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2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the governor of New Hampshire, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The primaries were held on September 13.
Incumbent Democratic governor Maggie Hassan was eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, but she instead successfully ran for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Kelly Ayotte. In the general election, Republican nominee Chris Sununu defeated Democrat Colin Van Ostern and Libertarian state representative Max Abramson to become the first Republican governor of New Hampshire elected since 2002. With a margin of 2.27%, this election was the second-closest race of the 2016 gubernatorial election cycle, behind only the election in North Carolina.
Governor Maggie Hassan, the incumbent from the Democratic Party, declined to run for reelection, choosing to seek a U.S. Senate seat instead. Both major parties had multiple declared candidates, leading to primary elections that were held September 13, 2016.
New Hampshire and Vermont are the only states in the country whose governors are elected every two years.
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Mark Connolly, former New Hampshire Deputy Secretary of State
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Derek Dextraze
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Ian Freeman, radio host
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Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth
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Colin Van Ostern, Executive Councilor
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Jackie Cilley, state representative, former state senator and candidate for governor in 2012
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Dan Feltes, state senator
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Maggie Hassan, incumbent governor (running for U.S. Senate)
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Andrew Hosmer, state senator
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Ann McLane Kuster, U.S. representative (running for re-election)
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Shawn O'Connor, businessman (running for NH-01)
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Chris Pappas, Executive Councilor
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Stefany Shaheen, Portsmouth City Councilor and daughter of U.S. senator Jeanne Shaheen
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Carol Shea-Porter, former U.S. representative (running for NH-01)
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Donna Soucy, state senator
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Mike Vlacich, campaign manager for Senator Shaheen
Results by county: Van Ostern .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Van Ostern—60–70% Van Ostern—50–60% Van Ostern—40–50% Van Ostern—30–40%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 37,696 | 51.99 | |
| Democratic | 18,338 | 25.29 | |
| Democratic | 14,840 | 20.47 | |
| Democratic | 1,069 | 1.47 | |
| Democratic | 557 | 0.77 | |
| 72,500 | 100.00 |
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Frank Edelblut, state representative
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Jeanie Forrester, state senator
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Ted Gatsas, Mayor of Manchester
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John Lavoie
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Chris Sununu, Executive Councilor, son of former governor John H. Sununu and brother of former U.S. senator John E. Sununu
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Jeb Bradley, Majority Leader of the State Senate and former U.S. representative
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Walt Havenstein, businessman and nominee for governor in 2014
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Donnalee Lozeau, Mayor of Nashua
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Chuck Morse, president of the State Senate
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Andy Sanborn, state senator
Results by county: Sununu Sununu—30–40% Sununu—<30% Edelblut Edelblut—30–40% Edelblut—40–50% Forrester Forrester—30–40% Forrester—40–50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 34,137 | 30.68 | |
| Republican | 33,149 | 29.79 | |
| Republican | 22,840 | 20.53 | |
| Republican | 19,716 | 17.72 | |
| Republican | 1,429 | 1.28 | |
| 111,271 | 100.00 |
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Max Abramson, state representative
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Mike Gill, businessman
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Jilletta Jarvis, training project manager
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Complete video of debate, October 26, 2016 - C-SPAN
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | August 12, 2016 |
| Daily Kos | Tossup | November 8, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Tossup | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | November 7, 2016 |
| Real Clear Politics | Tossup | November 1, 2016 |
| Governing | Tossup | October 27, 2016 |
Aggregate polls
| Source of pollaggregation | Datesadministered | Datesupdated | ColinVan Ostern (D) | ChrisSununu (R) | Other/Undecided | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Clear Politics | October 28 – November 6, 2016 | November 6, 2016 | 43.2% | 44.4% | 12.4% | Sununu +1.2% |
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Margin oferror | ColinVan Ostern (D) | ChrisSununu (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 696 | ± 4.6% | 55% | 42% | — | 3% |
| WMUR/UNH | November 3–6, 2016 | 707 | ± 3.7% | 48% | 37% | 2% | 13% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 31–Nov 6, 2016 | 672 | ± 4.6% | 56% | 41% | — | 3% |
| WMUR/UNH | November 2–5, 2016 | 645 | ± 3.7% | 47% | 38% | 3% | 12% |
| WMUR/UNH | November 1–4, 2016 | 588 | ± 3.7% | 47% | 37% | 2% | 14% |
| WMUR/UNH | Oct 31–Nov 3, 2016 | 515 | ± 3.7% | 47% | 37% | 2% | 14% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 28–Nov 3, 2016 | 672 | ± 4.6% | 54% | 42% | — | 4% |
| Suffolk University | Oct 31–Nov 2, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 37% | 41% | 6% | 15% |
| American Research Group | Oct 31–Nov 2, 2016 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 44% | 48% | 2% | 6% |
| WMUR/UNH | Oct 30–Nov 2, 2016 | 466 | ± 3.7% | 46% | 38% | 2% | 14% |
| WBUR/MassINC | Oct 29–Nov 1, 2016 | 500 LV | ± 4.4% | 44% | 49% | 1% | 5% |
| 43% | 45% | <1% | 10% | ||||
| UMass Lowell/7News | Oct 28–Nov 2, 2016 | 695 LV | ± 4.3% | 43% | 47% | 5% | 4% |
| 901 RV | ± 3.8% | 41% | 45% | 5% | 8% | ||
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 27–Nov 2, 2016 | 658 | ± 4.6% | 54% | 42% | — | 4% |
| Public Policy Polling | Oct 31–Nov 1, 2016 | 781 | ± 3.5% | 47% | 44% | — | 9% |
| WMUR/UNH | Oct 29–Nov 1, 2016 | 468 | ± 3.7% | 43% | 40% | 3% | 14% |
| WBUR/MassINC | Oct 29–Nov 1, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 44% | 49% | 1% | 5% |
| 43% | 45% | — | 10% | ||||
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 26–Nov 1, 2016 | 635 | ± 4.6% | 53% | 43% | — | 4% |
| WMUR/UNH | October 28–31, 2016 | 513 | ± 3.7% | 44% | 40% | 2% | 14% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 659 | ± 4.6% | 53% | 43% | — | 4% |
| WMUR/UNH | October 27–30, 2016 | 463 | ± 3.7% | 43% | 40% | 2% | 14% |
| WMUR/UNH | October 26–30, 2016 | 641 | ± 3.9% | 43% | 40% | 2% | 14% |
| WMUR/UNH | October 26–29, 2016 | 516 | ± 3.7% | 42% | 41% | 5% | 12% |
| NH Journal | October 26–28, 2016 | 408 | ± 4.2% | 42% | 45% | 2% | 11% |
| Monmouth University | October 22–25, 2016 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 48% | 43% | 4% | 5% |
| NBC/WSJ/Marist | October 20–24, 2016 | 768 LV | ± 3.5% | 47% | 46% | 2% | 4% |
| 1,020 RV | ± 3.1% | 47% | 46% | 2% | 5% | ||
| UMass Amherst/WBZ | October 17–21, 2016 | 772 | ± 4.5% | 44% | 43% | 6% | 7% |
| 42% | 39% | 5% | 14% | ||||
| WMUR/UNH | October 11–17, 2016 | 770 | ± 3.5% | 44% | 38% | 4% | 15% |
| Washington Post/SurveyMonkey | October 8–16, 2016 | 569 | ± 0.5% | 53% | 43% | — | 4% |
| WBUR/MassINC | October 10–12, 2016 | 501 | ± 4.4% | 47% | 44% | 2% | 8% |
| 41% | 41% | 2% | 15% | ||||
| 7News/UMass Lowell | October 7–11, 2016 | 517 | ± 4.9% | 39% | 41% | 6% | 13% |
| Suffolk University | October 3–5, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36% | 40% | 2% | 20% |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner - Save the Children Action Network | Sept 29–Oct 4, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.3% | 44% | 44% | 6% | 6% |
| WBUR/MassINC | September 27–29, 2016 | 502 | ± 4.4% | 44% | 47% | 2% | 7% |
| 41% | 44% | 2% | 11% | ||||
| American Research Group | September 20–25, 2016 | 522 | ± 4.2% | 44% | 45% | 1% | 10% |
| Monmouth University | September 17–20, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 43% | 49% | 1% | 7% |
| Public Policy Polling | January 4–6, 2016 | 1,036 | ± 3.0% | 35% | 39% | — | 26% |
| Public Policy Polling | November 30–December 2, 2015 | 990 | ± 3.1% | 34% | 40% | — | 25% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 16–18, 2015 | 880 | ± 3.3% | 34% | 41% | — | 25% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 21–24, 2015 | 841 | ± 3.4% | 32% | 39% | — | 29% |
| WMUR/UNH | July 7–20, 2015 | 472 | ± 4.5% | 26% | 36% | — | 37% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 9–13, 2015 | 747 | ± 3.6% | 34% | 37% | — | 29% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
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| Republican | 354,040 | 48.84% | +1.41% | |
| Democratic | 337,589 | 46.57% | −5.81% | |
| Libertarian | 31,243 | 4.31% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 1,991 | 0.28% | +0.09% | |
| 724,863 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Carroll (largest city: Conway)
- Coös (largest city: Berlin)
- Sullivan (largest city: Claremont)
Sununu won one of the two congressional districts, which elected a Democrat.
| District | Sununu | Van Ostern | Representative |
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| 50% | 45% | Carol Shea-Porter | |
| 47% | 48% | Annie Kuster |
- Chris Sununu (R) for Governor
- Colin Van Ostern (D) for Governor
- Max Abramson (L) for Governor
- Jilletta Jarvis (I) for Governor
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