2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3,[1] 2020, to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu was re-elected to a third two-year term in office.[2] Sununu's win marked the first time since 1986 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.
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Sununu became the first person ever to get more than 500,000 votes in a New Hampshire gubernatorial election.
Republican primary
Nominee
- Chris Sununu, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire[3]
Eliminated in primary
Declined
- Kelly Ayotte, former U.S. Senator[6]
- Frank Edelblut, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education and candidate for governor in 2016[7]
- Chuck Morse, minority leader of the New Hampshire Senate[7]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Chris Sununu |
Karen Testerman |
Other | Undecided |
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University of New Hampshire | August 28 – September 1, 2020 | 703 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 82% | 15% | 1%[lower-alpha 2] | 2% |
Robocent/Free Keene | August 24, 2020 | 1,219 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 79% | 5% | – | 16%[lower-alpha 3] |
Saint Anselm College | August 15–17, 2020 | 475 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 82% | 7% | 3%[lower-alpha 4] | 8% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Sununu (incumbent) | 130,703 | 89.67% | |
Republican | Karen Testerman | 13,589 | 9.32% | |
Republican | Nobody | 1,239 | 0.85% | |
Democratic | Dan Feltes (write-in) | 133 | 0.09% | |
Democratic | Andru Volinsky (write-in) | 93 | 0.07% | |
Total votes | 145,757 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Dan Feltes, majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate[9]
Eliminated in primary
- Andru Volinsky, member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire[10]
Declined
- Joyce Craig, mayor of Manchester[11]
- Molly Kelly, former state senator and nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 2018[11][12]
- Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth and candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016 and 2018[11]
- Mindi Messmer, former state representative and candidate for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in 2018 (running for Executive Council)[13]
Endorsements
Dan Feltes
- Local and statewide politicians
- Douglas Ley, state House majority leader and state representative[14]
- Shannon Chandley, state senator[15]
- Martha Hennessey, state senator[15]
- Melanie Levesque, state senator[15]
- Cindy Rosenwald, state senator[15]
- Tom Sherman, state senator[15]
- David H. Watters, state senator[15]
- Chris Balch, state representative[16]
- Jennifer Bernet, state representative[16]
- Mel Myler, state representative[17]*David Huot, state representative[14]
- Charlie St. Clair, state representative[14]
- Anita Burroughs, state representative[14]
- Michael Abbott, state representative[14]
- Paul Berch, state representative[14]
- John Mann, state representative[14]
- Bruce Tatro, state representative[14]
- Edith Tucker, state representative[14]
- Bill Hatch, state representative[14]
- Timothy Egan, state representative[14]
- Susan M. Ford, state representative[14]
- Polly Campion, state representative[14]
- Garrett Muscatel, state representative[14]
- Mary Jane Mulligan, state representative[14]
- Sharon Nordgren, state representative[14]
- Susan Almy, state representative[14]
- Elaine French, state representative[14]
- Francesca Diggs, state representative[14]
- Marjorie Porter, state representative[14]
- Kermit Williams, state representative[14]
- David Woodbury, state representative[14]
- Jeff Goley, state representative[14]
- Diane Langley, state representative[14]
- Pat Long, state representative[14]
- Donald Buchard, state representative[14]
- Mary Heath, state representative[14]
- Heidi Hamer, state representative[14]
- Patricia Cornell, state representative[14]
- Willis Griffith, state representative[14]
- Ken Snow, state representative[14]
- Bob Backus, state representative[14]
- Nancy Murphy, state representative[14]
- Julie Radhakrishnan, state representative[14]
- Megan Murray, state representative[14]
- Joelle Martin, state representative[14]
- Bruce Cohen, state representative[14]
- Sue Newman, state representative[14]
- Ray Newman, state representative[14]
- Patricia Klee, state representative[14]
- Suzanne Vail, state representative[14]
- Ken N. Gidge, state representative[14]
- Fran Nutter-Upham, state representative[14]
- Laura Telerski, state representative[14]
- Latha Mangipudi, state representative[14]
- Linda Harriott-Gathright, state representative[14]
- Jackie Chretien, state representative[14]
- Matt Wilhelm, state representative[14]
- Ken Wells, state representative[14]
- Karen Ebel, state representative[14]
- Beth Rodd, state representative[14]
- Clyde Carson, state representative[14]
- Howard Moffett, state representative[14]
- David Luneau, state representative[14]
- Beth Richards, state representative[14]
- Jim MacKay, state representative[14]
- Timothy Soucy, state representative[14]
- Mary Beth Walz, state representative[14]
- David Karrick, state representative[14]
- Liz McConnell, state representative[14]
- Skip Berrien, state representative[14]
- Debra Altschiller, state representative[14]
- Tom Loughman, state representative[14]
- Mike Edgar, state representative[14]
- Laura Pantelakos, state representative[14]
- Gerald Ward, state representative[14]
- Tamara Le, state representative[14]
- Patricia Lovejoy, state representative[14]
- Cassandra Levesque, state representative[14]
- Ken Vincent, state representative[14]
- Wendy Chase, state representative[14]
- Tom Southworth, state representative[14]
- Brian Sullivan, state representative[14]
- Labor unions
- Laborer's Union Locals 668, 976[18]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Dan Feltes |
Andru Volinsky |
Other | Undecided |
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University of New Hampshire | August 28 – September 1, 2020 | 839 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 36% | 38% | 4%[lower-alpha 5] | 22% |
Saint Anselm College | August 15–17, 2020 | 498 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 22% | 19% | 13%[lower-alpha 6] | 46% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Feltes | 72,318 | 50.90% | |
Democratic | Andru Volinsky | 65,455 | 46.06% | |
Republican | Chris Sununu (write-in) | 4,276 | 3.00% | |
Republican | Karen Testerman (write-in) | 39 | 0.03% | |
Republican | Nobody (write-in) | 6 | 0.01% | |
Total votes | 142,094 | 100.0% |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[23] | Safe R | October 23, 2020 |
Inside Elections[24] | Likely R | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25] | Likely R | October 8, 2020 |
Politico[26] | Lean R | September 9, 2020 |
Daily Kos[27] | Safe R | October 29, 2020 |
RCP[28] | Likely R | July 29, 2020 |
270towin[29] | Likely R | October 16, 2020 |
Endorsements
Dan Feltes (D)
- Local and statewide politicians
- Douglas Ley, state House majority leader and state representative[14]
- Shannon Chandley, state senator[15]
- Martha Hennessey, state senator[15]
- Melanie Levesque, state senator[15]
- Cindy Rosenwald, state senator[15]
- Tom Sherman, state senator[15]
- David H. Watters, state senator[15]
- Chris Balch, state representative[16]
- Jennifer Bernet, state representative[16]
- Mel Myler, state representative[17]*David Huot, state representative[14]
- Charlie St. Clair, state representative[14]
- Anita Burroughs, state representative[14]
- Michael Abbott, state representative[14]
- Paul Berch, state representative[14]
- John Mann, state representative[14]
- Bruce Tatro, state representative[14]
- Edith Tucker, state representative[14]
- Bill Hatch, state representative[14]
- Timothy Egan, state representative[14]
- Susan M. Ford, state representative[14]
- Polly Campion, state representative[14]
- Garrett Muscatel, state representative[14]
- Mary Jane Mulligan, state representative[14]
- Sharon Nordgren, state representative[14]
- Susan Almy, state representative[14]
- Elaine French, state representative[14]
- Francesca Diggs, state representative[14]
- Marjorie Porter, state representative[14]
- Kermit Williams, state representative[14]
- David Woodbury, state representative[14]
- Jeff Goley, state representative[14]
- Diane Langley, state representative[14]
- Pat Long, state representative[14]
- Donald Buchard, state representative[14]
- Mary Heath, state representative[14]
- Heidi Hamer, state representative[14]
- Patricia Cornell, state representative[14]
- Willis Griffith, state representative[14]
- Ken Snow, state representative[14]
- Bob Backus, state representative[14]
- Nancy Murphy, state representative[14]
- Julie Radhakrishnan, state representative[14]
- Megan Murray, state representative[14]
- Joelle Martin, state representative[14]
- Bruce Cohen, state representative[14]
- Sue Newman, state representative[14]
- Ray Newman, state representative[14]
- Patricia Klee, state representative[14]
- Suzanne Vail, state representative[14]
- Ken N. Gidge, state representative[14]
- Fran Nutter-Upham, state representative[14]
- Laura Telerski, state representative[14]
- Latha Mangipudi, state representative[14]
- Linda Harriott-Gathright, state representative[14]
- Jackie Chretien, state representative[14]
- Matt Wilhelm, state representative[14]
- Ken Wells, state representative[14]
- Karen Ebel, state representative[14]
- Beth Rodd, state representative[14]
- Clyde Carson, state representative[14]
- Howard Moffett, state representative[14]
- David Luneau, state representative[14]
- Beth Richards, state representative[14]
- Jim MacKay, state representative[14]
- Timothy Soucy, state representative[14]
- Mary Beth Walz, state representative[14]
- David Karrick, state representative[14]
- Liz McConnell, state representative[14]
- Skip Berrien, state representative[14]
- Debra Altschiller, state representative[14]
- Tom Loughman, state representative[14]
- Mike Edgar, state representative[14]
- Laura Pantelakos, state representative[14]
- Gerald Ward, state representative[14]
- Tamara Le, state representative[14]
- Patricia Lovejoy, state representative[14]
- Cassandra Levesque, state representative[14]
- Ken Vincent, state representative[14]
- Wendy Chase, state representative[14]
- Tom Southworth, state representative[14]
- Brian Sullivan, state representative[14]
Darryl W. Perry (L)
- politicians
- Ken Armstrong, 2020 Libertarian Candidate for President/Vice President[30]
- Caleb Q. Dyer,Former State Rep. and House Libertarian Caucus leader [30]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Chris Sununu (R) |
Dan Feltes (D) |
Other / Undecided |
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American Research Group | October 26–28, 2020 | 864 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 51% | 46% | 3%[lower-alpha 7] |
University of New Hampshire | October 24–28, 2020 | 1,889 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 60% | 36% | 3%[lower-alpha 8] |
Saint Anselm College | October 23–26, 2020 | 1,018 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 60% | 35% | 6%[lower-alpha 9] |
YouGov/UMass Amherst | October 16–26, 2020 | 757 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 59% | 36% | 5%[lower-alpha 10] |
University of New Hampshire | October 9–12, 2020 | 899 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 62% | 37% | 1%[lower-alpha 11] |
Suffolk University | October 8–12, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 55% | 31% | 14%[lower-alpha 12] |
Saint Anselm College | October 1–4, 2020 | 1,147 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 58% | 35% | 7%[lower-alpha 13] |
Emerson College | September 30 – October 1, 2020 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 55% | 40% | 5%[lower-alpha 14] |
American Research Group | September 25–28, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 52% | 44% | 4%[lower-alpha 15] |
University of New Hampshire | September 24–28, 2020 | 972 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 55% | 37% | 5%[lower-alpha 16] |
YouGov/UMass Lowell | September 17–25, 2020 | 657 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 60% | 34% | 7%[lower-alpha 17] |
University of New Hampshire | August 28 – September 1, 2020 | 1,889 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 57% | 33% | 9%[lower-alpha 18] |
University of New Hampshire | July 16–28, 2020 | 1,893 (LV) | ± 2.2% | 59% | 28% | 13%[lower-alpha 19] |
University of New Hampshire | June 18–22, 2020 | 932 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 62% | 23% | 15%[lower-alpha 20] |
We Ask America | June 13–15, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 59% | 20% | 21%[lower-alpha 21] |
University of New Hampshire | May 14–18, 2020 | 788 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 61% | 21% | 18%[lower-alpha 22] |
University of New Hampshire | February 19–25, 2020 | 576 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 56% | 27% | 18%[lower-alpha 23] |
Emerson College | September 6–9, 2019 | 1,041 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 53% | 37% | 10%[lower-alpha 24] |
Hypothetical polling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Chris Sununu (incumbent) | 516,609 | 65.12% | +12.34% | |
Democratic | Dan Feltes | 264,639 | 33.36% | -12.38% | |
Libertarian | Darryl W. Perry | 11,329 | 1.43% | 0.00% | |
Write-in | 683 | 0.09% | +0.04% | ||
Total votes | 793,260 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
See also
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - "Another candidate" with 1%
- Listed as "Nobody" - the answer respondents gave when asked towards which candidate they leaned
- "Someone else" with 3%
- "Another candidate" with 4%
- "Someone else" with 13%
- Perry (L) with 1%; Undecided with 2%
- Perry (L) with 2%; "Another candidate" with <1%; Undecided with 1%
- Perry (L) and "Someone else" with 1%; Undecided with 4%
- "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 4%
- Perry (L) with <1%; Undecided with 1%
- Perry (L) with 4%; "Refused" with 2%; "Other" with no voters; Undecided with 8%
- Perry (L) with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%; Undecided with 5%
- "Someone else" with 3%; Undecided with 2%
- Perry (L) with 0%; Undecided with 3%
- "Another Candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 4%
- "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 6%
- Perry (L) with 1%; Undecided with 8%
- "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 12%
- "Another candidate" with 2%; Undecided with 13%
- Undecided with 21%
- "Another candidate" with 0%; Undecided with 18%
- "Another candidate" with 4%; Undecided with 14%
- Undecided with 10%
- Perry (L) with 1%; Undecided with 7%
- "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 12%
- "Another candidate" with 2%; Undecided with 14%
- "Another candidate" with 0%; Undecided with 19%
- "Another candidate" with 3%; Undecided with 13%
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External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "New Hampshire", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "New Hampshire: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of New Hampshire". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- New Hampshire at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
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