Governor of New Hampshire

New Hampshire Governor
General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$144,483
2025 FY Budget:	$2,155,039
Term limits:	None
Structure
Length of term:	2 years
Authority:	New Hampshire Constitution, Article 41
Selection Method:	Elected
Current Officeholder
Governor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu Republican Party Assumed office: 2017-01-05
Elections
Next election:	November 5, 2024
Last election:	November 8, 2022
Other New Hampshire Executive Offices
Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Director of Fish & Game • Public Utilities Commission

The Governor of the State of New Hampshire is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest state office in New Hampshire. The governor is popularly elected every two years by a plurality and has no term limit.^[1]

New Hampshire has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.

New Hampshire has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives, New Hampshire State Senate, New Hampshire General Court

Current officer

The current governor of New Hampshire is Chris Sununu (R).^[2] He won election to the position on November 8, 2016, and was sworn into office on January 5, 2017.^[3]

Authority

The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Articles 41-59, Executive Power.

Under Article 41:

Qualifications

State Executives
Current Governors
Gubernatorial Elections
2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014
Current Lt. Governors
Lt. Governor Elections
2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014

Candidates for governor must:

• be at least 30 years old
• have been a resident of New Hampshire for at least seven years on the day of the election^[1]

Elections

New Hampshire state government organizational chart

New Hampshire is one of only two states that elects governors biennially, that is, each even-numbered year. Legally, the gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the first Wednesday following the first Tuesday in the January following an election.

To win the governorship, a candidate must have a plurality of votes; if no candidate does, then the legislature shall convene and choose a winning candidate from the two highest vote receivers.^[1]

2024

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

The primary will occur on September 10, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Edmond LaPlante and Stephen Villee are running in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Edmond LaPlante (Constitution Party)
		Stephen Villee (L)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Joyce Craig, Jonathan Kiper, and Cinde Warmington are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate
		Joyce Craig
		Jonathan Kiper
		Cinde Warmington

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate
		Kelly Ayotte
		Shaun Fife
		Robert McClory
		Richard McMenamon II
		Chuck Morse
		Frank Staples

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2022

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Tom Sherman, Kelly Halldorson, and Karlyn Borysenko in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Sununu (R)	57.0	352,813
		Tom Sherman (D)	41.5	256,766
		Kelly Halldorson (L)	0.8	5,071
		Karlyn Borysenko (L)	0.4	2,772
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,713

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 619,135
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Tom Sherman advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Sherman	97.1	83,205
		Other/Write-in votes	2.9	2,503

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,708
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Sununu	78.5	113,443
		Karen Testerman	10.0	14,473
		Thaddeus Riley	7.7	11,107
		Julian Acciard	2.0	2,906
		Jay Lewis	0.9	1,318
		Richard McMenamon II	0.6	817
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	374

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 144,438
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2020

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2020

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Dan Feltes and Darryl Perry in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Sununu (R)	65.1	516,609
		Dan Feltes (D)	33.4	264,639
		Darryl Perry (L)	1.4	11,329
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	683

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 793,260
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Dan Feltes defeated Andru Volinsky in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Feltes	52.3	72,318
		Andru Volinsky	47.4	65,455
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	446

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 138,219
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Karen Testerman and Nobody in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Sununu	89.8	130,703
		Karen Testerman	9.3	13,589
		Nobody	0.9	1,239
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	95

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 145,626
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2018

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Molly Kelly and Jilletta Jarvis in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Sununu (R)	52.8	302,764
		Molly Kelly (D)	45.8	262,359
		Jilletta Jarvis (L)	1.4	8,197

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 573,320
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Molly Kelly defeated Steve Marchand in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Kelly	66.0	80,599
		Steve Marchand	34.0	41,612

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 122,211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Sununu	100.0	91,025

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Jilletta Jarvis defeated Aaron Day in the Libertarian primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jilletta Jarvis	54.2	576
		Aaron Day	45.8	487

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,063
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2016

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2016

The general election for governor was held on November 8, 2016.

General election

Chris Sununu defeated Colin Van Ostern and Max Abramson in the New Hampshire governor election.

New Hampshire Governor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chris Sununu	49%	354,040
	Democratic	Colin Van Ostern	46.7%	337,589
	Libertarian	Max Abramson	4.3%	31,243
Total Votes				722,872
Source: The New York Times

Primary elections

Colin Van Ostern defeated Steve Marchand, Mark Connolly , Ian Freeman and Derek Dextraze in the New Hampshire Democratic primary for governor.

New Hampshire Democratic primary for governor, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Colin Van Ostern	51.99%	37,694
Steve Marchand	25.29%	18,338
Mark Connolly	20.47%	14,839
Ian Freeman	1.47%	1,069
Derek Dextraze	0.77%	557
Total Votes (300 of 300 precincts reporting)		72,497
Source: AP

Chris Sununu defeated Frank Edelblut, Ted Gatsas, Jeanie Forrester and Jon Lavoie in the New Hampshire Republican primary for governor.

New Hampshire Republican primary for governor, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chris Sununu	30.68%	34,137
Frank Edelblut	29.79%	33,149
Ted Gatsas	20.53%	22,840
Jeanie Forrester	17.72%	19,716
Jon Lavoie	1.28%	1,429
Total Votes (300 of 300 precincts reporting)		111,271
Source: AP

2014

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2014

Governor of New Hampshire, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Maggie Hassan Incumbent	52.5%	254,659
	Republican	Walter Havenstein	47.3%	229,596
	Nonpartisan	Scattering	0.2%	907
Total Votes				485,162
Election results via New Hampshire Secretary of State

Term limits

See also: States with gubernatorial term limits

New Hampshire governors do not face any term limits.^[1]

Partisan composition

The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of New Hampshire governors from 1992 to 2013.

Full history

To view the electoral history dating back to 2000 for the office of Governor of New Hampshire, click [show] to expand the section.

2012 See also: New Hampshire state executive official elections, 2012 On November 6, 2012, Maggie Hassan won election to the office of Governor of New Hampshire. She defeated Ovide Lamontagne and John Babiarz in the general election. Governor of New Hampshire, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Maggie Hassan 54.6% 378,934      Republican Ovide Lamontagne 42.5% 295,024      Libertarian John Babiars 2.8% 19,251      N/A Other 0.1% 666 Total Votes 693,875 Election results via New Hampshire Office of the Secretary of State. 2010 On November 2, 2010, John Lynch won re-election to the office of Governor of New Hampshire. He defeated John Stephen and John Babiarz in the general election. Governor of New Hampshire, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic John Lynch Incumbent 52.6% 240,346      Republican John Stephen 45% 205,626      Libertarian John Babiarz 2.2% 10,089      N/A Other 0.1% 685 Total Votes 456,746 Election results via New Hampshire Office of the Secretary of State. 2008 On November 4, 2008, John Lynch won re-election to the office of Governor of New Hampshire. He defeated Joseph Kenney and Susan Newell in the general election. Governor of New Hampshire, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic John Lynch Incumbent 70.2% 479,042      Republican Joseph Kenney 27.6% 188,555      Libertarian Susan Newell 2.2% 14,987 Total Votes 682,584 Election results via New Hampshire Office of the Secretary of State. 2006 On November 7, 2006, John Lynch won re-election to the office of Governor of New Hampshire. He defeated James Coburn and Richard Kahn in the general election. Governor of New Hampshire, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic John Lynch Incumbent 74% 298,761      Republican James Coburn 25.8% 104,288      Libertarian Richard Kahn 0.1% 323      N/A Other 0.1% 308 Total Votes 403,680 Election results via New Hampshire Office of the Secretary of State. 2004 On November 2, 2004, John Lynch won election to the office of Governor of New Hampshire. He defeated Craig Benson in the general election. Governor of New Hampshire, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic John Lynch 51.1% 340,299      Republican Craig Benson Incumbent 48.9% 325,981 Total Votes 666,280 Election results via New Hampshire Office of the Secretary of State. 2002 On November 5, 2002, Craig Benson won election to the office of Governor of New Hampshire. He defeated Mark Fernald and John Babiarz in the general election. Governor of New Hampshire, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Craig Benson 58.6% 259,663      Democratic Mark Fernald 38.2% 169,277      Libertarian John Babiarz 2.9% 13,028      N/A Other 0.2% 1,008 Total Votes 442,976 Election results via New Hampshire Office of the Secretary of State. 2000 On November 7, 2000, Jeanne Shaheen won re-election to the office of Governor of New Hampshire. She defeated Gordon Humphrey, Mary Brown, and John Babiarz in the general election. Governor of New Hampshire, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jeanne Shaheen Incumbent 48.7% 275,038      Republican Gordon Humphrey 43.8% 246,952      Independent Mary Brown 6.4% 35,904      Libertarian John Babiarz 1.1% 6,446 Total Votes 564,340 Election results via New Hampshire Office of the Secretary of State.

Vacancies

See also: How gubernatorial vacancies are filled

Details of vacancy appointments are addressed under Executive Power, Section 49 and 49a.

The state of New Hampshire lacks an office of the lieutenant governor, making the President of the Senate the first officer in the line of succession. At any time he or she is mentally or physically unable to discharge the office, he or she shall notify the secretary of state and the senate president in writing. By notifying the same two officers again, he or she shall resume the office.

The attorney general and a majority of the Executive Council may, when they believe the governor is mentally or physically unfit to serve but is unable or unwilling to take an absence from the office, petition the New Hampshire Supreme Court for a declaratory judgment. The justices of the court shall hear the petition and shall also be in charge of considering a petition to consider declaring the governor able to resume her or his duties.

If, either by written declaration or court judgment, the governor has been absent for six months, the General Court may, by concurrent resolution, declare the office vacant. Similarly, if a governor-elect fails to take office for any reason other than death or resignation, the court may declare the office vacant six months after the inauguration date.

Whatever the reason for the vacancy, if more than one year remains in the current term, a special election shall be held.

After the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the secretary of state and the state treasurer are next in the line of succession.

Whoever is filling the office shall have the title of "acting governor" and shall have the full powers of the office. She or he receives compensation equal to that of an elected governor and takes no additional oath of office. The acting governor does not resign the office she or he was elected to and is instead suspended from those duties while serving as governor.

Duties

Unlike in many other states in which Executive Councils are merely advisory, the Executive Council of New Hampshire has a strong check on the governor's power. The five-member Executive Council has a veto over many actions of the governor. Under Article 47, both the governor and the council "have a negative" on one another.

Together, the governor and Executive Council approve contracts with a value of $5,000 or more, approve pardons, and appoint the directors and commissioners, judges, the attorney general, and officers in the National Guard.

The governor has the sole power to veto bills, subject to a two-thirds legislative override, and to command the state National Guard.^[1]

Other duties and privileges of the office include:

• Adjourning the legislature when the two chambers cannot agree to do so, prolonging and convening the legislature for extraordinary reasons (for no more than 90 days), and moving the meeting place of the legislature

• Making all appointments for "judicial officers, the attorney general, and all officers of the navy, and general and field officers of the militia" with the approval of the General Court.

• Granting pardons (not including impeachment)

• Granting a warrant, subject to approval from the Council, before the Treasury may issue funds.^[1]

Divisions

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State budget

Role in state budget

See also: New Hampshire state budget and finances

The state operates on a biennial budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:^[4]

1. Budget instructions are sent to state agencies in August.
2. State agencies submit their requests by October 1.
3. Public hearings are held in November.
4. The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the New Hampshire State Legislature by February 15.
5. The legislature adopts a budget in May. A simple majority is required to pass a budget.
6. The biennial budget cycle begins in July.

New Hampshire is one of six states in which the governor cannot exercise line item veto authority.^[4][5]

In New Hampshire, the governor is required by statute to submit a balanced budget. In turn, the legislature is required to pass a balanced budget.^[4]

Governor's office budget

The budget for the governor's office in Fiscal Year 2025 was $2,155,039.^[6]

Compensation

See also: Comparison of gubernatorial salaries and Compensation of state executive officers

See statutes: NH Rev Stat § 94:1-a

Under Article 58 of the New Hampshire Constitution, the governor's salary is legally fixed and may not be raised or decreased effective during the current term. The compensation for governor, secretary of state, and attorney general, amongst other public officers, are set under NH Code 94:1a.^[7]

New Hampshire Constitution, Article 58

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $144,483, according to the Council of State Governments.^[8]

2021

In 2021, the governor received a salary of $143,704, according to the Council of State Governments.^[9]

2020

In 2020, the governor's salary was $134,581, according to the Council of State Governments.^[10]

2019

In 2019, the governor's salary was $134,581, according to the Council of State Governments.^[11]

2018

In 2018, the governor's salary was $127,443, according to the Council of State Governments.^[12]

2017

In 2017, the governor's salary was $127,443, according to the Council of State Governments.^[13]

2016

In 2016, the governor's salary was increased to $127,443, according to the Council of State Governments.^[14]

2015

In 2015, the governor received a salary of $121,896, according to the Council of State Governments.^[15]

2014

In 2014, the governor received a salary of $121,896, according to the Council of State Governments.^[16]

2013

In 2013, the governor's salary remained in $113,834.^[17]

2012

In 2012, the governor received a salary of $113,834, according to the Council of State Governments.^[18]

History

Partisan balance 1992-2013

See also: Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States and Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, New Hampshire

Partisan breakdown of the New Hampshire governorship from 1992-2013

From 1992-2013, in New Hampshire there were Democratic governors in office for 15 years, including the last nine, while there were Republican governors in office for seven years.

Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82%) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27%) from 1992 to 2013.

Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.

The chart below shows the partisan composition of the Office of the Governor of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire State Senate and the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1992 to 2013.

SQLI and partisanship

The chart below depicts the partisanship of the New Hampshire state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied. For the SQLI, the states were ranked from 1-50, with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. New Hampshire experienced both Democratic and Republican trifectas during the years of the study. Two Republican trifectas occurred in the first years of the study, from 1992-1996 and from 2003-2004. The state then shifted and had a Democratic trifecta from 2007-2010. New Hampshire ranked high in the SQLI, finishing in the top-10 every year of the study, and in 1st over half of the years of the study. The state finished 1st during both Democratic and Republican trifectas as well as during years of divided government. Its lowest rankings occurred in the last two years of the study, when the government was divided.

• SQLI average with Democratic trifecta: 2.00
• SQLI average with Republican trifecta: 1.71
• SQLI average with divided government: 2.20

Chart displaying the partisanship of the New Hampshire government from 1992-2013 and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI).

Historical officeholders

Provincial Executives

There were 20 Provincial Executives of New Hampshire between 1680 and 1775.^[19]

Revolutionary Executive

Matthew Thornton was the Revolutionary Executive of New Hampshire from 1775 to 1776.^[19]

President of New Hampshire

From 1784 to until a constitutional amendment in 1792, the "supreme executive magistrate" of New Hampshire was called the President.^[1] During this time, there were seven Presidents.^[19][20]

Governor of New Hampshire

The title of the "supreme executive magistrate" of New Hampshire changed from President to Governor by constitutional amendment in 1792.^[1] There have been 82 Governors of New Hampshire since 1792. Of the 82 officeholders, 50 were Republican, 20 were Democrats, seven were Democratic-Republican, two were Federalist, one was Know Nothing, one was Whig, and one was a National Republican.^[19][20]

List of officeholders from 1792-present
#	Name	Tenure	Party
1	Josiah Bartlett[22]	1790 - 1794	Democratic-Republican
2	John Taylor Gilman	1794 - 1805	Federalist
3	John Langdon	1805 - 1809	Democratic-Republican
4	Jeremiah Smith	1809 - 1810	Federalist
3	John Langdon	1810-1812	Democratic-Republican
5	William Plumer	1812 - 1813	Democratic-Republican
2	John Taylor Gilman	1813 - 1816	Federalist
5	William Plumer	1816 - 1819	Democratic-Republican
6	Samuel Bell	1819 - 1823	Democratic-Republican
7	Levi Woodbury	1823 - 1824	Democratic-Republican
8	David Lawrence Morril	1824 - 1827	Democratic-Republican
9	Benjamin Pierce	1827 - 1828	Democratic-Republican
10	John Bell	1828 - 1829	National Republican
9	Benjamin Pierce	1829 - 1830	Democratic-Republican
11	Matthew Harvey	1830 - 1831	Democratic
12	Joseph Morrill Harper	1831 - 1831	Democratic
13	Samuel Dinsmoor	1831 - 1834	Democratic
14	William Badger	1834 - 1836	Democratic
15	Isaac Hill	1836 - 1839	Democratic
16	John Page	1839 - 1842	Democratic
17	Henry Hubbard	1842 - 1844	Democratic
18	John Hardy Steele	1844 - 1846	Democratic
19	Anthony Colby	1846 - 1847	Whig
20	Jared Warner Williams	1847 - 1849	Democratic
21	Samuel Dinsmoor	1849 - 1852	Democratic
22	Noah Martin	1852 - 1854	Democratic
23	Nathaniel Bradley Baker	1854 - 1855	Democratic
24	Ralph Metcalf	1855 - 1857	Know-Nothing
25	William Haile	1857 - 1859	Republican
26	Icabod Goodwin	1859 - 1861	Republican
27	Nathaniel Springer Berry	1861 - 1863	Republican
28	Joseph Albree Gilmore	1863 - 1865	Republican
29	Frederick Smyth	1865 - 1867	Republican
30	Walter Harriman	1867 - 1869	Republican
31	Onslow Stearns	1869 - 1871	Republican
32	James Adams Weston	1871 - 1872	Democratic
33	Ezekiel Albert Straw	1872 - 1874	Republican
32	James Adams Weston	1874 - 1875	Democratic
34	Person Colby Cheney	1875 - 1877	Republican
35	Benjamin Franklin Prescott	1877 - 1879	Republican
36	Nathaniel Head	1879 - 1881	Republican
37	Charles Henry Bell	1881 - 1883	Republican
38	Samuel Whitney Hale	1883 - 1885	Republican
39	Moody Currier	1885 - 1887	Republican
40	Charles Henry Sawyer	1887 - 1889	Republican
41	David Harvey Goodell	1889 - 1891	Republican
42	Hiram Americus Tuttle	1891 - 1893	Republican
43	John Butler Smith	1893 - 1895	Republican
44	Charles Albert Busiel	1895 - 1897	Republican
45	George Ramsdell	1897 - 1899	Republican
46	Frank West Rollins	1899 - 1901	Republican
47	Chester Bradley Jordan	1901 - 1903	Republican
48	Nahum Josiah Bachelder	1903 - 1905	Republican
49	John McLane	1905 - 1907	Republican
50	Charles Miller Floyd	1907 - 1909	Republican
51	Henry Brewer Quinby	1909 - 1911	Republican
52	Robert Perkins Bass	1911 - 1913	Republican
53	Samuel Demeritt Felker	1913 - 1915	Democratic
54	Rolland Harty Spaulding	1915 - 1917	Republican
55	Henry Wilder Keyes	1917 - 1919	Republican
56	John Henry Bartlett	1919 - 1921	Republican
57	Albert Oscar Brown	1921 - 1923	Republican
58	Fred Herbert Brown	1923 - 1925	Democratic
59	John Gilbert Winant	1925 - 1927	Republican
60	Huntley Nowell Spaulding	1927 - 1929	Republican
61	Charles William Tobey	1929 - 1931	Republican
59	John Gilbert Winant	1931-1935	Republican
62	Henry Styles Bridges	1935 - 1937	Republican
63	Francis Parnell Murphy	1937 - 1941	Republican
64	Robert Oscar Blood	1941 - 1945	Republican
65	Charles Milby Dale	1945 - 1949	Republican
66	Llewelyn Sherman Adams	1949 - 1953	Republican
67	Hugh Gregg	1953 - 1955	Republican
68	Lane Dwinell	1955 - 1959	Republican
69	Wesley Powell	1959 - 1963	Republican
70	John William King	1963 - 1969	Democratic
71	Walter Peterson	1969 - 1973	Republican
72	Meldrim Thomson	1973 - 1979	Republican
73	Hugh J. Gallen	1979 - 1982	Democratic
74	Vesta M. Roy	1982 - 1983	Republican
75	John H. Sununu	1983 - 1989	Republican
76	Judd Gregg	1989 - 1993	Republican
77	Stephen Merrill	1993 - 1997	Republican
78	Jeanne Shaheen	1997 - 2003	Democratic
79	Craig Benson	2003 - 2005	Republican
80	John H. Lynch	2005 - 2013	Democratic
81	Margaret Hassan	2013 - 2017	Democratic
82	Chris Sununu	2017 - present	Republican

State profile

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in New Hampshire

New Hampshire voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in New Hampshire, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.^[23]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Hampshire had one Retained Pivot County and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 0.55 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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Contact information

Office of the Governor
State House
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-2121
Fax: (603) 271-7680

See also

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