Election day is Tuesday, November 3 - 7 days away.
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DEMOCRAT
Cinde Warmington
Former four-year member of the New Hampshire Executive Council who practiced health care law for about two decades. source
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