New Hampshire Senate 2026

Who is running

8 candidates have filed

Democrats

4 of 4

Chris Pappas (D)

Open seat

$13.37Mraised $442Kagainst them

Jeanne Shaheen (D)

Incumbent

$2.67Mraised Noneagainst them

Karishma Manzur (D)

Open seat

$207Kraised $6Kagainst them

Jared Sullivan (D)

Candidate

$100Kraised Noneagainst them

Republicans

4 of 4

John Sununu (R)

Open seat

$3.66Mraised Noneagainst them

Scott Brown (R)

Open seat

$1.94Mraised Noneagainst them

Dan Innis (R)

Open seat

$49Kraised Noneagainst them

Chuck Morse (R)

Open seat

$9Kraised Noneagainst them

The money

FEC, through the most recent reports

Raised, whole field: $24.90M
Outside spending: $4.06M
Against Democrats: $1.22M
For Democrats: $2.84M

Polling

12 polls of the current matchup

Average of the last three non-partisan polls

Pappas 46.0 Sununu 42.3 D+3.7

Pollster	Dates	Sample	Pappas	Sununu	Margin
University of New Hampshire	Aug 24	1,878 LV	43.0	45.0	R+2
Saint Anselm College	Aug 18	1,411 LV	48.0	41.0	D+7
Peak Insights (R)Partisan	Jun 27	500 LV	43.0	42.0	D+1
Saint Anselm College	Jun 25	1,614 RV	47.0	41.0	D+6
University of New Hampshire	Jun 23	2,232 LV	47.0	44.0	D+3
University of New Hampshire	Apr 21	1,295 LV	49.0	42.0	D+7
Emerson College	Mar 23	1,000 LV	45.0	44.0	D+1
Saint Anselm College	Mar 18	1,491 RV	46.0	43.0	D+3
yes. every kid.	Jan 29	563 LV	45.0	41.0	D+4
University of New Hampshire	Jan 19	2,053 LV	50.0	45.0	D+5
NHJournal/Praecones Analytica	Dec 28	603 RV	42.0	36.0	D+6
Guidant Polling and Strategy (R)Partisan	Dec 11	600 LV	47.0	44.0	D+3

Partisan polls are sponsored by a campaign, party or aligned group and are marked. They are shown because they are part of the record, not because they carry the same weight.

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