New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire · Statewide · General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Candidates on the November 3 ballot
Certified candidates
- Kelly Ayotte RepublicanIncumbent
- Cinde Warmington Democratic
- Stephen Villee Libertarian
Certified candidate list from Candidate Alerts, as of 2026-09-24, based on New Hampshire Secretary of State; New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division. Includes candidates the database marks as on the November 3 ballot. Incumbent tags here follow the database.
Past election results
Demographics
2020 Census demographics by district are not yet published in this data set.
0 of 324 precincts are above 50%, and 0 are above 25%. Source: Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year block groups, allocated to current precinct shapes by area.
Poll status
Map
Statewide race. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (cb_2024_us_state_20m).
County map: past elections and demographics
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Precinct-level maps and tables are on the U.S. House district pages.
County results (10 counties)
| County | 2024 President | 2022 Governor | 2020 President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | Votes | Margin | Votes | Margin | Votes | |
| Belknap | R+13.0 | 40,676 | R+36.6 | 30,247 | R+10.4 | 38,391 |
| Carroll | R+1.7 | 34,658 | R+23.0 | 27,108 | D+1.5 | 33,221 |
| Cheshire | D+9.9 | 45,389 | D+1.1 | 33,808 | D+17.2 | 44,220 |
| Coos | R+13.7 | 17,322 | R+31.8 | 12,777 | R+5.9 | 16,515 |
| Grafton | D+19.8 | 55,895 | D+2.5 | 42,463 | D+24.6 | 53,966 |
| Hillsborough | D+2.9 | 234,440 | R+17.5 | 171,483 | D+7.7 | 230,941 |
| Merrimack | D+5.2 | 92,978 | R+11.1 | 70,419 | D+9.8 | 89,805 |
| Rockingham | R+2.4 | 202,922 | R+21.0 | 153,648 | D+2.1 | 198,798 |
| Strafford | D+12.0 | 76,688 | R+4.6 | 56,378 | D+15.3 | 73,596 |
| Sullivan | R+0.7 | 25,221 | R+18.1 | 19,091 | D+3.6 | 24,380 |
2024 President (Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz vs. Donald J. Trump and JD Vance). Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, general election results workbooks (Summary By Counties sheet). Official, New Hampshire Secretary of State general election results (county summary).
2022 Governor (Tom Sherman vs. Chris Sununu). Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, general election results workbooks (Summary By Counties sheet). Official, New Hampshire Secretary of State general election results (county summary).
2020 President (Biden and Harris vs. Trump and Pence). Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, general election results workbooks (Summary By Counties sheet). Official, New Hampshire Secretary of State general election results (county summary).
County demographics
| County | Population | Voting-age pop. | % White non-Hisp. | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian | Median income* | % Bachelor's+ | % 18-29 (of adults) | % 65+ | % Homeowners | % Below poverty | % Spanish at home (adults) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | 1,391,644 | 1,137,728 | 86.9% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 2.6% | $106k | 40.7% | 18.1% | 20.1% | 72.8% | 7.2% | 2.6% |
| Belknap | 64,708 | 53,491 | 92.7% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 1.1% | $94k | 33.5% | 14.3% | 23.9% | 80.1% | 8.5% | 1.0% |
| Carroll | 51,731 | 44,113 | 94.0% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | $89k | 38.6% | 11.9% | 30.9% | 83.3% | 7.6% | 1.5% |
| Cheshire | 76,873 | 63,180 | 91.5% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | $85k | 35.5% | 18.8% | 22.4% | 72.8% | 8.7% | 1.1% |
| Coos | 31,080 | 26,098 | 92.0% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.1% | $61k | 20.1% | 13.3% | 26.1% | 74.3% | 13.2% | 1.7% |
| Grafton | 91,672 | 77,325 | 87.6% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 3.5% | $95k | 46.7% | 21.3% | 22.9% | 71.3% | 10.4% | 1.0% |
| Hillsborough | 425,200 | 341,739 | 80.1% | 8.5% | 2.2% | 4.3% | $113k | 41.5% | 18.7% | 17.3% | 67.5% | 6.7% | 5.1% |
| Merrimack | 156,032 | 127,385 | 90.1% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% | $102k | 38.9% | 18.5% | 19.9% | 73.4% | 7.6% | 1.6% |
| Rockingham | 318,554 | 259,668 | 89.5% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1.9% | $123k | 45.7% | 15.6% | 20.4% | 78.4% | 4.8% | 2.0% |
| Strafford | 132,169 | 108,840 | 87.6% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 2.7% | $96k | 39.3% | 25.6% | 17.1% | 67.1% | 8.7% | 1.3% |
| Sullivan | 43,625 | 35,890 | 91.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 0.3% | $85k | 30.3% | 14.4% | 23.5% | 75.4% | 10.1% | 0.8% |
Demographics are Census American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates for block groups, summed to counties. They describe the resident population, not registered or likely voters, and include non-citizens. ACS margins of error are not shown; small counties carry large error. Median income is a household-weighted average of block-group medians, an approximation.
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