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MIDTERMS 2026 - GOVERNOR

New Hampshire

LIKELY R R-held

Election day is Tuesday, November 3 - 7 days away.

DEMOCRAT

Cinde Warmington

Former four-year member of the New Hampshire Executive Council who practiced health care law for about two decades. source

Kelly Ayotte

REPUBLICAN - INCUMBENT

Kelly Ayotte

Governor since 2025, a former state attorney general and former U.S. senator. source

Where they differ

Only issues they disagree on. Each position is something the candidate said, voted for or published, linked to where.

Education Freedom Accounts

WARMINGTON

Opposes the voucher-style accounts and wants to end funding for the program. source

AYOTTE

Defends the accounts and says they are a small share of public school spending. source

Marijuana legalization

WARMINGTON

Supports legal sale of cannabis as a revenue source. source

AYOTTE

Opposes legalization and has said she would veto a legalization bill. source

School property tax cap (Nov. 3 ballot)

WARMINGTON

Says the cap is a way to blame cities and towns for state spending. source

AYOTTE

Supports letting voters decide on a cap and says property taxes are too high. source

Energy plans

WARMINGTON

Says wind and solar are a source of supply and has criticized Ayotte on renewables and net metering. source

AYOTTE

Says Warmington's energy plan, with a 2040 net-zero goal, would raise prices. source

Medicaid premiums and copays

WARMINGTON

Says reversing the 2025 Medicaid changes would be "a top priority" and that her budget proposal will include the reversals. source

AYOTTE

Signed the 2025 budget changes that added Medicaid premiums for some enrollees and raised prescription copays, and says she is committed to keeping the program strong. source

Latest polling

A Saint Anselm College Survey Center poll of 1,672 likely voters (Oct. 19-20, 2026, +/-2.4%) found Ayotte 50%, Warmington 42%. source

New Hampshire right now

How the state is doing going into the vote, from the people who count it.

JOBLESS RATE

2.6%

US: 4.2%

September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary. Source: BLS

GAS, REGULAR

$4.20

US: $4.27

State average on 2026-10-27. Source: AAA

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Kelly Ayotte by Staff Sgt. David Marquis, Public domain.

Positions checked 2026-10-23. Things they agree on are left out on purpose. Spot something wrong? Use the feedback button and we will fix it.