CONTROL OF CONGRESS

Updated Dec. 13, 2022 at 9:16 a.m. Eastern

Full election results

Democrats now hold 51 out of 100 seats in the Senate. 36 of those Democratic seats were not up for election this year. The Democrats have gained 1 seat they did not previously hold.

Democrats are projected to keep control of the Senate

Republicans now hold 49 out of 100 seats in the Senate. 29 of those Republican seats were not up for election this year. The Republicans have lost 1 seat they previously held.

Democrats now hold 213 out of 435 seats in the House. The Democrats have lost 10 seats they previously held.

Republicans now hold 222 out of 435 seats in the House. The Republicans have gained 10 seats they did not previously hold.

Republicans are projected to win control of the House

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Last data update: Dec. 2, 2022 at 11:44 a.m. ET

New HampshireELECTION RESULTS

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Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) is projected to win the Senate race.

Rep. Chris Pappas (D) is projected to win the District 1 race.

Rep. Ann Kuster (D) is projected to win the District 2 race.

Governor

Incumbent Chris Sununu (R) is favored after turning down efforts to recruit him into the Senate contest.

Sununu (R) is projected to win. An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
Chris SununuSununuC. Sununu

incumbent

GOP		352,10957.1
Tom ShermanShermanT. ShermanDEM		256,76541.6
Kelly HalldorsonHalldorsonK. HalldorsonLIB		5,0990.8
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An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

* Incumbent

U.S. Senate

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Key race

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) is one of the GOP’s top targets this fall. But it’s unclear if Don Bolduc, who wasn’t Republicans’ first choice to win the primary, can beat her. A retired Army general, Bolduc ran as a 2020 election denier who talked about potentially disbanding the FBI. He is trying to walk back some of these more extreme stances, including saying that after more research into the election he realized Joe Biden was the legitimate winner.

Hassan (D) is projected to win. An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
Maggie HassanHassanM. Hassan

incumbent

DEM		331,98753.6
Donald BolducBolducD. BolducGOP		275,30744.4
Jeremy KauffmanKauffmanJ. KauffmanLIB		12,3742.0

An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

* Incumbent

All House races

The Granite State is home to two of the more endangered Democrats in the country — Rep. Chris Pappas in the 1st District and Rep. Ann Kuster in the 2nd. The more extreme Republican candidates — Karoline Leavitt in the 1st and former Hillsborough County treasurer Robert Burns in the 2nd.

District 1

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
Chris PappasPappasC. Pappas

incumbent

DEM		166,85254.0
Karoline LeavittLeavittK. LeavittGOP		141,89946.0

An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

* Incumbent

District 2

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
Ann KusterKusterA. Kuster

incumbent

DEM		171,73355.9
Robert BurnsBurnsR. BurnsGOP		135,56744.1

An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

* Incumbent

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