2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
	Ayotte: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Craig: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%
Governor before election; Chris Sununu; Republican	Elected Governor ; Kelly Ayotte; Republican

The 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Republican former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte and Democratic former Manchester mayor Joyce Craig sought their first term in office. Ayotte won the election, and will succeed incumbent Republican Chris Sununu, who did not seek election to a fifth term.^[1] Along with neighboring Vermont, this race was one of two Republican-held governorships up for election in 2024 in a state Joe Biden won in the 2020 presidential election.

Primary elections took place on September 10, 2024.^[2] Ayotte won the Republican nomination with 63% of the vote over former state senate president Chuck Morse and Craig won the Democratic nomination with 48% of the vote over state executive councilor Cinde Warmington.

Republican Kelly Ayotte won the election by 9.34%, with the state concurrently voting for Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election in New Hampshire.

Background

New Hampshire is a slightly blue state in New England, with a pattern of split-ticket voting. Incumbent Republican governor Chris Sununu was narrowly elected in the 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election, and easily won re-election in the 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election. This was despite Donald Trump losing the state in both 2016 (by 0.37%) and 2020 (by 7.35%). Republican gubernatorial nominee Kelly Ayotte narrowly lost re-election in the 2016 United States Senate election in New Hampshire by 0.14%.

This race was widely considered a tossup, due to the incumbent retiring, the state's pattern of ticket splitting, and the concurrent 2024 presidential election.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kelly Ayotte, former U.S. senator (2011–2017)^[4]

Eliminated in primary

Shaun Fife, farmer^[5]
Robert McClory, welder^[6]
Richard McMenamon, auto repair shop owner and candidate for governor in 2022^[7]
Chuck Morse, former president of the New Hampshire Senate, former acting governor, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022^[8]
Frank Staples, transitional living program owner^[6]

Declined

Jeb Bradley, president of the New Hampshire Senate and former U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district^[9]
Scott Brown, former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2017–2020), former U.S. senator from Massachusetts (2010–2013), and nominee for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire in 2014^[10]
Frank Edelblut, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education, former state representative, and candidate for governor in 2016^[11]^[12]
Chris Sununu, incumbent governor^[13] (endorsed Ayotte)^[14]

Endorsements

Kelly Ayotte

U.S. senators

Judd Gregg, former U.S. senator from New Hampshire (1993–2011)^[15]

Governors

Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (2017–present)^[14]

State legislators

Bill Gannon, state senator from the 23rd district (2016–2018, 2020–present)^[16]
20 state representatives^[15]^[17]^[18]

Individuals

Don Bolduc, retired U.S. Army Special Forces brigadier general and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022^[19]
Rico Petrocelli, Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox^[20]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 4, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Kelly Ayotte (R)	$7,301,915	$5,499,318	$1,677,858
Chuck Morse (R)	$1,513,599	$1,472,846	$40,753
Source: New Hampshire Campaign Finance System^[21]

Debates

Date	Host	Ayotte	Morse	Link
August 26, 2024	N.H. Institute of Politics	Participant	Participant	YouTube
September 3, 2024	WMUR-TV	Participant	Participant	YouTube

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Kelly Ayotte	Chuck Morse	Undecided
University of New Hampshire	August 15–19, 2024	915 (LV)	± 3.2%	65%	21%	13%^[b]
Saint Anselm College	August 13–14, 2024	657 (LV)	± 3.8%	59%	25%	16%
Emerson College^[A]	July 26–28, 2024	421 (RV)	± 4.7%	41%	26%	33%
Praecones Analytica^[B]	May 15–20, 2024	420 (RV)	± 6.42%	50%	28%	22%
UMass Lowell	January 6–16, 2024	600 (LV)	± 4.65%	54%	22%	23%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Kelly Ayotte	Robert Burns	Frank Edelblut	Chuck Morse	Other	Undecided
Emerson College	August 9–11, 2023	498 (RV)	± 4.9%	45%	3%	4%	9%	3%	35%
co/efficient^[B]	June 14–16, 2023	904 (LV)	± 3.25%	69%	–	9%	22%	–	–

Results

Ayotte secured a major^[22] victory over Morse, winning almost two thirds of the vote. She performed the best in Sullivan County in the southwest of the state, earning 74% of the vote. Conversely, she recorded her worst result in Rockingham County in the southeast, receiving just 54.7% of the vote.^[23]

Republican primary results^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Ayotte	88,117	63.12%
	Republican	Chuck Morse	47,567	34.07%
	Republican	Shaun Fife	876	0.63%
	Write-in		867	0.62%
	Republican	Robert McClory	839	0.60%
	Republican	Frank Staples	809	0.58%
	Republican	Richard McMenamon	527	0.38%
Total votes			139,602	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Joyce Craig

Governors

John Lynch, former governor of New Hampshire (2005–2013)^[32]
Maura Healey, governor of Massachusetts (2023–present)^[32]

U.S. representatives

Chester Atkins, former U.S. representative from MA-5 (1985–1993)^[33]

New Hampshire cabinet officials

Virginia Barry, former Commissioner of Education (2009–2017)^[33]
James Craig, former Commissioner of Labor (2013–2017) and former state representative (1998–2006, 2008–2010)^[33]
Colin Van Ostern, former New Hampshire Executive Councilor from the 2nd district (2013–2017)^[32]
Ned Helms, former Commissioner of Health and Human Services (1979–1982)^[33]

Judicial officials

John Broderick Jr., former New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice (2004–2010)^[33]
Arthur Gajarsa, former U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit judge (1997–2011)^[33]

State legislators

10 current and former state senators^[33]^[34]
69 current and former New Hampshire state representatives^[33]

Local officials

Kevin Cavanaugh, Manchester alderman from the 1st ward (2015–present) and former state senator from the 16th district (2017–2022)^[33]
Jim Donchess, Mayor of Nashua (2016–present)^[35]

Party officials

Kathy Sullivan, former chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party^[32]

Other officials

Paul LeBlanc, Southern New Hampshire University president (2004–present)^[33]
Susan Lynch, former First Lady of New Hampshire (2005–2013)^[33]

Labor unions

American Federation of Teachers Local 1044^[36]
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 490^[34]
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 633^[37]
New Hampshire Building and Construction Trades Council^[34]

Cinde Warmington

Governors

Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont (1991–2003)^[38]

U.S. representatives

Carol Shea-Porter, former U.S. representative from NH-01 (2007–2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2019)^[39]

State officials

Dudley Dudley, former New Hampshire Executive Councilor from the 3rd district (1977–1985)^[40]

State legislators

Donovan Fenton, state senator from the 10th district (2022–present)^[40]
Terie Norelli, former speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2006–2010, 2012–2014) from HD-R26 (1996–2014)^[40]
Suzanne Prentiss, state senator from the 5th district (2020–present)^[40]
Steve Shurtleff, former speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2018–2020) from HD-M11 (2004–present)^[40]
Becky Whitley, state senator from the 15th district (2020–present)^[40]

Local officials

Jim Bouley, mayor of Concord (2008–2024)^[41]
Andrew Hosmer, mayor of Laconia (2020–present)^[41]

Labor unions

SEA/SEIU LOCAL 1984^[42]

Debates

2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial Democratic primary debate
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Craig	Warmington	Kiper
1	Sep. 4, 2024	WMUR-TV	Adam Sexton	YouTube	P	P	P

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of August 20, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Joyce Craig (D)	$2,976,496	$2,630,738	$342,052
Cinde Warmington (D)	$2,287,849	$2,135,285	$152,564
Jon Kiper (D)	$58,277	$55,985	$1,443
Source: New Hampshire Campaign Finance System^[21]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Joyce Craig	Cinde Warmington	Other	Undecided
University of New Hampshire	August 15–19, 2024	809 (LV)	± 3.4%	39%	30%	8%^[c]	23%
Saint Anselm College	August 13–14, 2024	670 (LV)	± 3.8%	37%	28%	3%^[d]	31%
Emerson College^[A]	July 26–28, 2024	433 (RV)	± 4.7%	33%	21%	–	44%
GBAO^[C]	February 22–26, 2024	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	37%	25%	–	39%
Emerson College	August 9–11, 2023	837 (RV)	± 3.4%	30%	15%	2%	52%

Results

Primary results by county (left) and municipality (right).

Craig

30-40%
40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  >90%

Warmington

30-40%
40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%

Kiper

40–50%

Tie

40–50%

No Votes

Democratic primary results^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Craig	59,976	47.88%
	Democratic	Cinde Warmington	52,420	41.85%
	Democratic	Jon Kiper	11,789	9.41%
	Write-in		1,076	0.86%
Total votes			125,261	100.00%

Third parties and independent candidates

Declared

Stephen Villee (Libertarian), software developer^[43]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[44]	Tossup	October 15, 2024
Inside Elections^[45]	Tossup	September 26, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[46]	Lean R	November 4, 2024
RCP^[47]	Tossup	October 1, 2024
Elections Daily^[48]	Lean R	November 4, 2024
CNalysis^[49]	Tilt R	November 1, 2024

Post-primary endorsements

Joyce Craig (D)

Organizations

Democratic Governors Association^[50]
EMILY's List^[51]
Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund^[52]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of November 5, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Kelly Ayotte (R)	$21,005,579	$18,668,848	$2,204,119
Joyce Craig (D)	$7,346,371	$6,827,299	$515,368
Source: New Hampshire Campaign Finance System^[21]

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Kelly Ayotte (R)	Joyce Craig (D)	Undecided ^[e]	Margin
RealClearPolitics	October 21 – November 2, 2024	November 3, 2024	46.8%	44.3%	8.9%	Ayotte +2.5%
270toWin	October 24 – November 3, 2024	November 3, 2024	47.0%	44.0%	9.0%	Ayotte +3.0%
Average			46.9%	44.2%	8.9%	Ayotte +2.7%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Kelly Ayotte (R)	Joyce Craig (D)	Others	Undecided
Dartmouth College	November 1–3, 2024	587 (LV)	± 4.0%	40%	58%	2%^[f]	–
University of New Hampshire	October 29 – November 2, 2024	2,814 (LV)	± 1.9%	48%	44%	1%^[g]	6%
Saint Anselm College	October 28–29, 2024	2,791 (LV)	± 1.9%	49%	46%	2%^[h]	3%
Praecones Analytica^[B]	October 24–26, 2024	622 (RV)	± 3.9%	52%	48%	–	–
Emerson College^[A]	October 21–23, 2024	915 (LV)	± 3.2%	50%	46%	5%^[i]	–
Emerson College^[A]	October 21–23, 2024	915 (LV)	± 3.2%	46%	43%	4%^[j]	7%
UMass Lowell/YouGov	October 10–23, 2024	600 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	43%	4%^[k]	8%
Dartmouth College	October 5–18, 2024	2,196 (RV)	± 2.1%	46%	51%	3%^[l]	–
UMass Lowell/YouGov	October 2–10, 2024	600 (LV)	± 4.8%	42%	41%	4%^[m]	14%
Saint Anslem College	October 1–2, 2024	2,104 (LV)	± 2.1%	47%	44%	3%^[n]	6%
University of New Hampshire	September 12–16, 2024	1,695 (LV)	± 2.4%	46%	47%	1%^[o]	5%
Saint Anslem College	September 11–12, 2024	2,241 (LV)	± 2.1%	46%	43%	5%^[p]	6%
	September 10, 2024	Primary elections held
Emerson College^[A]	November 10–13, 2023	917 (RV)	± 3.3%	43%	40%	—	17%
Emerson College	August 9–11, 2023	837 (RV)	± 3.4%	46%	37%	—	17%

Hypothetical polling

Kelly Ayotte vs. Cinde Warmington

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Kelly Ayotte (R)	Cinde Warmington (D)	Undecided
Emerson College^[A]	November 10–13, 2023	917 (RV)	± 3.3%	44%	37%	19%
Emerson College	August 9–11, 2023	837 (RV)	± 3.4%	47%	34%	19%

Results

2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Ayotte	434,594	53.6
	Democratic	Joyce Craig	359,511	44.3
	Libertarian	Stephen Villee	16,844	2.1
	Write-in		1,021	0.1
Total votes			814,810
Turnout
Registered electors
	Republican hold

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ Shaun Fife, Robert McClory, and Richard McMenamon with 0%
^ Jon Kiper with 8%
^ Jon Kiper with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%
^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
^ "Another Candidate" with 2%
^ Villee (L) with 1%
^ "Someone else" with 2%
^ Villee (L) with 5%
^ Villee (L) with 4%
^ Villee (L) with 3%; "Another Candidate" with 1%
^ "Another Candidate" with 3%
^ Stephen Ville with 3% and "Another candidate" with 1%
^ "Someone else" with 3%
^ "Another candidate" with 1%; Stephen Villee (L) with 0%
^ Someone else with 5%

Partisan clients

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Poll sponsored by WHDH-TV
^ ^a ^b ^c Poll sponsored by the NH Journal
^ Poll sponsored by Warmington's campaign

References

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^ ^a ^b "Democratic cumulative filing as of 06/12/24" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State – Election Division.
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^ Sylvia, Andrew (September 8, 2023). "Levasseur, Manchester's GOP State Reps, endorse Ayotte". Manchester Ink Link. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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^ Schinella, Tony (November 24, 2023). "Seacoast Restauranter Becomes Third NH Democrat To Run For Governor". Patch Media. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ Sexton, Adam (June 1, 2023). "NH Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington launches campaign for governor". WMUR. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ Wolf, Stephen (July 20, 2023). "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 7/20". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2023. Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster quickly ruled out running for governor next year following GOP Gov. Chris Sununu's Wednesday announcement that he wouldn't seek reelection
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External links

Official campaign websites

[Key-22] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[23] Shaun Fife, Robert McClory, and Richard McMenamon with 0%

[47] Jon Kiper with 8%

[48] Jon Kiper with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%

[60] Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.

[61] "Another Candidate" with 2%

[62] Villee (L) with 1%

[63] "Someone else" with 2%

[64] Villee (L) with 5%

[65] Villee (L) with 4%

[66] Villee (L) with 3%; "Another Candidate" with 1%

[67] "Another Candidate" with 3%

[68] Stephen Ville with 3% and "Another candidate" with 1%

[69] "Someone else" with 3%

[70] "Another candidate" with 1%; Stephen Villee (L) with 0%

[71] Someone else with 5%

[whdh-24] Poll sponsored by WHDH-TV

[nhj-25] Poll sponsored by the NH Journal

[49] Poll sponsored by Warmington's campaign

[1] "Chris Sununu will not run for re-election for fifth term as New Hampshire governor". CBS News. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[2] "2024 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[3] "2024 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

[4] "Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte wins GOP primary for New Hampshire governor". The Hill. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

[5] Sexton, Adam (June 5, 2024). "Republican Shaun Fife files to run for New Hampshire governor". WMUR-TV. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[filings-6] "Democratic cumulative filing as of 06/12/24" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State – Election Division.

[NH2024-7] "2024 Election Details". New Hampshire Secretary of State. June 5, 2024.

[ayotte-8] Tasolides, Justin (July 19, 2023). "N.H. GOP Gov. Sununu says he will not seek fifth term". Spectrum News. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[9] Porter, Steven (April 20, 2023). "Who will run for New Hampshire governor if Chris Sununu runs for president?". Boston Globe.

[10] Kashinsky, Lisa (August 3, 2023). "Scott Brown isn't done yet". Politico. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

[11] Dawg, Jay (April 4, 2023). "Edelblut Considering A Run For Governor". The Pulse of NH.

[12] Edelblut, Frank (September 3, 2023). "America the beautiful. New Hampshire the crown jewel". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved September 3, 2023. I have decided that I will not be running in this cycle.

[13] "Chris Sununu will not run for re-election for fifth term as New Hampshire governor". CBS News. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[backs-14] Vakil, Caroline (August 7, 2024). "Sununu backs Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire GOP gubernatorial primary". The Hill. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

[WaPo-15] Wagner, John (July 24, 2023). "Former GOP senator Kelly Ayotte to run for New Hampshire governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

[16] Tenser, Phil (July 24, 2023). "Kelly Ayotte announces 2024 campaign for New Hampshire governor". WCVB-TV 5. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[mancdel-17] Sylvia, Andrew (September 8, 2023). "Levasseur, Manchester's GOP State Reps, endorse Ayotte". Manchester Ink Link. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[merridel-18] Robidoux, Carol (August 22, 2023). "Ayotte endorsed by Merrimack Republican delegation". Manchester Ink Link. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[19] Bolduc, Don (June 26, 2024). "BOLDUC: Why I'm Endorsing Ayotte for Governor". NH Journal.

[20] "Rico Petrocelli endorses Ayotte". November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

[Finance-21] "Candidates and Candidate Committees". New Hampshire Campaign Finance System.

[26] Yurow, Jeremy; Cullen, Margie (September 10, 2024). "Kelly Ayotte, Joyce Craig advance to November showdown in New Hampshire governor race". USA Today. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

[27] "New Hampshire Governor election results". Politico. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

[primr-28] "2024 State Primary Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State.

[29] Sexton, Adam (July 11, 2023). "Manchester Mayor Craig officially launches campaign for governor". WMUR. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

[30] Schinella, Tony (November 24, 2023). "Seacoast Restauranter Becomes Third NH Democrat To Run For Governor". Patch Media. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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[32] Wolf, Stephen (July 20, 2023). "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 7/20". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 20, 2023. Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster quickly ruled out running for governor next year following GOP Gov. Chris Sununu's Wednesday announcement that he wouldn't seek reelection

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