2026 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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The 2026 United States Senate election in New Hampshire will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of New Hampshire. Incumbent three-term Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who was re-elected in 2020, is running for re-election to a fourth term in office.
Background
[edit]New Hampshire is considered to be a slightly to moderately blue state at the federal level, with Kamala Harris carrying the state by roughly 3 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election. Democrats also control both U.S. Senate seats and both seats in New Hampshire's U.S. House congressional delegation. However, Republicans control the governorship, the state legislature, and a majority in the executive council.[1][2]
Shaheen was first elected in 2008 defeating then-incumbent senator John Sununu and was re-elected in 2014 and 2020.[3]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Filed paperwork
[edit]- Jeanne Shaheen, former three-term Governor of New Hampshire and incumbent U.S. Senator (2009–present)[4]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Publicly expressed interest
[edit]- Scott Brown, former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2017–2020), former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2010–2013), and nominee for this seat in 2014[5][6]
- Chris Sununu, governor of New Hampshire (2017–2025)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Hampshire keeps all-Democratic delegation with Pappas, Goodlander wins in US House races". AP News. November 5, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "NH Republicans claim big State House wins and strengthen majorities in House and Senate". New Hampshire Public Radio. November 6, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Castronuovo, Celine (November 4, 2020). "Shaheen wins reelection in New Hampshire". The Hill. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ DiStaso, John (November 19, 2020). "NH Primary Source: They're running again: Shaheen, Pappas file candidacies, reelection committees". WMUR. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Steinhauser, Paul (May 23, 2023). "Former Sen. Scott Brown hosts 2024 GOP presidential contenders in NH as he mulls another Senate run in 2026". www.foxnews.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "On the trail: 2026 starts to come into focus". Concord Monitor. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ Steinhauser, Paul (July 12, 2024). "On the trail: Sununu says NH is going to be 'a coin toss'". Concord Monitor. Retrieved November 15, 2024.