United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2020

Elections in New Hampshire, 2020

* Election date: Nov. 3
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U.S. Senate, New Hampshire

Democratic primary
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 12, 2020
Primary: September 8, 2020
General: November 3, 2020

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Pre-election incumbent:
Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat)
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Voting in New Hampshire
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
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Voters in New Hampshire elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 3, 2020.

Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen won election in the general election for U.S. Senate New Hampshire.

Candidate filing deadline  | Primary election  | General election

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June 12, 2020 | September 8, 2020 | November 3, 2020

The election filled the Class II Senate seat held by Jeanne Shaheen (D). Shaheen was first elected in 2008.

Shaheen won the Democratic primary with 94% of the vote. Bryant "Corky" Messner won the Republican primary with 51% to Don Bolduc's 43%.

Click here for more information on the Republican primary
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This election was a battleground race. Other 2020 battlegrounds included:

* California's 45th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 top-two primary)
* Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election, 2020
* North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary runoff)

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## Contents

* 1 Election procedure changes in 2020
* 2 Candidates and election results
* 2.1 Ballot access requirements
* 3 Campaign finance
* 4 Race ratings
* 5 Campaign advertisements
* 5.1 Jeanne Shaheen
* 5.2 Bryant Messner
* 6 Campaign themes
* 6.1 Jeanne Shaheen
* 6.2 Bryant Messner
* 6.3 Justin O'Donnell
* 7 Election history
* 7.1 2016
* 7.2 2014
* 7.3 2010
* 8 See also
* 9 Footnotes

## Election procedure changes in 2020[edit]

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

New Hampshire modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

* Absentee/mail-in voting: Any voter could request an absentee ballot based on concerns related to COVID-19. Voters could submit one absentee ballot application for both the primary and general elections.
* Candidate filing procedures: The nomination petition signature requirements for the Libertarian Party's candidates in New Hampshire's general election was reduced by 35 percent.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

## Candidates and election results[edit]

#### 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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)

### Ballot access requirements[edit]

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in New Hampshire in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Hampshire, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2020

State  | Office  | Party  | Signatures required  | Signature formula  | Filing fee  | Filing fee formula  | Filing deadline  | Source
New Hampshire | U.S. Senate | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $100.00 | Fixed number | 6/12/2020 | Source
New Hampshire | U.S. Senate | Unaffiliated | 3000 | Fixed number | $100.00 | Fixed number | 9/2/2020 | Source

## Campaign finance[edit]

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[1] 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.[2]

Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date

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Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic Party | $19,891,143 | $18,861,334 | $1,118,462 |  As of December 31, 2020
Bryant Messner | Republican Party | $7,150,053 | $7,091,753 | $58,300 |  As of December 31, 2020
Justin O'Donnell | Libertarian Party | $6,240 | $4,853 | $4,478 |  As of October 14, 2020

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. 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.

## Race ratings[edit]

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.[3]
* 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.[4][5][6]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire, 2020

Race tracker| Race ratings
| November 3, 2020| October 27, 2020| October 20, 2020| October 13, 2020
The Cook Political Report| Solid Democratic| Solid Democratic| Solid Democratic| Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales| Solid Democratic| Solid Democratic| Solid Democratic| Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball| Likely Democratic| Likely Democratic| Likely Democratic| Likely Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

## Campaign advertisements[edit]

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

###  Jeanne Shaheen[edit]

Supporting Shaheen

"Difference" - Jeanne Shaheen campaign ad, released September 15, 2020

###  Bryant Messner[edit]

Supporting Messner

"Endorsed by Governor Sununu" - Bryant Messner campaign ad, released September 29, 2020

## Campaign themes[edit]

See also: Campaign themes

###  Jeanne Shaheen[edit]

Shaheen’s campaign website stated the following:

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* Putting New Hampshire First

Jeanne Shaheen is focused on making a difference for the people of New Hampshire, no matter what it takes. As concerns over the coronavirus grew across the country, Jeanne took action to raise the alarm over the virus. When it hit the United States economy, she was part of the bipartisan “gang of four” charged with designing a congressional relief package that would help small businesses survive. In 2019, when President Trump tried to divert funding for construction projects at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to pay for his border wall, she brought Democrats and Republicans together to stop him. Originally, New Hampshire received the same amount of federal support to combat the opioid epidemic as every other state, despite being significantly harder hit than most of the country. Jeanne worked across the aisle to change that, so that the hardest-hit states got more and ultimately increased opioid response funding for New Hampshire tenfold, to $35 million in 2019.

As Governor, Jeanne expanded affordable health insurance to tens of thousands of New Hampshire children, expanded kindergarten for thousands more children, took on the big utility companies to lower rates, rescinded an outdated law making abortion a felony, and never implemented statewide sales and income taxes, balancing the state budget without them.

As a leader on bipartisan legislation to preserve our open spaces and wildlife, she has secured increased federal funding to preserve New Hampshire’s waterways, public and private forests, wildlife habitats and recreational areas that bring an estimated $8.7 billion in tourism dollars to the state each year. She worked to get the Nashua River protected with a federal scenic river designation, safeguarding the resources of this river and its tributaries for future generations.

Jeanne has long fought to bring federal dollars back to New Hampshire to invest in critical transportation and infrastructure projects to fix Granite State roads, rail, bridges and ports. She has introduced legislation to address the more than 47,000 structurally deficient bridges across the country and secured tens of millions of federal dollars to replace the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connecting New Hampshire and Maine, the I-89 Lebanon-Hartford bridges connecting New Hampshire and Vermont, and for a new bridge on the Connecticut River near Keene.

When Granite Staters need help cutting federal red tape and bureaucracy, Jeanne gets action. Her work to expand health services for veterans allows New Hampshire veterans to get care through the VA or private providers closer to home. She elevated local concerns to national action from harmful, man-made chemicals known as PFAS that have been found in drinking water, and created the first-ever nationwide health study on the potential health impacts of these contaminants to ensure the health and safety of New Hampshire communities.

A former small business owner, Jeanne has helped small businesses get tax cuts and other resources to expand and create jobs. And she’s worked to help them get the skilled workers they need. She brought the Job Corps program to New Hampshire to prepare vulnerable youth with the skills and necessary training to then be placed in a job or pursue higher education.

Jeanne has repeatedly prevented the Trump administration from imposing the costly at sea monitoring fee on Granite State fishermen, and she has secured necessary funding to prevent the burden from being imposed on fishermen. And when Hampton Harbor was getting too shallow for fishing boats to use, Shaheen secured the funding to have it dredged, and now it’s once again fully operational.

* Reducing the Cost of Health Care

Jeanne Shaheen knows that rising health care and prescription drug costs are among the most serious challenges facing Granite State families. That’s why she is helping to lead bipartisan efforts in Congress to expand and secure access to quality, affordable health care while lowering prescription drug costs.

In the Senate, she works across the aisle to make a difference for Granite Staters struggling to afford their health care. She led a bipartisan bill to suspend implementation of a Health Insurance Tax which was signed into law and will help reduce premiums for New Hampshire families. She has also worked to pass additional bipartisan measures signed into law to help lower costs for medical devices and health care costs for small businesses. Jeanne has sponsored a legislative package that would make health care much more affordable by reducing deductibles and copayments, increasing and expanding tax credits for more middle-class families, reducing out-of-pocket costs, and capping charges for uninsured patients.

During the COVID-19 crisis, Jeanne has fought for and helped secure tens of millions in federal funding to support New Hampshire’s hospitals, health care providers and health care workers on the front lines. She has ensured that federal relief packages include support for health care providers in every community.

When the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Jeanne helped lead the bipartisan opposition to defeat those efforts and save health care for more than 20 million Americans and nearly 100,000 Granite Staters who are covered through the ACA’s Medicaid expansion or the Health Insurance Marketplace, particularly to protect coverage for people with preexisting conditions. Jeanne is determined to protect health care coverage for the people of New Hampshire, despite the Trump administration’s continued efforts to sabotage the health care law and repeal the entire ACA. She has led all of her Democratic colleagues in legislation calling on the Administration to defend the ACA in court. She is also one of the Senate’s most vocal opponents of Trump’s short-term “junk” health care plans, which would allow health insurers to potentially discriminate against the 570,000 Granite Staters with pre-existing conditions, including those with cancer, asthma and diabetes, and take coverage from those seeking treatment of opioid addiction.

With prescription drug prices skyrocketing, Jeanne is leading on bipartisan, common-sense legislation to lower prescription drug costs for Granite Staters by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, encouraging cheaper generic prescription drugs to market, and taking action to lower insulin prices. She has worked to stop big drug companies from collecting tax breaks for their TV advertising.

Jeanne is fighting to stop the predatory surprise medical bills that are hitting Granite Staters for emergency room visits. When big Wall Street firms profiting from surprise medical bills ran misleading ads trying to stop her from working on a bipartisan solution to end them, Jeanne told them she would not be intimidated and would continue to work to address this unfair challenge facing Granite Staters. These measures would make an enormous difference for New Hampshire families, and Jeanne will continue to lead bipartisan efforts to stop these outrageous bills.

* Bolstering Our Economy and Creating Jobs

A former small business owner, Jeanne Shaheen believes every Granite Stater should be able to get the resources and training needed to get a good job and succeed in today’s economy. As Governor, she helped New Hampshire businesses create nearly 67,000 jobs, lowered electricity rates for small businesses and consumers, and she created a job training fund to help train workers in new, high-tech skills. She was the first New Hampshire Governor to personally lead overseas trade missions to bring more investment and jobs to the state. Her efforts made a big difference to the state’s economy and international trade continues to benefit New Hampshire today.

Her leadership on small business issues was recognized when Jeanne was named as one of four Senators charged with developing the small business relief in the COVID-19 economic stimulus bill. Jeanne was instrumental in negotiating a significant increase in funding for small business relief. She was praised by Republicans and Democrats for her bipartisan efforts creating the emergency small business program, which is providing nearly $660 billion in aid to help small businesses stay afloat and keep their employees paid.

As a senior member of the Small Business Committee, Jeanne worked to expand Small Business Administration loan programs and led bipartisan efforts to support innovation and research by small businesses, helping businesses export their products abroad and making it easier for entrepreneurs to cut through red tape and start businesses. Jeanne continues to fight against tax cuts that disproportionately hurt small businesses, including the elimination of the online sales tax.

Jeanne knows connecting workers with good-paying jobs is a challenge, so she is taking action to expand technical and vocational training and apprenticeship programs, and increase grant funding for community colleges. She was instrumental in securing funding to open the Manchester Job Corps Center, which provides low-income youth job and skills training. A strong proponent of union rights, paid family and medical leave, and an increased federal minimum wage, Jeanne believes that everyone in New Hampshire should be able to get the skills and education needed to get a good-paying job.

* Confronting the Coronavirus

Jeanne Shaheen raised the alarm about the coronavirus or “COVID-19” weeks before the Trump administration took it seriously. Throughout this pandemic, Jeanne has worked to help New Hampshire address its economic and public health impact and to make a difference for our communities, small businesses, hospitals, first responders and workers so severely impacted by this virus.

When this pandemic hit the United States economy, Jeanne was named as one of four Senators on a bipartisan team charged with developing the small business relief in the COVID-19 economic stimulus bill. The Trump administration and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell originally proposed a stimulus package that favored big corporations and allowed CEOs to take huge bonuses, and Jeanne helped in the fight to remove those corporate handouts to put small businesses first. She helped negotiate a significant increase in funding for small businesses and workers and, when problems arose with these programs, has worked to ensure help goes to those who need it most. Thousands of New Hampshire small businesses have received over 17,000 grants, forgivable loans, and other forms of assistance totaling over $2 billion so far. Jeanne recognizes that the need is even greater than that and continues to work to secure more federal support for her state.

Small states like New Hampshire could have been at a disadvantage when federal funds were allocated, but Jeanne worked to get the Granite State the funding it deserved, and she continues to work to increase federal support for our state. Originally, the Republican stimulus bill included zero dollars for state relief and included a $3 billion bailout for big oil. Democrats eliminated the federal funds for oil companies and Jeanne secured $1.25 billion for New Hampshire, more than it would have received if funds were allocated only by population, and millions more for law enforcement, childcare, housing, low-income heating and other needs to help the state through this crisis.

Jeanne also recognized the enormous impact that this crisis is having on our education system. The Trump administration’s allies in the Senate tried to pass a bill without emergency education support funding, ignoring the new reality facing schools and teachers during this crisis. Jeanne fought for and helped deliver nearly $90 million to New Hampshire to ensure our schools, teachers and students have the resources they need at this moment.

Jeanne worked across the aisle to deliver federal support to help New Hampshire hospitals and health care providers through this crisis, fighting for and securing hundreds of billions in federal funding to support hospitals and those on the front lines in New Hampshire and across the country. She has worked to ensure that federal relief packages include support for health care providers in every community, including in rural areas. And Jeanne worked with stakeholders in the private sector to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) that the state needed to fight the coronavirus and help those on the front lines.

When President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tried to push through a spending package that included zero dollars for hospitals, Jeanne knew that would not work for New Hampshire, where hospitals, from Lakes Regional General Hospital to Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, as well as providers across the state, have been losing critical revenue and have incurred enormous costs treating COVID-19 patients. Jeanne listened to leaders on the frontlines, fighting for and helping health care providers with $100 billion in new funding for hospitals.

Jeanne has been, and continues to be, a tireless advocate for our health care workers on the frontlines of this health care battle. She fought to secure financial support to cover child care costs for health care workers, including nurses, so they are able to continue to help Granite Staters in need. Despite the President’s claims that everyone can get a test who needs one, testing has been woefully inadequate in New Hampshire. In addition to funding for health care providers, she helped secure $17 million for New Hampshire to expand testing.

Jeanne knows that there is so much more to do to ensure the health, safety and economic security of New Hampshire and the United States during this crisis, and she will continue to make a difference for Granite Staters. Jeanne is in constant contact with New Hampshire health care providers, first responders, small business owners, state officials, service organizations and workers, and she knows they need urgent help. She is working to ensure they have the resources necessary to weather this crisis and rebuild a stronger economy.

* Delivering for Voters

Granite State veterans put their lives on the line for our country, and Jeanne Shaheen will always fight to make a difference for them and make sure they get the benefits and services they’ve earned. Jeanne’s office has helped thousands of New Hampshire veterans get their VA benefits and has worked across the aisle to pass legislation that makes it easier for veterans to access services and care.

In the Senate, Jeanne works across the aisle to make a difference for veterans. She took on her own party to make sure New Hampshire veterans could get health care closer to home. Her legislation to renew and expand community care for veterans living in states like New Hampshire without a full-service VA was signed into law.

Jeanne knows that surviving military spouses should never face burdens as a result of their spouse’s service. She worked to pass bipartisan legislation that is now law to repeal the “widow’s tax,” which had blocked as many as 65,000 Americans from receiving their survivor benefits.

She has worked with Democrats and Republicans to reform the VA and reduce wait times for veterans who need to see a doctor. With the support of veterans service organizations, she secured approval to open a new and expanded Manchester Veterans Center and to open a new VA clinic in Keene, and to give tax credits to businesses that hire veterans.

* Fighting for Women's Rights

Jeanne Shaheen is a fierce advocate for women. Throughout her career, she has done whatever it takes to protect a woman’s access to a full range of health care services. As Governor, Jeanne Shaheen repealed a law making abortion a felony and signed legislation requiring insurance companies to cover birth control. In the Senate, she has worked across the aisle to bolster women’s rights and helped lead opposition to partisan efforts aimed at overturning Roe vs. Wade.

In the Senate, Jeanne authored and steered to passage the “Shaheen Amendment” to provide women in the military who are victims of rape or incest health insurance coverage for abortion, so they have the same coverage as non-military federal employees.

Jeanne Shaheen has also led opposition to President Trump’s global and domestic “Gag Rule,” which blocks federal funding for family planning programs at home and abroad if they also provide abortion. She has consistently worked across the aisle to block cuts to Planned Parenthood to protect access to birth control, cancer screenings and other critical health services. Jeanne has introduced federal legislation guaranteeing patients access to birth control at the pharmacy and will continue to push for bipartisan legislation that secures and strengthens women’s health care access.

The only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen is a fierce advocate for women and girls across the world. She wrote and passed the Women, Peace and Security Act to prioritize the inclusion of women in all matters concerning national security, including conflict prevention and peacebuilding, and she is working with the Trump administration to ensure it is implemented. Peace agreements impact everyone, and Jeanne knows with women at the table, agreements are proven to be more effective and last longer.

Jeanne has dedicated her life to making sure that women are safe and protected at home and at work. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, she has protected and added the highest amount of funding ever for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) programs so that both communities and law enforcement are prepared and supported in their efforts to protect survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Her legislation establishing a Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights was signed into law in 2016. Jeanne Shaheen has always advocated for equal pay for equal work and leads legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act and make sure that any woman can hold her employer accountable for pay discrimination.

* Protecting Our National Security

A leading voice on American foreign policy as a member of the Armed Services Committee and the only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen is committed to strengthening our international alliances and keeping Americans safe.

In response to Russian interference in the 2016 election, she worked with Republicans to hold the Kremlin accountable, co-sponsoring and negotiating sanctions authority for Congress and re-establishing the bipartisan Senate NATO Observer Group to fortify our alliances and help combat Russian influence on American allies. On the Armed Services Committee, Jeanne led efforts to sound the alarm about Kaspersky Labs, a Russian-owned company whose software could be used to hack the U.S. government, leading to a U.S. government-wide ban on that software. After Russian President Vladimir Putin banned her from Russia for her tough stand against Russian attempts to interfere in our elections and hack U.S. government computers, Republican and Democratic Senators stood with Jeanne in solidarity and support of her work.

Jeanne has worked with Republican colleagues to fight for tough action against ISIS terrorists in Syria, including those responsible for the murder of New Hampshire journalist James Foley. When Americans have been imprisoned abroad without justification, Jeanne has worked with Republicans, the State Department, the Department of Defense and the White House to secure their freedom and bring them home. When an American missionary, Pastor Andrew Brunson, was arrested and imprisoned in Turkey, Jeanne worked with Republicans to secure his release. She negotiated with the Turkish President for his freedom and visited him in prison with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). He was released and returned home in October 2018. After Amer Fakhoury, a U.S. citizen and Dover business owner, was wrongly detained in Lebanon, his family contacted Jeanne, who teamed up with a Republican Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and the Trump Administration to secure his release in 2020 so he could return home.

* Safeguarding Clean Drinking Water

Jeanne has always believed everyone in New Hampshire and across the country deserves access to clean and safe drinking water. As Governor, she conserved New Hampshire’s water supply and made necessary preparations for potential emergencies. Jeanne is now leading efforts in Congress to expose toxic “forever” chemicals, called PFAS, found in equipment used by firefighters and the military and recently discovered to be contaminating water supplies across New Hampshire.

When Granite Staters on the Seacoast and in Merrimack contacted Jeanne about their concerns surrounding these chemicals in their water, she took action. Jeanne secured $30 million in federal funding so the first-ever national health study on drinking water contamination from these chemicals will be conducted first in New Hampshire at Pease International Tradeport. Jeanne’s study will finally give Granite Staters much-needed answers about the health impacts of these contaminants and will guide the federal response nationwide to these chemicals, so that every family has access to clean and safe drinking water. Jeanne is also working to address health concerns regarding firefighters’ occupational exposure to PFAS chemicals and recently passed a ban on these chemicals in fire-fighting foam into law.

Jeanne continues to focus on how water contamination impacts our service members and our veterans. She has led efforts to create a national database for veterans experiencing health problems to make it easier to check if they have been exposed to the contaminants, which are often present on military bases.

* Addressing Climate Change and Protecting the Environment

Jeanne Shaheen knows climate change is a real, existential threat to our state and our world. That’s why she has been and continues to be a leader advancing innovative and effective policies and ideas to promote clean energy, energy efficiency and reductions in the greenhouse gases contributing to climate change. In the Senate, Jeanne is a champion for bipartisan energy legislation to reduce harmful emissions and grow our clean energy economy.

Jeanne is a leader advancing legislation in Congress to direct the Trump administration to meet the standards set by the Paris Climate Accord. To make progress on energy policy, Jeanne has teamed up with Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, authoring and steering to passage critical energy efficiency legislation that protects our environment while saving billions of dollars for American families in energy costs and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by millions of tons annually by making new homes and buildings more energy-efficient.

Jeanne is a leading champion of our environment and fighting climate change that threatens the natural beauty and economic future of New Hampshire and the world. A leading voice on conservation in the Senate, Jeanne led efforts to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which helps preserve New Hampshire’s wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation areas that bring an estimated $8.7 billion from tourism to the state each year. She has secured increased federal funding to preserve New Hampshire’s waterways, public and private forests, wildlife habitats and recreational areas to safeguard the state’s open spaces and wildlife. Jeanne worked to get the Nashua River protected with a federal scenic river designation, safeguarding this river and its tributaries for future generations. She has consistently fought to block oil drilling off of New Hampshire and is leading bipartisan legislation to ban drilling and protect New England’s seacoast.

As Governor, Jeanne led the country in making clean energy a priority, enacting landmark legislation requiring fossil fuel plants to reduce emissions of new pollutants, making New Hampshire the first state to do so. She challenged the big utility companies to cut energy bills for consumers and encourage clean energy, and she created the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP), which has helped preserve more than 230,000 acres in New Hampshire. She also preserved tens of thousands of additional acres of New Hampshire’s North Country wilderness, and was a top advocate for clean, alternative energy sources in New Hampshire, leading by example for the whole country.

* Combating the Opioid Epidemic

Jeanne Shaheen was one of the first members of Congress to declare the opioid epidemic an emergency and take action to address it. She took on Presidents of both parties to increase opioid response funding for New Hampshire and is a national leader advocating and achieving a more aggressive response to the addiction crisis.

States like New Hampshire that were suffering the most from the opioid crisis initially received the same level of funding as every other state. Jeanne saw that was wrong, and she went to work to make sure that the hardest-hit states get the resources they need. Thanks to her leadership, funding to New Hampshire increased tenfold to $35 million in 2019 to expand treatment and prevention services, including peer-based recovery support. Much of that funding comes because of language she put into law ensuring that the hardest-hit states are a priority. Jeanne is leading bipartisan efforts to support local treatment providers, law enforcement and first responders to protect health care and treatment coverage for people fighting addiction. Stopping the flow of drugs into our communities is a top priority for Jeanne, and she has led efforts in Congress to crack down on fentanyl and other substances sustaining the epidemic.

New Hampshire is making progress in its efforts to combat the opioid crisis, but there is more work to be done, so Jeanne wrote and introduced sweeping legislation, the Turn the Tide Act,” which would provide $63 billion over the next 10 years to invest in treatment, prevention, and recovery efforts. Her bill would promote the use of non-opioid forms of pain treatment, ensure that insurers do not act as barriers to vital naloxone access, and would also address New Hampshire’s shortage of workers helping those struggling with substance use disorder by providing loan repayment and increasing Medicaid payments and would make an enormous difference both nationally and in New Hampshire in helping curb this ongoing epidemic. A key component of her legislation that was requested by New Hampshire’s treatment providers was signed into law in 2019, allowing opioid response funds to address meth and cocaine dependency.

* Reforming Our Immigration System

As a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, Jeanne Shaheen is a trusted, bipartisan voice on America’s national security. She consistently advocates for common-sense efforts to provide strong security at our borders and ports of entry. As a senior member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, she helped negotiate billions in federal dollars for fencing, additional border patrol agents, and improved surveillance and screening technologies.

Bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform is a top priority for Jeanne. She has worked with Republicans and Democrats to develop legislation to help address challenges related to immigration. She has sponsored legislation to provide a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers. She believes that young people who were brought to the U.S. as children and have been covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program should be able to become American citizens.

A lifelong advocate for children, Jeanne knows that we do not have to abandon our values as a nation to keep America safe. She has supported legislation to improve conditions for children in immigration custody as well as efforts to block the Trump administration from increasing immigration detention. Jeanne believes that separating children from their parents, and then keeping them apart in horrible conditions, is wrong. She has led oversight of the administration’s family separation policy as well as legislation to stop it.

Jeanne is a national leader in combating the opioid epidemic and has led legislative efforts to stem the flow of drugs through our borders. She recognizes that stopping the flow of drugs into the U.S. is integral in the fight against the opioid crisis, and passed legislation in 2019 to sanction fentanyl producers and traffickers abroad, which will help stem the flow of fentanyl through our ports of entry and borders.

* Strengthening Our Education System

A former high school teacher, Jeanne Shaheen believes that education is the key to a good job and financial security. She has consistently worked across the aisle to support students and teachers, expand early childhood education and provide much-needed relief to Granite Staters saddled with student debt. She is leading the charge to strengthen job training and STEM education so New Hampshire workers have the skills they need for jobs in emerging industries.

Jeanne is fighting for legislation in the Senate to combat student debt relief scams and to make sure institutions of higher learning are held accountable for their students’ ability to pay back their debt. She is the sponsor of legislation to ensure that students can easily access information on their loans, to allow borrowers to refinance their debt at lower rates, and to strengthen the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

As Governor, she made kindergarten a reality for tens of thousands of children, and in the Senate, she helped pass a law to expand federal support for early childhood education. Jeanne knows that investing in early childhood education saves Granite State families money in the long run and is critical for closing the achievement gap. She has consistently advocated for child care, early childhood and preschool development and is leading legislation to expand and improve the child care tax credit.

She passed a tax-free college tuition savings plan as Governor and is leading efforts in the Senate to provide relief for families struggling with student loan debt. When the Trump administration tried to cut critical college affordability programs, including federal work-study and financial aid grants, Jeanne stopped them.[7]
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—Jeanne Shaheen’s campaign website (2020)[8]

###  Bryant Messner[edit]

Messner’s campaign website stated the following:

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* Jobs and the Economy

Small businesses are the backbone of New Hampshire’s economy. And they are getting back to work safely thanks to President Trump and Governor Sununu. However, Jeanne Shaheen has repeatedly put Chuck Schumer’s politics before New Hampshire’s people. She blocked a $500 billion bridge bill that would have brought critical relief to Granite Staters. Corky knows the challenges small businesses are facing in these uncertain times, because unlike Jeanne Shaheen, he has meaningful experience in the real world. After graduating from West Point and his service in the United States Army, he built a business from scratch, creating hundreds of good jobs. He is running for the United States Senate to preserve the American Dream for New Hampshire families and for future generations. Corky believes strongly in individual liberty, economic freedom, low taxes and free market capitalism. He believes the best way the government can help our economy is to get out of the way.

* Federal Spending

We don’t have to look further than the COVID-19 pandemic to understand the importance of fiscal responsibility to understand just how important fiscal responsibility is in federal budgeting. When times are good, we have to hold the line on spending so we have the flexibility to react when times are not so good. Our huge national debt threatens the country’s prosperity, national security and future generations. But career politician Jeanne Shaheen has added $50,000 of debt to every New Hampshire child and our overall national debt has doubled since she came to the Senate.

* Judicial Nomination & the Supreme Court

Among the U.S. Senate’s most important responsibilities is providing “advice and consent” for federal judicial nominations. Unlike Jeanne Shaheen, Corky will only vote to confirm judges committed to the Constitution and the rule of law, and who don’t try to write laws from the bench. Corky supports confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. And, unlike DC Jeanne Shaheen, he’s calling out politicians who want to expand and “pack” the Supreme Court with judicial activists. He will always oppose any effort to do so.

* Healthcare

Unlike Jeanne Shaheen — who co-sponsored Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All plan — Corky does not support socialized medicine. Corky supports the free-market healthcare system that has seen our nation lead the world in care and life-saving innovations. He supports transparency in services which he believes will help drive down costs. Corky supports care for those with pre-existing conditions and permitting young people to remain on their family’s health insurance plans, but does not think the status quo helps Granite Staters.

* Immigration and Border Security

My grandparents immigrated to this country from Lebanon, so I know first hand that the United States is a nation rich with people who have immigrated from all over the world to embrace our way of life. Legal immigration has contributed to the success of this country. Sadly though, our system is broken – delaying those seeking opportunity by following our laws, but rewarding those who break the rules. The security of our nation and protection of its communities from criminals, drugs and human trafficking, depends upon our willingness to stop illegal immigration and protect our borders.

* Veterans and Military

After graduating from West Point, Corky went on to serve as a Commanding Army Infantry Ranger, defending liberty guarding the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. Corky is proud to be the father of two West Point cadets – his oldest having just graduated in June.

Honoring the brave men and women who currently serve or have served our country is something Corky cherishes. National security is the first and most important responsibility of our federal government, thus he believes our military must always have the training and equipment necessary to succeed in their missions. However, he understands that America cannot and should not be the world’s policemen.

Corky also believes commitments to our veterans continue after their service. New Hampshire has a vibrant veteran community and our veterans should have the ability to receive quality health care locally in the Granite State rather than driving out-of-state to a full-service VA Hospital. To make that easier, he supports the Mission Act. To assist with education, he is proudly behind the Forever GI Bill. For those service members who sadly have fallen in duty, he knows our commitment to them must always continue through support to their families.

* Second Amendment

Corky believes in freedom, liberty, and in the right to bear arms, envisioned by our Founders and protected by our Constitution. He will fight any legislation that would infringe upon the Constitutional right of Granite Staters to defend themselves, their families, their homes or to engage fully in hunting and other shooting sports.

* Education

A businessman, West Point Graduate, and father of three, Corky believes that a high-quality education is foundational to accessing opportunity and achieving the American Dream. Corky opposes Washington mandates that take control and choices away from parents and local communities. He believes each child should have access to the education that best supports his or her academic success and it should be up to the family to make these important decisions. Families need educational choice – public schools, home school, charter and private schools.

* Pro-Family and Pro-Life

Corky is a pro-life candidate that stands with the women of the pro-life movement.

Unlike Senator Shaheen, Corky holds the reasonable approach of supporting increased funding for adoption services and eliminating federal funding for abortion providers, while ensuring that women have access to the healthcare they need. He supports the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (the 20-week or 5-month ban), Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy (formerly the Mexico City Policy) and believes that the Hyde Amendment should be made permanent.

All of these positions are in stark contrast to Jeanne Shaheen who holds an extreme position on this issue.[7]
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—Bryant Messner’s campaign website (2020)[9]

###  Justin O'Donnell[edit]

O'Donnell’s campaign website stated the following:

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* Fully Restore the Right of Self-Defense

If elected, I will sponsor and work diligently to pass legislation to repeal all federal laws that abridge an individual’s right of self-defense, including the ‘Gun-Free’ Schools Act, and thereby remove this obstacle to citizens who can prevent or stop mass shootings. Further, I will oppose any legislation that aims to restrict or prohibit the possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of any firearm, or firearm accessory.

Why we should end restrictions on self-defense

* The right of self-defense both deters and thwarts crime, minimizing the harm that criminals can inflict on innocent, law-abiding citizens.
* There is no such thing as a “gun-free” zone. Murderers don’t care about gun regulations. They take guns wherever they please. Only innocent, law-abiding citizens obey such laws, leaving them defenseless.
* There are only two types of zones possible: one where bad guys go unchallenged, and one where law-abiding citizens can take them down.
* Taking away the right of self-defense puts innocent men, women, and children in harm’s way.
* Studies show that violent-crime rates are lower where citizens have the right to keep and bear arms.
* Anti-gun laws result in more violence: more murders, more rape, more assault, more muggings, more home invasions, and more theft.
* Blaming guns for murder is like blaming a pencil for a misspelling.
* Repealing anti-self-defense laws will make America safer.
* To reduce violence even more, end the drug prohibition. XX percent of all violent crimes are linked to the War on Drugs.

* End the Drug War

“If elected, I will sponsor and work diligently to pass legislation to immediately end the insane War on Drugs; pardon, release from prison, and expunge the records of all non-violent drug ‘offenders’; end arrests and SWAT raids on suspected drug ‘offenders,’ abolish the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and cut taxes by the amount saved.”

Why we should end the failed War on Drugs

* The War on Drugs has proven far more deadly and destructive than drugs themselves.
* Alcohol Prohibition prompted organized crime, consumption of stronger alcoholic drinks, and an epidemic of alcohol overdose deaths.
* Likewise, Drug Prohibition has prompted the formation of deadly street gangs, use of stronger drugs, and an increase in drug overdose deaths.
* Because of the Drug War, the United States incarcerates more people per capita than any country on earth. More than 500,000 :*Americans are now serving time in jail or prison for drug “offenses.” They are peaceful citizens, separated from their children and families, who could be living productive lives.
* The incarceration of peaceful drug offenders has cost taxpayers more than $1 trillion since 1971.
* More than 600,000 people are arrested every year for mere possession of marijuana, diverting attention from where it should be: on violent criminals.
* Marijuana prohibition denies those suffering from cancer, AIDS, migraines, glaucoma, seizures, and other serious diseases their right to an effective treatment that both reduces suffering and saves lives.
* Democrats and Republicans enacted the failed War on Drugs, escalated it, and continue to defend it. It is indefensible.
* Continuing the failed and immoral War on Drugs sends the wrong message to kids:

– Incarcerate people who have harmed no one else.
– Deprive people with serious illnesses of the medicine they need.
– Stubbornly continue failed policies while crime rages and millions suffer.
– Be hypocrites, drinking alcohol while banning milder substances.

* Kids can see through this irresponsible message. It encourages them to discredit and disregard good advice.
* When Drug Prohibition ends, crime will go down dramatically, making our streets and homes safer.
* People now in prison who never harmed another human being will be free to go home to their families. Their children will grow up with their mom or dad at home.
* Law enforcement will focus more on finding and prosecuting murderers, rapists, and thieves.
* Each taxpayer will get back hundreds of dollars — every year — that they now spend on today’s failed prohibition. Money they can save, spend, or give away to others in need.
* People suffering from cancer, AIDS, and other serious diseases will have dignified and safe access to medical marijuana, giving them their best chance for a long and healthy life.
* Ending the War on Drugs sends the right message to kids:

– Be personally responsible.
– Be just, be reasonable, and honor individual rights.
– Admit mistakes and get rid of bad laws that don’t work.
– End unnecessary human suffering.

* Scale Back the Police State

If elected, I will sponsor and work diligently to pass legislation to reduce and consolidate our 18 spy agencies, abolish the NSA and the TSA, grant clemency and full whistleblower protection to Edward Snowden, repeal all laws that violate the Fourth Amendment right to privacy, and cut taxes by the amount saved.

Benefits of fully restoring the Fourth Amendment, exonerating Edward Snowden, shrinking American spy apparatus

* Privacy! No more snooping around your private e-mail, phone calls, text messages, Skype sessions, and other personal communication without your consent. No risk of embarrassment, humiliation, or risk to your relationships or your career, due to the government’s unwelcome intrusion into your personal life. You alone will control your private information.
* Consolidating the 18 U.S. spy agencies will enable substantial cuts in federal taxes. Each American family will get back, on average, hundreds of dollars every year that they now pay in taxes.
* Assurance of privacy will increase use of online banking and shopping, creating greater convenience for shoppers and increased sales for online vendors.
* Privacy encourages use of e-mail, which cuts costs for businesses, cuts prices for consumers, liberates personal communications, and reduces paper waste.
* Protection from warrantless government search and seizure will greatly reduce the risk of unjust arrests and prosecution of innocent :*Americans, and will lessen the risk of America devolving into a state of tyranny.
* Exonerating Edward Snowden will grant him the respect and freedom he deserves, and will make it safe for whistleblowers to speak up when the government violates the rights of citizens. This ensures that political dissidents are free to peacefully express their opinions without retaliation by adversaries.
* Streamlined intelligence will increase transparency and congressional oversight, ensuring spy activities are lawful and do not violate individual rights while maintaining necessary confidentiality of classified information.
* Ending the TSA will make air travel dignified, lower-cost, safer, faster, and more convenient.
* People who now avoid flying because of the TSA will travel more. Family members will see more of their loved ones who live afar.
* Returning control of air travel security to the airlines will free them to insure all contents of lost or damaged luggage — now restricted to just clothing and toiletries. Passengers will be free to pack valuables in checked luggage, knowing they won’t be stolen by a TSA employee. No more lugging heavy valuables on planes to guard against a loss.

* End Our Never Ending Wars

If elected, I will sponsor and work diligently to pass legislation to cut military spending by 60 percent or more and cut taxes by the amount saved; close all foreign U.S. military bases; withdraw completely from the Middle East; and bring our troops home.

Why we should dramatically downsize the U.S. military

* Cutting the U.S. military by 60 percent does not remove one cent of U.S. military defense spending — only military offense, defense of other countries, and waste. This will leave more than enough to defend the American people, our soils, and our shores against foreign attackers and invaders.
* An oversized military budget is a war waiting to happen. Needless war results in untold death and destruction — the greatest assault on human liberty. A lean, reasonably-sized military budget will save lives, avoid casualties, preserve personal property and community infrastructures, and foster peace.
* Fewer casualties will reduce demand on the Veterans Administration, which will improve the care of America’s wounded soldiers.
* Cutting the military by 60 percent will enable substantial cuts in federal taxes and stop the growth of the national debt. If applied to the income tax, each American family will get back, on average, thousands of dollars every year. If used to balance the budget, it will eliminate most of the deficit and stop today’s rapid inflation of the dollar. This will stabilize prices on everyday goods and services and dramatically reduce the risk of an economic collapse.
* A non-interventionist foreign policy will result in less hostility towards the United States and reduce the risk of a terrorist attack.
* There is no justification for forcing U.S. taxpayers to fund the military defense of other nations, including wealthy countries such as France, Germany and Japan.
* The U.S. has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world. It is extremely unlikely that any country would attack the U.S. by conventional means.
* Downsizing the military will force the reduction and consolidation of 18 separate spy agencies — the surest way to end the government’s spying on innocent citizens in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
* Voters want to downsize the U.S. military. According to a survey by the Stimson Center, Democratic, Republican and independent voters all want to cut military spending “far more severely than the sequester would [have]” and “far, far more severely than either party has proposed.”
* A right-sized military will be auditable, will squeeze out its legendary waste and will put an end to overpriced and unneeded multi-billion-dollar procurements that politicians lobby for to “bring home the bacon” to their districts.
* Closing foreign bases and withdrawing from the Middle East means that U.S. troops stationed abroad can come home to their families. :*Kids will grow up with mom and dad at home.
* A non-interventionist policy will reduce trade barriers, resulting in greater prosperity for both Americans and our trading partners.
* Transferring wealth out of the government sector and into the private sector will create sustainable, productive jobs — approximately twice as many jobs as will be lost in the government sector. A net increase of millions of new jobs.

* Stop Borrowing from Future Generations

If elected, I will sponsor and work diligently to pass legislation to end the Federal Reserve System (the Fed); prohibit more government debt; prohibit printing of dollars not backed by physical commodities; remove restrictions on alternative currencies, e.g., Bitcoin, gold, silver; and allow the free market to set interest rates.

Why replace government meddling in money with marketplace discipline

* By issuing debt, printing money, and controlling interest rates, the Federal Reserve (Fed) enables massive federal government spending, which has more than doubled since Bill Clinton left office in 2000.
* Federal politicians dole out over half a trillion dollars to state and local governments every year — enabling them to overspend as well.
* Overspending drives up federal, state, and local taxes, including sales, income, and property taxes.
* Overspending has allowed politicians to rack up nearly $20 trillion in federal debt. This is unsustainable.
* Overspending has allowed politicians to rack up and tens of trillions in unfunded liabilities. This is unsustainable.
* Reckless government overspending depletes American prosperity and puts the wealth of all Americans at risk.
* Forbidding more government debt will put the brakes on government overspending.
* Prohibiting more government debt and allowing competition in currency will force politicians to rein in spending and stabilize the dollar, preserving American wealth.
* Reduced spending will pave the way to lower taxes, saving Americans trillions they now pay every year.
* Reduced spending will limit the government’s ability to impose regulations, making it easier to open, expand, and operate businesses in the U.S.
* The Fed keeps interest rates artificially low so politicians can continue to spend recklessly and rack up debt.
* Allowing the free market to set interest rates will rein in government overspending.
* Allowing the market to set interest rates will reduce the risk of more housing bubbles.
* Free market interest rates will allow seniors on fixed incomes to earn income on CDs (certificates of deposit) and bonds rather than risk their life savings in volatile, risky stocks.
* Taking away the Fed’s license to incur debt and print money will stabilize the dollar, putting a halt to endlessly-rising costs of food, housing, and other essentials.
* A stable dollar will allow seniors to retire in comfort.
* A stable dollar will allow businesses and individuals to plan more efficiently and reduce risk.
* By making the dollar the only legal tender, politicians shield themselves from the competition of other forms of currency such as gold or Bitcoin. This gives them more license to overspend recklessly.
* Allowing Bitcoin, gold, silver, and other commodities to be used as currency will force politicians to stop overspending.
* Market-driven monetary policies will lower the threat of an economic depression or collapse.[7]

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—Justin O'Donnell’s campaign website (2020)[10]

## Election history[edit]

### 2016[edit]

U.S. Senate, New Hampshire General Election, 2016 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| 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

### 2014[edit]

U.S. Senate, New Hampshire General Election, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| 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

### 2010[edit]

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).[11]

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

## See also[edit]

* United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2020
* United States Senate elections, 2020

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
2. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
3. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
4. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
5. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
6. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
8. ↑ Jeanne Shaheen’s campaign website, “Priorities,” accessed October 14, 2020
9. ↑ Bryant Messner’s 2020 campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 14, 2020
10. ↑ Justin O'Donnell’s 2020 campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 14, 2020
11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013

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