NEW HAMPSHIRE

Your complete directory of New Hampshire candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): June 2026 Filing Deadline (Third Parties): September 2026 State Primary: September 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on March 12, 2025

GOVERNOR:
Kelly Ayotte (R)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Jeanne Shaheen (D)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Maggie Goodlander (D) - Congresswoman, Ex-Biden White House Aide & Attorney 
Annie Kuster (D) - Ex-Congresswoman & Attorney
Chris Pappas (D) - Congressman, Ex-Executive Councilor, Ex-State Rep & Ex-County Treasurer
Scott Brown (R) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-US Ambassador, Retired Army Colonel & '14 Nominee
Jack Franks (R) - Real Estate Developer
Lou Garguilo (R) - Hampton Falls Town Selectman, Ex-State Rep., Businessman & Army Veteran
Vikram Mansharamani (R) - Business Consultant, Investor, '24 US Rep Candidate & '22 Candidate
Matt Mowers (R) - Ex-Trump White House Aide, Ex-NH GOP Exec Dir & '20/'22 US Rep Candidate
Steve Stepanek (R) - Ex-State GOP Chair & Ex-State Rep.
Chris Sununu (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Executive Councilor, Ex-Ski Resort CEO & Engineer

Maggie Hassan (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Chris Pappas (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Donovan Fenton (D) - State Sen.
Maura Sullivan (D) - '18 Candidate
Cinde Warmington (D) - '24 Gov Candidate
Chris Bright (R) - '24 Candidate

District 2:
Maggie Goodlander (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of New Hampshire (C)
New Hampshire Democratic Party (D)
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (L)
New Hampshire Republican Party (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Amherst Citizen
Bedford Journal
Carriage Towne News
Claremont Eagle-Times
Concord Insider (Alternative)
Concord Monitor
Conway Daily Sun
The Dartmouth
Derry News
Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover)
Hollis - Brookline Journal
InDepthNH.org (NH Center for Public Interest Journalism)
Keene Sentinel
Keene State College Equinox
Laconia Daily Sun
Lawrence (MA) Eagle-Tribune
Londonderry Times
The Hippo Manchester (Alternative)
Merrimack Journal
Merrimack Valley Rumbo News (Spanish)
Merrimack Valley Voice
Milford Cabinet
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Nashua Telegraph
New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire Business Review
New Hampshire Union-Leader
NHJournal.com
NH Latino News
New Hampshire Gazette Portsmouth
Portsmouth Herald / SeacoastOnline.com
Valley News



New England Cable Network (NECN - NBC)
New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR)
WENH TV-11 (PBS - Durham)
WMUR TV-9 (ABC - Manchester)
WNEU TV-60 (Telemundo - Merrimack)