Advertisement

 
 

New Hampshire Senate

Filing Deadline: June 13, 2008 • Primary Date: Sept. 9, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008

Incumbent


John Sununu (R)

First elected in 2002; seeking second full term; Sununu was nominated with 89% in a two-way primary.

Campaign Web site
Official Web site
Almanac profile
NRSC profile

Challengers


Jeanne Shaheen (D)

Shaheen, a former governor, was nominated with 89% in a two-way primary.

Campaign Web site

Please send comments or corrections to AlmanacEditorial@nationaljournal.com.

Ranking and Analysis
from Amy Walter and Quinn McCord of the Hotline Race Ranking: 4

Republicans insist John Sununu has pulled within striking distance of Jeanne Shaheen, which may be the case. But how does an incumbent win when he trails his challenger in every single poll?

Ad Spotlight

View all political ads for this race:

All senate Ads

Previous Election Results

2002 General Total Votes Percent Expenditures
John Sununu (R) 227,229 51% $3,545,925
Jeanne Shaheen (D) 207,478 47% $5,821,219

2002 Primary Total Votes Percent Expenditures
John Sununu (R) 81,920 53% n/a
Bob Smith (R) 68,608 45% n/a
Other 2,694 2% n/a

1996 General Total Votes Percent Expenditures
Bob Smith (R) 242,257 49% $1,929,468
Dick Swett (D) 227,355 46% $1,558,563
Ken Blevens (Lib) 22,261 5% n/a

Hotline Coverage

Check out the Hotline's coverage of the New Hampshire senate race.

Race Rankings

The Hotline

Based on likelihood of seat switching party control. Updated: 10/31.

  1. Virginia (Open-R)
  2. New Mexico (Open-R)
  3. Colorado (Open-R)
  4. N.H. (Sununu-R)
  5. Alaska (Stevens-R)
  6. North Carolina (Dole-R)
  7. Oregon (Smith-R)
  8. Minnesota (Coleman-R)
  9. Georgia (Chambliss-R)
  10. Louisiana (Landrieu-D)
  11. Mississippi (Wicker-R)
  12. Kentucky (McConnell-R)
  13. Maine (Collins-R)
  14. Texas (Cornyn-R)
  15. New Jersey (Lautenberg-D)
Complete Rankings

Search
Advanced Search
Subscriber-only content Denotes subscriber-only content

Blogs
Advertisement