2026 results · New Hampshire · New Hampshire Senate
Chris Pappas, the Democrat, holds New Hampshire's Senate seat for the Democrats
Kamala Harris carried New Hampshire by 2.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 10.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chris PappasDemocrat | 355,976 | 55.8% | |
 John E. SununuRepublican | 268,682 | 42.1% | |
| Edmond LaplanteOther party | 12,081 | 1.9% | |
| Write-in | 792 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 96% counted.
About 96% of the expected vote counted637,531 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:08 PM ESTSource: New Hampshire Secretary of State
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What the count shows
Added together, the 10 counties compared moved 10.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 78% as many votes as in 2024, from 82% in Carroll County to 75% in Coos County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.72).
Strafford County moved most: D+12.1 for president in 2024, D+25.6 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Hillsborough County added 18,849 net votes for Pappas against the 2024 margin, 29% of the statewide change
Across the 10 counties compared, the margin moved by 64,376 votes toward Pappas: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Hillsborough County+18,849 Pappas
- Rockingham County+16,068 Pappas
- Merrimack County+8,002 Pappas
- Strafford County+5,705 Pappas
- Belknap County+4,313 Pappas
- Cheshire County+3,325 Pappas
- Carroll County+2,245 Pappas
- Coos County+2,203 Pappas
3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Pappas this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Rockingham CountyR+2.4D+7.0
- Carroll CountyR+1.7D+5.9
- Sullivan CountyR+0.7D+10.4
What the places that moved have in common
Each of New Hampshire’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
New Hampshire’s ballot
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StatewideDemocrats won 1 of New Hampshire's 2 statewide races; Republicans won 1.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 2–0, now D 2–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the New Hampshire Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: Chris Pappas, by Nate Payne, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; John E. Sununu, by Unknown author (office of Senator John E. Sununu, U.S. Senate), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
