2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire
U.S. Senate · New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating John E. Sununu (R) by 6.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · winner
51.6%358,438
John E. SununuRepublican
45.3%314,403
Ken BlevensLibertarian
3.1%21,516
694,787 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jeanne ShaheenJohn E. Sununu
$8.3M
Raised by the campaign
$7.4M
$8.2M
Spent by the campaign
$8M
$47.9K
Cash on hand
$104.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008