2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

The 2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican Senator Judd Gregg ran for re-election. After winning the Republican primary, he faced Doris Haddock, a campaign finance reform activist. Haddock, 94 years old at the time of the election, would have been the oldest person to become a freshman Senator in history.^[1] Gregg ultimately defeated Haddock in a landslide, winning 66 percent of the vote to Haddock's 34 percent. As of 2025, this is the last time that a male candidate won a U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire.

2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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Nominee Judd Gregg Doris Haddock Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 434,847 221,549 Percentage 66.24% 33.75%

County results Municipality results Gregg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Haddock:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election Judd Gregg Republican Elected U.S. Senator Judd Gregg Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Doris Haddock, campaign finance reform activist^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dorris Haddock	46,745	99.19%
	Democratic	Write-ins	381	0.81%
Total votes			47,126	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Judd Gregg, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Tom Alciere, former State Representative^[2]
• Michael D. Tipa, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel^[2]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Judd Gregg (inc.)	60,597	91.83%
	Republican	Tom Alciere	2,682	4.06%
	Republican	Michael D. Tipa	2,563	3.88%
	Republican	Write-ins	143	0.22%
Total votes			65,985	100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Judd Gregg (inc.)	434,847	66.24%	−1.60%
	Democratic	Doris Haddock	221,549	33.75%	+5.50%
	Write-in		102	0.02%	—
Majority			213,298	32.49%	−7.10%
Total votes			656,498	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 2004 United States Senate elections