The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the

governor of New Hampshire The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of New Hampshire. The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Verm ...

. Incumbent

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Governor

Chris Sununu Christopher Thomas Sununu ( ; born November 5, 1974) is an American politician and engineer who has served as the 82nd governor of New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Sununu was a member of the New Hampshire Executive Coun ...

was re-elected to a third two-year term in office, defeating his opponent Dan Feltes, the Majority Leader of the Senate. Nine governors ran for re-election in this cycle and all nine were re-elected. Sununu's win marked the first time since

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that a Republican was elected to a third term as governor, in which his father, John H. Sununu was reelected for his third and final term. The elder Sununu chose not to seek reelection in 1988, instead becoming George H.W. Bush's chief of staff in 1989. Sununu became the first person ever to get more than half a million votes in a New Hampshire gubernatorial election, making him the top vote-getter in the history of statewide elections in the state.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent

Governor of New Hampshire The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of New Hampshire. The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Verm ...

Eliminated in primary

*Karen Testerman, Franklin city councilor *Nobody, activist formerly known as Rich Paul

Declined

Kelly Ayotte Kelly Ann Ayotte ( ; born June 27, 1968) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Ayotte served as New Hampshire Attorney General from ...

, former U.S. Senator * Frank Edelblut, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education and candidate for governor in

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* Chuck Morse, minority leader of the

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Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Dan Feltes, majority leader of the

Eliminated in primary

* Andru Volinsky, member of the

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Declined

* Joyce Craig, mayor of

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* Molly Kelly, former state senator and nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in

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Steve Marchand Steve Marchand (born January 10, 1974) is an American politician. He served as the mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from 2006 to 2008. He is the principal of SRM Consulting, a public affairs and strategic communications firm. Prior to that, he ...

, former mayor of

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and candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in

and

Mindi Messmer Mindi Messmer is an American environmental and public health scientist and author of ''Female Disruptors; Stories of Mighty Female Scientists.'' She served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2016 to 2018, representing ...

, former state representative and candidate for

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(running for Executive Council)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

* Darryl W. Perry, author and candidate for U.S. president in

Independent

Did not qualify for the ballot

* Bill Fortune

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

;with Andru Volinsky

Results

;Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican * Cheshire (largest municipality: Keene) * Grafton (largest municipality:

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) * Strafford (largest municipality: Dover)

Notes

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) * ;Official campaign websites
Dan Feltes (D) for Governor

Darryl W. Perry (L) for Governor

Chris Sununu (R) for Governor
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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

Independent

Did not qualify for the ballot

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

See also

Notes

References

External links