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Kelly
Ayotte (R)		Maggie
Hassan (D)		OtherUndecided
SurveyMonkey November 1–7, 2016696± 4.6%42%51%6%1%
WMUR/UNH November 3–6, 2016707± 3.7%45%49%1%4%
SurveyMonkey October 31 – November 6, 2016672± 4.6%41%50%7%2%
Emerson College November 4–5, 20161,000± 3.0%49%46%5%1%
WMUR/UNH November 2–5, 2016645± 3.7%45%47%2%6%
WMUR/UNH November 1–4, 2016588± 3.7%44%48%2%6%
WMUR/UNH October 31 – November 3, 2016515± 3.7%42%48%3%7%
SurveyMonkey October 28 – November 3, 2016672± 4.6%38%50%9%3%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing November 1–2, 20161,001± 2.0%46%44%—10%
Suffolk University October 31 – November 2, 2016500± 4.4%44%42%5%8%
American Research Group October 31 – November 2, 2016600± 4.0%49%46%2%3%
WMUR/UNH October 30 – November 2, 2016466± 3.7%41%48%3%8%
UMass Lowell/7News October 28 – November 2, 2016695 LV± 4.3%46%47%5%3%
901 RV± 3.8%43%46%5%6%
SurveyMonkey October 27 – November 2, 2016658± 4.6%37%50%10%3%
Public Policy Polling October 31 – November 1, 2016781± 3.5%45%48%—7%
WMUR/UNH October 29 – November 1, 2016468± 3.7%43%47%2%8%
WBUR/MassINC October 29 – November 1, 2016500± 4.4%51%45%1%3%
48%43%—6%
SurveyMonkey October 26 – November 1, 2016635± 4.6%38%50%9%3%
WMUR/UNH October 28–31, 2016513± 3.7%44%46%2%8%
SurveyMonkey October 25–31, 2016659± 4.6%38%50%8%4%
WMUR/UNH October 27–30, 2016463± 3.7%45%45%2%8%
WMUR/UNH Archived November 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine October 26–30, 2016641± 3.9%44%46%3%8%
WMUR/UNH October 26–29, 2016516± 3.7%44%45%3%8%
InsideSources/NH Journal October 26–28, 2016408± 4.2%49%47%—4%
Emerson College October 23–25, 2016600± 3.9%50%44%6%1%
Monmouth University October 22–25, 2016401± 4.9%46%46%6%2%
NBC/WSJ/Marist October 20–24, 2016768 LV± 3.5%48%47%2%2%
1,020 RV± 3.1%48%47%2%3%
UMass Amherst/WBZ October 17–21, 2016772± 4.5%48%44%4%4%
46%43%4%8%
Emerson College October 17–19, 2016900± 3.2%45%45%10%1%
WMUR/UNH October 11–17, 2016770± 3.5%39%48%4%9%
Washington Post/SurveyMonkey Archived October 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine October 8–16, 2016569± 0.5%42%47%10%1%
WBUR/MassINC October 10–12, 2016501± 4.4%47%47%2%5%
46%45%2%6%
7News/UMass Lowell October 7–11, 2016517± 4.9%45%44%4%5%
Public Policy Polling October 7–9, 2016600± 4.0%43%44%—13%
Suffolk University October 3–5, 2016500± 4.4%47%41%4%6%
WBUR/MassINC September 27–29, 2016502± 4.4%45%48%3%4%
46%48%3%3%
GBA Strategies September 25–27, 2016600± 4.0%44%47%7%2%
47%49%—4%
American Research Group September 20–25, 2016522± 4.2%47%47%—6%
Monmouth University September 17–20, 2016400± 4.9%47%45%2%5%
NBC/WSJ/Marist September 6–8, 2016737± 3.6%52%44%—4%
Emerson College September 3–5, 2016600± 3.9%48%46%—6%
Public Policy Polling Archived September 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine August 30–31, 2016585± 4.1%44%47%—9%
Public Policy Polling August 26–28, 2016977± 3.0%45%47%—8%
WMUR/UNH August 20–28, 2016433± 4.7%42%44%3%12%
CBS News/YouGov August 10–12, 2016990± 4.3%41%42%—17%
Vox Populi Polling (R) August 7–8, 2016820± 3.4%43%46%—11%
Public Policy Polling August 5–7, 2016802± 3.5%42%47%—11%
WBUR/MassINC July 29 – August 1, 2016609± 4.0%40%50%2%7%
37%48%2%11%
GBA Strategies July 25–27, 2016600± 4.0%47%47%2%4%
InsideSources/NH Journal July 19–21, 20161,166± 5.1%49%41%—10%
WMUR/UNH July 9–18, 2016469± 4.5%42%45%3%11%
American Research Group June 24–28, 2016533± 4.2%51%42%—7%
Public Policy Polling June 22–23, 2016578± 4.1%42%44%—15%
Global Strategy Group Archived June 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine June 15–16, 2016400± 4.9%45%49%—6%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner - Democracy Corps Archived July 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine June 11–20, 2016300± 5.7%46%47%—7%
Public Policy Polling June 8–9, 2016649± 3.9%44%47%—8%
Boston Herald/Franklin Pierce University May 25–28, 2016405± 4.9%48%47%—5%
Global Strategy Group Archived June 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine May 25–26, 2016400± 4.9%43%45%—12%
WBUR/MassINC May 12–15, 2016501± 4.4%46%48%2%4%
Dartmouth College Archived June 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine April 11–16, 2016362± 5.2%37%35%—28%
WMUR/UNH April 7–17, 2016553± 4.2%43%42%—15%
WMUR/UNH February 20–28, 2016628± 3.7%45%41%4%10%
Marist Poll January 28, 20162,258± 2.1%45%40%—15%
Public Policy Polling January 4–6, 20161,036± 3.0%44%42%—14%
Public Policy Polling November 30 – December 2, 2015990± 3.1%42%42%—16%
Public Policy Polling October 16–18, 2015880± 3.3%43%44%—13%
Gravis Marketing October 5–6, 20151,035± 3.1%52%42%—6%
WMUR/UNH September 21 – October 2, 2015519± 4.3%45%43%1%11%
Public Policy Polling August 21–24, 2015841± 3.4%44%43%—13%
NBC News/Marist Poll Archived July 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine July, 2015910± 3.2%50%42%—8%
WMUR/UNH July 7–20, 2015472± 4.5%47%41%1%12%
The Tarrance Group July 5–6, 2015600± 4.0%51%44%—5%
Fabrizio, Lee and Associates June 25–28, 2015500± 3.0%52%41%—7%
WMUR/UNH May 6–22, 2015524± 4.3%45%43%2%9%
Gravis Marketing April 21–22, 20151,117± 3.0%51%43%—6%
Public Policy Polling April 9–13, 2015747± 3.6%45%46%—9%
Gravis Marketing March 18–19, 20151,110± 5.0%47%45%—8%
Public Opinion Strategies February 17–18, 2015424± 4.7%46%45%—9%
NBC News/Marist February 3–10, 2015887± 3.3%44%48%—7%
New England College December 1, 2014541± 4.2%48%43%4%5%
Public Policy Polling January 9–12, 20141,354± 2.7%46%40%—14%
Public Policy Polling September 13–16, 20131,038± 3.0%45%44%—11%
Public Policy Polling April 19–21, 2013933± 3.2%44%46%—10%
Hypothetical polling
with Kelly Ayotte
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Kelly
Ayotte (R)		Ann McLane
Kuster (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling April 9–13, 2015747± 3.6%49%38%13%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Kelly
Ayotte (R)		Chris
Pappas (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling August 21–24, 2015841± 3.4%45%31%24%
with Jim Rubens
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jim
Rubens (R)		Maggie
Hassan (D)		OtherUndecided
WMUR/UNH August 20–28, 2016433± 4.7%27%51%8%14%
WMUR/UNH July 9–18, 2016469± 4.2%30%48%6%16%
WMUR/UNH April 7–17, 2016553± 4.2%30%46%—24%
with Ovide Lamontagne
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ovide
Lamontagne (R)		Maggie
Hassan (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling April 9–13, 2015747± 3.6%35%54%11%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ovide
Lamontagne (R)		Ann McLane
Kuster (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling April 9–13, 2015747± 3.6%39%43%18%

Fundraising

Candidate (party)ReceiptsDisbursementsCash on handDebt
Maggie Hassan (D)$18,698,223.00$18,564,772.00$133,450.00$0
Kelly Ayotte (R)$16,409,753.89$16,197,583.64$134,182.99$0
Source: Federal Election Commission [97]

Results

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State senate district results
United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Maggie Hassan 354,649 47.98% +11.13%
Republican Kelly Ayotte (incumbent)353,63247.84%-12.25%
Independent Aaron Day17,7422.40%N/A
Libertarian Brian Chabot12,5971.70%+0.66%
Write-in 5200.07%N/A
Total votes739,140 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Hassan won 1 of the 2 congressional districts, and Ayotte won the other that also elected a Democrat.

DistrictAyotteHassanRepresentative
1st 49%47% Carol Shea-Porter
2nd 47%49% Annie Kuster

Allegations of voting irregularities

In February 2017, President Donald Trump (who had endorsed Ayotte) told a gathering of senators at the White House that fraudulent out-of-state voting had cost him and Ayotte the election in New Hampshire. [98] On September 7, state House speaker Shawn Jasper (who also had endorsed Ayotte) alleged that voter fraud swung the election. He made the allegations based on a report by the New Hampshire House of Representatives saying that of the 6,540 voters who had registered to vote on election day, only 1,014 of those voters had obtained a New Hampshire driver's license by August 30 of the following year. The Washington Post was able to quickly contact three such voters who said that they were college students and kept the driver's license from their home state. [99]

Several investigations by New Hampshire's Ballot Law Commission found no evidence of widespread fraud, and only four instances of fraud total in the state for the 2016 elections. [100] Specifically addressing the claim of people being bussed in from out of state to vote, Associate Attorney General Anne Edwards noted that they found no evidence for such claims. When they investigated these claims, they found that the buses were chartered out of state, but the voters on the buses lived in New Hampshire and could legally vote there. [100]

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