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      • The United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John E. Sununu ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen in a rematch of the 2002 election. Shaheen's win marked the first time since 1972 that Democrats won this seat, and made her the first Democratic Senator elected from New Hampshire since John A. Durkin's victory in 1975.


      Background


      For a considerable amount of time, New Hampshire had always been considered an island of conservatism in the Northeast. Following the 2006 election, however, many offices were taken over by Democrats: Representatives Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes, Governor John Lynch, the majority of the New Hampshire Executive Council, and the majority of both legislative chambers (which had not occurred since 1911). The popularity of Governor Lynch was considered an impediment to Sununu's re-election. Though the state voted for then-Gov. George W. Bush in 2000, Sen. John Kerry narrowly won the state over Bush in 2004.


      Democratic primary




      = Candidates

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      Jeanne Shaheen, former governor and nominee for the United States Senate in 2002.
      Raymond Stebbins, attorney


      = Campaign

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      Astronaut Jay Buckey MD, Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand, and Katrina Swett, (wife of former Congressman Richard Swett), had announced their candidacies but withdrew in favor of former governor Jeanne Shaheen upon her entrance into the race.
      Shaheen had been the Democratic nominee for the race in 2002. Since 2005, Shaheen had served as director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School before leaving on September 14, 2007. She had been aggressively courted to run by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) on behalf of Senate Democrats, and by a "Draft Shaheen" campaign led by former New Hampshire Democratic Chairman Kathy Sullivan.
      The filing deadline for the Democratic and Republican Parties was June 13, 2008. Shaheen filed, as did Raymond Stebbins.


      = Results

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      Republican primary




      = Candidates

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      Tom Alciere, former state representative
      John E. Sununu, incumbent U.S. Senator


      = Results

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      General election




      = Candidates

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      Ken Blevens (L)
      Jeanne Shaheen (D), former governor
      John E. Sununu (R), incumbent U.S. Senator


      = Campaign

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      A November 2006 SurveyUSA poll of New Hampshire voters found Sununu had a 47% approval rating. A February 1, 2007 poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire found that only 45% of New Hampshire voters held a favorable opinion of Sununu. In June 2007, a poll by 7NEWS and Suffolk University of likely voters reported that only 31 percent in the poll said Sununu deserved re-election, with 47 percent saying that someone else should get his seat.
      A July 2008 Granite State Poll had Sununu's favorability rating at 52%, his unfavorability rating at 33%, and neutral or undecided by 16%. Shaheen is viewed favorable by 53%, unfavorable by 31% and neutral or undecided by 15%.
      Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee for president, had mentioned Sununu as a possible running mate for the 2008 presidential election, as well as Lindsey Graham, Bob Riley, Steve Forbes and John Thune. Sununu had said he would remain neutral in the New Hampshire primary. However, McCain selected Alaska governor Sarah Palin instead.


      = Predictions

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      = Polling

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      = Fundraising

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      = Results

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      Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic


      Hillsborough (largest municipality: Manchester)
      Sullivan (largest municipality: Claremont)


      See also


      2008 United States Senate elections


      References




      External links


      Election Division from the New Hampshire Secretary of State
      U.S. Congress candidates for New Hampshire Archived September 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at Project Vote Smart
      New Hampshire, U.S. Senate CQ Politics
      New Hampshire U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
      New Hampshire U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
      Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
      Sununu (R-i) vs Shaheen (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
      Official campaign websites
      John Sununu, Republican nominee
      Jay Buckey, withdrawn
      Jeanne Shaheen Archived July 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Democratic nominee
      anti-Sununu website from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
      anti-Shaheen website from the National Republican Senatorial Committee

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