New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2022

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Governor of New Hampshire

Democratic primary
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 10, 2022
Primary: September 13, 2022
General: November 8, 2022

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Pre-election incumbent(s):
Gov. Chris Sununu (R)
How to vote
Poll times: Varies by municipality
Voting in New Hampshire
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Inside Elections: Battleground Republican
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New Hampshire is holding an election for governor on November 8, 2022. The primary is scheduled for September 13, 2022. The filing deadline is June 10, 2022.

## Contents

* 1 Candidates and election results
* 2 Election competitiveness
* 2.1 Race ratings
* 3 Republican-held governorship in state Biden won
* 4 Ballot access requirements
* 5 Past elections
* 5.1 2020
* 5.2 2018
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## Candidates and election results[edit]

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

* Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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States are in the process of redistricting Congressional and state legislative boundaries following the 2020 census. As a result, candidates may declare candidacy in districts that change before the state's filing deadline. This list will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice an official candidate missing from the list, the inclusion of a candidate who withdrew, or the inclusion of a candidate who has since changed the location of their candidacy.

General election

The primary will occur on September 13, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Tom Sherman is running in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

Candidate

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| Tom Sherman

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu is running in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

Candidate

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| Chris Sununu

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## Election competitiveness[edit]

### Race ratings[edit]

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

* Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
* Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
* Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
* Tossup ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2022

Race tracker| Race ratings
| April 5, 2022| March 29, 2022| March 22, 2022| March 15, 2022
The Cook Political Report| Solid Republican| Solid Republican| Solid Republican| Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales| Likely Republican| Likely Republican| Likely Republican| Likely Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball| Safe Republican| Safe Republican| Safe Republican| Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

## Republican-held governorship in state Biden won[edit]

See also: States won by Joe Biden in 2020 with Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022

This is one of six governorships Republicans are defending in states President Joe Biden (D) won in 2020: Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Democrats are defending one governorship in a state that Donald Trump (R) won in 2020: Kansas.

The table below show which states are holding gubernatorial elections in 2022 and the last presidential and gubernatorial margin of victory in each. Click [show] on the right below to expand the table.

Gubernatorial elections, 2022

State  | Incumbent  | Last time office flipped  | 2020 presidential result  | 2018 gubernatorial result[5]
Alabama |  Kay Ivey | 2002 | R+25.4 | R+19.2
Alaska |  Mike Dunleavy | 2018 | R+10.0 | R+8.6
Arizona |  Doug Ducey | 2009 | D+0.3 | R+17.8
Arkansas |  Asa Hutchinson | 2014 | R+27.6 | R+33.7
California |  Gavin Newsom | 2010 | D+29.2 | D+18.6
Colorado |  Jared Polis | 2006 | D+13.5 | D+7.8
Connecticut |  Ned Lamont | 2010 | D+20.1 | D+2.6
Florida |  Ron DeSantis | 2010 | R+3.3 | R+0.4
Georgia |  Brian Kemp | 2002 | D+0.2 | R+1.4
Hawaii |  David Ige | 2010 | D+29.4 | D+29.0
Idaho |  Brad Little | 1994 | R+30.7 | R+22.1
Illinois |  J.B. Pritzker | 2018 | D+17.0 | D+15.0
Iowa |  Kim Reynolds | 2010 | R+8.2 | R+3.0
Kansas |  Laura Kelly | 2018 | R+14.6 | D+4.5
Maine |  Janet Mills | 2018 | D+9.1 | D+7.6
Maryland |  Larry Hogan | 2014 | D+33.2 | R+13.6
Massachusetts |  Charles D. Baker | 2014 | D+33.5 | R+33.8
Michigan |  Gretchen Whitmer | 2018 | D+2.8 | D+9.5
Minnesota |  Tim Walz | 2010 | D+7.1 | D+11.5
Nebraska |  Pete Ricketts | 1998 | R+19.1 | R+18.8
Nevada |  Steve Sisolak | 2018 | D+2.4 | D+4.1
New Hampshire |  Chris Sununu | 2016 | D+7.3 | R+31.7
New Mexico |  Michelle Lujan Grisham | 2018 | D+10.8 | D+14.2
New York |  Kathy Hochul | 2006 | D+23.2 | D+22.2
Ohio |  Mike DeWine | 2010 | R+8.1 | R+4.3
Oklahoma |  Kevin Stitt | 2010 | R+33.1 | R+12.1
Oregon |  Kate Brown | 1986 | D+16.1 | D+6.1
Pennsylvania |  Tom Wolf | 2014 | D+1.2 | D+16.8
Rhode Island |  Daniel McKee | 2010 | D+20.8 | D+15.3
South Carolina |  Henry McMaster | 2002 | R+11.7 | R+8.0
South Dakota |  Kristi Noem | 1978 | R+26.2 | R+3.4
Tennessee |  Bill Lee | 2010 | R+23.2 | R+21.1
Texas |  Greg Abbott | 1994 | R+5.6 | R+13.4
Vermont |  Phil Scott | 2016 | D+35.1 | R+41.1
Wisconsin |  Tony Evers | 2018 | D+0.7 | D+1.2
Wyoming |  Mark Gordon | 2010 | R+43.1 | R+39.7
* denotes a term-limited incumbent.

## Ballot access requirements[edit]

More information will be added to this section as it becomes available.

## Past elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2020

General election

##### General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Dan Feltes and Darryl Perry in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Chris Sununu (R)  |

65.1

| 516,609

| Dan Feltes (D)  |

33.4

| 264,639

| Darryl Perry (L) |

1.4

| 11,329
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 683

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 793,260

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Dan Feltes defeated Andru Volinsky in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Dan Feltes |

52.3

| 72,318

| Andru Volinsky |

47.4

| 65,455
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.3

| 446

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 138,219

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Karen Testerman and Nobody in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Chris Sununu |

89.8

| 130,703

| Karen Testerman |

9.3

| 13,589

| Nobody |

0.9

| 1,239
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 95

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 145,626

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### 2018[edit]

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

##### General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Molly Kelly and Jilletta Jarvis in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|
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✔ |

| Chris Sununu (R)  |

52.8

| 302,764

| Molly Kelly (D)  |

45.8

| 262,359

| Jilletta Jarvis (L) |

1.4

| 8,197

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 573,320

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Molly Kelly defeated Steve Marchand in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Molly Kelly |

66.0

| 80,599

| Steve Marchand |

34.0

| 41,612

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 122,211

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
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✔ |

| Chris Sununu |

100.0

| 91,025

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 91,025

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Libertarian primary election

#####  Libertarian primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Jilletta Jarvis defeated Aaron Day in the Libertarian primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|
|

✔ |

| Jilletta Jarvis |

54.2

| 576

| Aaron Day |

45.8

| 487

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 1,063

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## See also[edit]

New Hampshire | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis

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## External links[edit]

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* Office of the Governor of New Hampshire

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
2. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
3. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
4. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
5. ↑ 2020 election for New Hampshire and Vermont.

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