Senate Elections 2010 | US Senate Elections | New Hampshire Races
2010 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election Results
Kelly Ayotte
Percent: 60.03%
Votes: 273,218
Paul Hodes
Percent: 36.81%
Votes: 167,545
Race Summary
The 2010 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 2, 2010. Republican Kelly Ayotte, the former New Hampshire Attorney General, defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Paul Hodes, winning 60.03% of the vote to Hodes’s 36.81%. Ayotte’s victory kept the Senate seat in Republican hands and marked her first term in the U.S. Senate.
Full Results
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 60.03%
Votes: 273,218
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 36.81%
Votes: 167,545
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 9,194
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 4,753
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 439
Total votes: 455,149
State Map
Results by County
Belknap County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 65.86%
Votes: 14,817
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 30.95%
Votes: 6,964
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 2.24%
Votes: 503
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 191
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 22,498
Grafton County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 49.03%
Votes: 15,372
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 47.95%
Votes: 15,032
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 1.78%
Votes: 557
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 372
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 31,352
Strafford County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 55.49%
Votes: 21,204
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 41.07%
Votes: 15,695
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 2.30%
Votes: 877
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 408
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 38,212
Carroll County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 62.08%
Votes: 12,550
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 34.69%
Votes: 7,013
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 2.30%
Votes: 465
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 169
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 20,215
Hillsborough County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 63.33%
Votes: 82,511
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 33.71%
Votes: 43,924
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 1.79%
Votes: 2,327
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 1,382
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 152
Total votes: 130,296
Sullivan County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 55.46%
Votes: 8,020
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 41.05%
Votes: 5,936
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 2.31%
Votes: 334
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 156
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 14,460
Cheshire County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 50.06%
Votes: 13,075
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 46.94%
Votes: 12,260
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 498
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 260
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 26,118
Merrimack County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 57.30%
Votes: 31,456
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 39.45%
Votes: 21,655
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 1.92%
Votes: 1,055
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 668
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 61
Total votes: 54,895
Coos County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 58.45%
Votes: 6,196
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 38.34%
Votes: 4,064
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 230
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 101
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 10,601
Rockingham County
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 63.86%
Votes: 68,017
Paul Hodes (DEM)
Percent: 32.87%
Votes: 35,002
Chris Booth (IND)
Percent: 2.20%
Votes: 2,348
Ken Blevens (LIB)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 1,046
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 89
Total votes: 106,502