New Hampshire Governor Race

2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Full calendar and every race: New Hampshire primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
Kelly Ayotte
Party
Republican
Open Seat
No
Current Rating
No rating

These polls test pre-primary pairings. The primary is Tuesday, September 8, 2026; nominees are not locked. The PollingSource average is an average of those polls, not a forecast.

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Primary field — nominees are not locked until Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

Kelly Ayotte

Kelly Ayotte Incumbent

Republican

Shaun Fife

Republican

Jon Kiper

Independent

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Who is winning the 2026 New Hampshire governor's race?

The primary is Tuesday, September 8, 2026; nominees are not locked. Listed poll pairings are pre-primary tests, not a general-election matchup. There is no PollingSource average for a locked general pairing yet.

When is the 2026 New Hampshire governor's race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

First-term governor (2-year terms); seeking re-election

Race News

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