'Honest mistake': Data entry error added 1,000 votes to NH results for U.S. Senate
When results were transmitted to state officials, the tally was recorded with an extra digit.
New Hampshire's two seats in the U.S. Senate are occupied currently by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Sen. Maggie Hassan, both Democrats. Shaheen was reelected in 2020, and Hassan was reelected in 2022.
When results were transmitted to state officials, the tally was recorded with an extra digit.
Electoral norms of this sort might be easy to take for granted.
Democratic incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan is projected to win her bid for reelection against Republican challenger General Don Bolduc in New Hampshire's U.S. Senate race, according to Decision Desk HQ. The DDHQ call came at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. New Hampshire election results 2022 from Decision Desk HQResults...
"You couldn't coordinate this even if you tried to," said political science professor Wayne Lesperance, interim president of New England College.
The latest polling data shows neck-and-neck races for U.S. Senate and NH01, where Democrats are defending seats.
While many news outlets lean on the AP for results, Granite Memo is the only NH outlet partnering with DDHQ for the Nov. 8, 2022 election.