New Hampshire Senate
Filing Deadline: June 13, 2008 • Primary Date: Sept. 9, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008Incumbent
John Sununu (R)
First elected in 2002; seeking second full term.
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Race Ranking: 3
This may simply be a race that was over the day Jeanne Shaheen announced her bid, given that incumbents with double-digit polling deficits pretty much never win. On the other hand, it's possible that Sununu is simply biding his time and saving his money for a late blitz against the former governor. Perhaps his model is Richard Burr's 2004 bid in North Carolina, in which Burr trailed Erskine Bowles until Labor Day only to pile on at the end. Of course, the environment in New Hampshire in 2008 is not the same as it was in North Carolina in 2004.
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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 |
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Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
1.
Virginia
(Open-R)2.
New Mexico
(Open-R)3.
N.H.
(Sununu-R)4.
Colorado
(Open-R)5.
Alaska
(Stevens-R)6.
Louisiana
(Landrieu-D)7.
Mississippi
(Wicker-R)8.
Oregon
(Smith-R)9.
Minnesota
(Coleman-R)10.
North Carolina
(Dole-R)11.
Maine
(Collins-R)12.
Kentucky
(McConnell-R)13.
N.J.
(Lautenberg-D)14.
Kansas
(Roberts-R)15.
Nebraska
(Open-R)
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