New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2026 (September 8 Republican primary)
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 12, 2026 |
| Primary: September 8, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
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| Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican |
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A Republican Party primary takes place on September 8, 2026, in New Hampshire to determine which candidate will earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial election on November 3, 2026.
This page focuses on New Hampshire's Republican Party gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on New Hampshire's Democratic gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2026 (September 8 Democratic primary)
- New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2026
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in New Hampshire
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| New Hampshire's 1st | Chris Pappas | D+2 |
| New Hampshire's 2nd | Maggie Goodlander | D+2 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, New Hampshire[1] | ||||
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| District | Kamala Harris  |
Donald Trump  |
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| New Hampshire's 1st | 51.0% | 49.0% | ||
| New Hampshire's 2nd | 51.0% | 48.0% | ||
| Source: The Downballot | ||||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 32.9% of New Hampshirites lived in one of the state's 4 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 30.5% lived in one of 1 Trending Democratic counties. Overall, New Hampshire was Solid Democratic, having voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Kamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in New Hampshire following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| New Hampshire county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 4 | 32.9% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 1 | 30.5% | |||||
| Battleground Republican | 3 | 29.7% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 2 | 6.9% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 5 | 63.4% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 5 | 36.6% | |||||
Historical voting trends
New Hampshire presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 14 Democratic wins
- 18 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in New Hampshire.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of New Hampshire
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in New Hampshire.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of New Hampshire's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New Hampshire | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in New Hampshire's top three state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Kelly Ayotte |
| Secretary of State | David Scanlan |
| Attorney General | John Formella |
State legislature
New Hampshire State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 8 | |
| Republican Party | 16 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | |
New Hampshire House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 177 | |
| Republican Party | 218 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 4 | |
| Total | 400 | |
Trifecta control
New Hampshire Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R |
The table below details demographic data in New Hampshire and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for New Hampshire | ||
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| New Hampshire | United States | |
| Population | 1,377,529 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 8,953 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 88.9% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 1.5% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 2.6% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 1.3% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 5.5% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.5% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 94.1% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 39.8% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $95,628 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 7.2% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State profile
| Demographic data for New Hampshire | ||
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| New Hampshire | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,330,111 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 8,953 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 93.7% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.3% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.2% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 92.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 34.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $66,779 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Hampshire. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
New Hampshire voted for the Democratic candidate in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in New Hampshire, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[2]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Hampshire had one Retained Pivot County and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 0.55 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
