Senate Elections 2016 | US Senate Elections | New Hampshire Races
2016 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election Results
Maggie Hassan
Percent: 47.98%
Votes: 354,649
Kelly Ayotte
Percent: 47.84%
Votes: 353,632
Race Summary
On November 8, 2016, Democratic Governor Maggie Hassan narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte—securing approximately 47.98% of the vote to Ayotte’s 47.84%, winning by just about 1,017 votes.
Full Results
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 47.98%
Votes: 354,649
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 47.84%
Votes: 353,632
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.40%
Votes: 17,742
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 12,597
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 520
Total votes: 739,140
State Map
Results by County
Belknap County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 42.32%
Votes: 14,743
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 53.71%
Votes: 18,710
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.35%
Votes: 820
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.54%
Votes: 536
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 34,836
Grafton County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 55.35%
Votes: 28,127
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 40.69%
Votes: 20,679
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.20%
Votes: 1,120
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 865
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 30
Total votes: 50,821
Strafford County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 52.63%
Votes: 36,023
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 42.98%
Votes: 29,419
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.42%
Votes: 1,654
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.87%
Votes: 1,281
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 68,442
Carroll County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 45.76%
Votes: 13,431
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 50.56%
Votes: 14,838
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.28%
Votes: 669
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.34%
Votes: 394
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 29,348
Hillsborough County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 46.34%
Votes: 98,727
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 49.36%
Votes: 105,156
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.45%
Votes: 5,210
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 3,829
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 131
Total votes: 213,053
Sullivan County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 47.65%
Votes: 10,694
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 47.45%
Votes: 10,649
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.75%
Votes: 618
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 2.05%
Votes: 459
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 22,443
Cheshire County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 55.00%
Votes: 22,809
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 40.37%
Votes: 16,741
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.68%
Votes: 1,111
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 791
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 41,472
Merrimack County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 49.90%
Votes: 41,412
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 46.44%
Votes: 38,540
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.09%
Votes: 1,737
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 1,225
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 68
Total votes: 82,982
Coos County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 47.38%
Votes: 7,340
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 48.66%
Votes: 7,539
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 365
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 231
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 15,493
Rockingham County
Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 45.13%
Votes: 81,343
Kelly Ayotte (REP)
Percent: 50.69%
Votes: 91,361
Aaron Day (IND)
Percent: 2.46%
Votes: 4,438
Brian Chabot (LIB)
Percent: 1.66%
Votes: 2,986
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 122
Total votes: 180,250