List of United States Senators from New Hampshire

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This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from New Hampshire.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire are:

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Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
U.S. Senate New Hampshire	Maggie Hassan	Democratic	January 3, 2017	January 3, 2029
U.S. Senate New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen	Democratic	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2027

Election history

For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class II

Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.

2020

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
✔	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

	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
✔	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

	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
✔	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

	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)

2014

On November 4, 2014, incumbent Jeanne Shaheen (D) won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Scott Brown (R) in the general election.

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

2008

On November 4, 2008, Shaheen was elected to the United States Senate. She defeated incumbent John E. Sununu (R), Ken Blevens (Libertarian) and the write-in candidates.^[1]

U.S. Senate, New Hampshire General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeanne Shaheen	51.6%	358,438
	Republican	John Sununu	45.3%	314,403
	Libertarian	Ken Blevens	3.1%	21,516
	Write-ins		0.1%	430
Total Votes				694,787

2002

On November 5, 2002, John Sununu was elected to the United States Senate. He defeated Jeanne Shaheen, Ken Blavens and Bob Smith in the general election.^[2]

United States Senate New Hampshire General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Sununu	50.8%	227,229
	Democratic	Jeanne Shaheen	46.4%	207,478
	Libertarian	Ken Blevens	2.2%	9,835
	N/A	Scattering	0%	197
	Write-In	Bob Smith	0.5%	2,396
Total Votes				447,135

Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2022