New Hampshire's current senators are Jeanne Shaheen (D) and Maggie Hassan (D). Senator Shaheen is currently serving her second term, and Senator Hassan is currently serving her first term in the United States Senate.
Class 2
Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.
Class 3
Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
As of January 2017[update], there are five former senators who are living, three from Class 2 and two from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Warren Rudman of Class 3 (1980-1993) on November 19, 2012. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (1961-1962) on October 27, 2002. The most recently serving Class 2 senator to die was Thomas J. McIntyre (1962-1979) on August 8, 1992.