Maggie Hassan didn’t win 1,106 votes in Columbia, New Hampshire. It was a typo

Incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., was re-elected Nov. 8 with 53.6% of the vote, according to unofficial election results, defeating Republican challenger Don Bolduc. But recent social media claims cast doubt on her victory. 

"Another Democrat miracle! Maggie Hassan wins 1,100 votes from town with population under 700," reads a screenshot of a Gateway Pundit headline. 

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The Gateway Pundit blog post, published Nov. 13, said that though Columbia, a town in northern New Hampshire, has a population of fewer than 700 people, according to the 2020 U.S. Census, Hassan received 1,106 votes from there and Bolduc 193.

The Gateway Pundit cited conservative blog GraniteGrok, which in turn referenced the secretary of state’s website.

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When we reviewed the vote totals in the race from each county and city, the secretary of state’s site showed Hassan winning 106 votes from Columbia while Bolduc won 193. That tracks with the total number of ballots cast in Columbia: 309.

The secretary of state’s office sent PolitiFact a press release in response to questions about the posts. The 1,106 figure was "a simple typo," according to the statement announcing a correction in the vote tally for the senate race.  

The mistake, which was corrected and reflected in the now-online results, didn’t change the election’s outcome. 

We rate claims that Hassan won more votes in Columbia, New Hampshire, than were cast False.