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New Hampshire

Current officeholders from Open States people data (CC0). Look up your own ballot by ZIP.

2026 statewide races

Likely RNew Hampshire Governor

Your options: New Hampshire Governor

RepublicanIncumbent
Kelly Ayotte

Who they are

Kelly Ayotte (Republican Party) is the Governor of New Hampshire. She assumed office on January 8, 2025. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

Currently holds this office.

Who funds them

In short

Kelly Ayotte (Republican Party) is the Governor of New Hampshire. She assumed office on January 8, 2025; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.
Libertarian
Stephen Villee

Who they are

Profession: Software developer. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

In short

Profession: Software developer; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.
No verified campaign link yet.
Democrat
Cinde Warmington

Who they are

Prior offices: New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 (2021–2025). Profession: Attorney. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

In short

Prior offices: New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 (2021–2025). Profession: Attorney; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.
Compare where they stand, issue by issue

Quotes are taken from each campaign's own website (first sentences of the section, unedited). Topics are assigned by keyword; we do not summarize or score positions. "No public position found" means we did not find the topic on the campaign site, not that the candidate has no view.

Topic
Kelly Ayotte R
Stephen Villee I
Cinde Warmington D

No candidate in this race addresses on their site: Cost of living & jobs, Taxes & government spending, Health care, Social Security & Medicare, Immigration & the border, Crime & public safety, Guns, Abortion, Schools & education, Energy & environment, Foreign policy & defense, Veterans, Elections & government ethics, Farming & rural issues, Housing, Roads, transit & infrastructure.

Other 2026 statewide offices in New Hampshire: candidate details coming soon.

Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

  • State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
  • Signs or vetoes state laws
  • Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority
RepublicanKelly AyotteGovernor since 2025Official source

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State House (382 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

  • State budget and taxes
  • Roads and schools
  • Local issues raised by constituents
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State representative
Committees
Coos 1
Ways and Means
Coos 1
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Coos 2
Resources, Recreation and Development (vice chair)
Coos 3
Fish and Game and Marine Resources (vice chair)
Coos 4
Environment and Agriculture (clerk)
Coos 5
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Coos 5
Resources, Recreation and Development
Coos 7
Children and Family Law
Belknap 1
—
Belknap 2
Transportation
Belknap 3
Election Law
Belknap 4
—
Belknap 5
Housing
Belknap 5
Public Works and Highways (vice chair)
Belknap 5
—
Belknap 6
—
Belknap 6
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Belknap 6
—
Belknap 7
Education Policy and Administration
Belknap 7
—
Belknap 7
Environment and Agriculture (vice chair)
Belknap 8
—
Belknap 8
Environment and Agriculture; Education Policy and Administration
Carroll 1
—
Carroll 1
Education Policy and Administration
Carroll 1
Housing
Carroll 2
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Carroll 2
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Carroll 3
Transportation (clerk)
Carroll 3
Transportation
Carroll 4
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (vice chair)
Carroll 4
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs; Education Policy and Administration
Carroll 5
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Carroll 6
Education Policy and Administration (vice chair)
Carroll 6
Municipal and County Government (vice chair)
Carroll 7
Resources, Recreation and Development
Carroll 8
Public Works and Highways
Carroll 8
Resources, Recreation and Development
Grafton 1
Housing
Grafton 1
Public Works and Highways
Grafton 1
—
Grafton 2
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Grafton 3
Finance; Finance Committee Division III
Grafton 4
Resources, Recreation and Development
Grafton 5
Education Funding (chair)
Grafton 5
Municipal and County Government (clerk)
Grafton 6
Municipal and County Government
Grafton 7
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Grafton 8
Fish and Game and Marine Resources; Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Grafton 8
Education Funding
Grafton 8
Ways and Means
Cheshire 2
Transportation
Cheshire 3
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Cheshire 4
—
Cheshire 5
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs; Rules
Cheshire 6
Fish and Game and Marine Resources; Municipal and County Government
Cheshire 6
Judiciary
Cheshire 7
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Cheshire 8
Science, Technology and Energy
Cheshire 9
Finance; Finance Committee Division III (clerk)
Grafton 10
Executive Departments and Administration
Grafton 11
Science, Technology and Energy
Grafton 12
Ways and Means
Grafton 12
Finance Committee Division II; Finance
Grafton 12
Public Works and Highways
Grafton 12
Election Law
Grafton 13
Municipal and County Government
Grafton 14
Transportation
Grafton 15
Science, Technology and Energy
Grafton 16
Municipal and County Government
Grafton 17
Ways and Means
Grafton 18
Judiciary
Sullivan 1
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services; Rules
Sullivan 2
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Sullivan 3
Education Funding (vice chair); Finance Committee Division II; Finance
Sullivan 3
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (vice chair)
Sullivan 3
Ways and Means; Rules (vice chair)
Sullivan 4
Environment and Agriculture (chair)
Sullivan 5
Housing
Sullivan 6
Public Works and Highways
Sullivan 6
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Sullivan 6
Municipal and County Government
Sullivan 7
Education Policy and Administration (clerk)
Sullivan 8
Education Funding
Sullivan 8
Housing
Cheshire 10
Municipal and County Government
Cheshire 10
Public Works and Highways
Cheshire 11
Municipal and County Government
Cheshire 12
Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Housing
Cheshire 13
Education Funding
Cheshire 14
Commerce and Consumer Affairs (chair)
Cheshire 15
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Cheshire 15
Environment and Agriculture
Cheshire 16
Environment and Agriculture
Cheshire 17
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (vice chair)
Cheshire 18
Science, Technology and Energy
Cheshire 18
Election Law (vice chair)
Merrimack 1
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Merrimack 2
Transportation; Legislative Administration (chair)
Merrimack 3
—
Merrimack 3
—
Merrimack 4
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (chair)
Merrimack 4
Finance Committee Division I (chair); Finance
Merrimack 5
Judiciary
Merrimack 5
Municipal and County Government
Merrimack 6
Ways and Means
Merrimack 7
Finance Committee Division I; Rules; Finance
Merrimack 7
Resources, Recreation and Development
Merrimack 8
Science, Technology and Energy
Merrimack 8
Legislative Administration
Merrimack 8
Finance Committee Division II; Finance
Merrimack 9
Education Policy and Administration
Merrimack 9
Education Funding
Merrimack 9
Municipal and County Government
Merrimack 9
Election Law
Strafford 1
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (clerk)
Strafford 1
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Strafford 2
Executive Departments and Administration
Strafford 2
Election Law (clerk)
Strafford 2
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Strafford 3
Executive Departments and Administration
Strafford 4
Children and Family Law
Strafford 4
Executive Departments and Administration
Strafford 4
Legislative Administration
Strafford 5
Public Works and Highways
Strafford 6
—
Strafford 7
—
Strafford 8
Finance; Finance Committee Division III
Strafford 9
Children and Family Law
Merrimack 10
Legislative Administration
Merrimack 10
Transportation (chair)
Merrimack 10
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Merrimack 10
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Merrimack 11
Transportation
Merrimack 12
Education Funding
Merrimack 12
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (clerk); Finance; Finance Committee Division III
Merrimack 13
Election Law
Merrimack 13
Election Law
Merrimack 14
Education Funding; Finance Committee Division II; Finance (vice chair)
Merrimack 15
Education Funding
Merrimack 16
Election Law
Merrimack 17
Legislative Administration
Merrimack 18
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Merrimack 19
Finance; Finance Committee Division III
Merrimack 20
—
Merrimack 21
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Merrimack 22
—
Merrimack 23
Housing
Merrimack 24
Housing
Merrimack 25
Executive Departments and Administration
Merrimack 26
Election Law
Merrimack 27
Finance Committee Division I (vice chair); Finance
Merrimack 27
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Merrimack 28
Education Policy and Administration
Merrimack 29
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Merrimack 30
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Rockingham 1
Election Law
Rockingham 1
Ways and Means
Rockingham 1
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Rockingham 2
Legislative Administration
Rockingham 2
Fish and Game and Marine Resources (chair)
Rockingham 2
Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Rules
Rockingham 3
Ways and Means
Rockingham 4
Education Policy and Administration
Rockingham 4
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Rockingham 4
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Rockingham 5
Public Works and Highways
Rockingham 6
Judiciary
Rockingham 7
Environment and Agriculture
Rockingham 8
Fish and Game and Marine Resources (clerk)
Rockingham 9
—
Rockingham 9
—
Strafford 10
Education Policy and Administration
Strafford 10
Judiciary
Strafford 10
Judiciary
Strafford 10
Education Funding
Strafford 11
Transportation
Strafford 11
Legislative Administration
Strafford 11
Ways and Means
Strafford 12
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Strafford 12
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Strafford 12
—
Strafford 12
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Strafford 13
Environment and Agriculture
Strafford 14
Executive Departments and Administration
Strafford 15
Legislative Administration
Strafford 16
Election Law
Strafford 17
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Strafford 18
Science, Technology and Energy
Strafford 19
Municipal and County Government
Strafford 19
Science, Technology and Energy
Strafford 19
Environment and Agriculture
Strafford 20
Housing
Strafford 21
Transportation
Strafford 21
Ways and Means
Strafford 21
Election Law
Rockingham 10
Housing
Rockingham 10
Education Funding
Rockingham 10
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Rockingham 11
Municipal and County Government
Rockingham 11
Judiciary
Rockingham 11
Children and Family Law
Rockingham 12
Resources, Recreation and Development
Rockingham 12
Judiciary
Rockingham 13
Children and Family Law (clerk)
Rockingham 13
Executive Departments and Administration (chair)
Rockingham 13
Transportation; Public Works and Highways
Rockingham 13
Election Law
Rockingham 13
Children and Family Law
Rockingham 13
Executive Departments and Administration
Rockingham 13
Judiciary
Rockingham 13
Public Works and Highways (chair)
Rockingham 13
—
Rockingham 13
Commerce and Consumer Affairs (vice chair)
Rockingham 14
Education Funding (clerk)
Rockingham 14
Finance Committee Division II; Finance Committee Division I; Finance (chair); Finance Committee Division III
Rockingham 15
Municipal and County Government
Rockingham 15
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Rockingham 16
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (chair)
Rockingham 16
Judiciary
Rockingham 16
Science, Technology and Energy (vice chair)
Rockingham 16
Rules (chair)
Rockingham 16
Municipal and County Government
Rockingham 16
Resources, Recreation and Development (clerk)
Rockingham 16
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Rockingham 17
Judiciary (clerk)
Rockingham 17
Judiciary (chair)
Rockingham 17
Children and Family Law
Rockingham 17
Education Funding; Finance Committee Division II (vice chair); Finance
Rockingham 18
Children and Family Law (chair)
Rockingham 18
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs; Children and Family Law
Rockingham 19
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Rockingham 20
Science, Technology and Energy
Rockingham 20
Resources, Recreation and Development (chair)
Rockingham 20
—
Rockingham 21
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (clerk)
Rockingham 23
Municipal and County Government
Rockingham 24
Ways and Means
Rockingham 25
Ways and Means (chair)
Rockingham 25
Judiciary
Rockingham 25
Education Policy and Administration
Rockingham 25
Executive Departments and Administration (clerk)
Rockingham 25
—
Rockingham 25
Resources, Recreation and Development
Rockingham 25
Finance Committee Division I; Rules; Finance
Rockingham 25
Judiciary (vice chair)
Rockingham 26
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Rockingham 27
Election Law
Rockingham 28
Legislative Administration
Rockingham 29
Public Works and Highways
Rockingham 29
Resources, Recreation and Development
Rockingham 29
Executive Departments and Administration
Rockingham 29
Finance Committee Division I; Finance
Rockingham 30
Criminal Justice and Public Safety; Science, Technology and Energy
Rockingham 30
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Rockingham 31
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (chair)
Rockingham 31
—
Rockingham 32
Education Policy and Administration
Rockingham 33
Rules
Rockingham 34
Children and Family Law
Rockingham 35
Ways and Means
Rockingham 36
Science, Technology and Energy (clerk)
Rockingham 37
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Rockingham 38
Education Policy and Administration
Rockingham 39
Science, Technology and Energy
Rockingham 40
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Hillsborough 1
Education Policy and Administration
Hillsborough 1
—
Hillsborough 1
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Hillsborough 2
Science, Technology and Energy
Hillsborough 2
Transportation (vice chair)
Hillsborough 2
Education Policy and Administration (chair)
Hillsborough 2
Judiciary
Hillsborough 2
Resources, Recreation and Development
Hillsborough 2
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Hillsborough 2
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Hillsborough 3
Transportation
Hillsborough 3
—
Hillsborough 3
Executive Departments and Administration
Hillsborough 4
Resources, Recreation and Development
Hillsborough 4
Public Works and Highways
Hillsborough 4
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Hillsborough 5
Science, Technology and Energy
Hillsborough 5
Ways and Means
Hillsborough 5
Children and Family Law
Hillsborough 6
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hillsborough 6
Education Policy and Administration
Hillsborough 7
Children and Family Law
Hillsborough 7
Public Works and Highways
Hillsborough 7
Environment and Agriculture
Hillsborough 8
Environment and Agriculture
Hillsborough 8
Housing
Hillsborough 8
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Hillsborough 9
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Hillsborough 9
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hillsborough 9
—
Hillsborough 10
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Hillsborough 10
Public Works and Highways
Hillsborough 10
Ways and Means (clerk)
Hillsborough 11
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hillsborough 11
Finance; Finance Committee Division III
Hillsborough 11
Resources, Recreation and Development
Hillsborough 12
Public Works and Highways (clerk)
Hillsborough 12
Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Housing
Hillsborough 12
Legislative Administration; Science, Technology and Energy
Hillsborough 12
Finance Committee Division I; Finance
Hillsborough 12
Finance; Finance Committee Division III (chair)
Hillsborough 12
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Hillsborough 12
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hillsborough 12
—
Hillsborough 13
—
Hillsborough 13
Housing
Hillsborough 13
Executive Departments and Administration (vice chair)
Hillsborough 13
Ways and Means (vice chair)
Hillsborough 13
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Hillsborough 13
Election Law
Hillsborough 14
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Hillsborough 14
Education Funding
Hillsborough 15
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Hillsborough 15
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Hillsborough 16
Judiciary
Hillsborough 16
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Hillsborough 17
Finance; Finance Committee Division III
Hillsborough 17
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Hillsborough 18
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Hillsborough 18
Election Law
Hillsborough 19
Education Funding
Hillsborough 19
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Hillsborough 20
Resources, Recreation and Development
Hillsborough 20
Criminal Justice and Public Safety (clerk)
Hillsborough 21
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Hillsborough 21
Election Law
Hillsborough 22
—
Hillsborough 22
Education Policy and Administration
Hillsborough 23
Children and Family Law
Hillsborough 23
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Hillsborough 24
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hillsborough 25
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Hillsborough 25
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Hillsborough 26
Ways and Means; Housing (vice chair)
Hillsborough 26
Executive Departments and Administration
Hillsborough 27
Ways and Means; Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Hillsborough 28
—
Hillsborough 28
Education Funding; Finance Committee Division II (chair); Finance
Hillsborough 29
Housing (clerk)
Hillsborough 29
Judiciary; Housing (chair)
Hillsborough 29
Transportation
Hillsborough 30
Education Funding
Hillsborough 30
Public Works and Highways
Hillsborough 30
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (chair)
Hillsborough 31
Environment and Agriculture
Hillsborough 32
—
Hillsborough 32
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs; Rules
Hillsborough 32
Legislative Administration (clerk)
Hillsborough 33
Finance Committee Division I (clerk); Finance
Hillsborough 33
Environment and Agriculture
Hillsborough 34
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Hillsborough 34
Municipal and County Government
Hillsborough 34
Transportation
Hillsborough 35
Science, Technology and Energy
Hillsborough 35
Environment and Agriculture
Hillsborough 36
Municipal and County Government (chair)
Hillsborough 36
Public Works and Highways
Hillsborough 37
Education Policy and Administration
Hillsborough 38
Children and Family Law
Hillsborough 38
Public Works and Highways
Hillsborough 39
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Hillsborough 40
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Hillsborough 40
Housing
Hillsborough 40
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Hillsborough 41
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Hillsborough 41
Housing
Hillsborough 42
Commerce and Consumer Affairs (clerk)
Hillsborough 42
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hillsborough 42
Finance Committee Division I; Finance (clerk)
Hillsborough 43
Executive Departments and Administration
Hillsborough 43
Finance; Finance Committee Division III (vice chair)
Hillsborough 43
Executive Departments and Administration; Legislative Administration (vice chair)
Hillsborough 43
Children and Family Law
Hillsborough 44
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (vice chair)
Hillsborough 44
Election Law (chair)
Hillsborough 45
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

State Senate (24 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

  • School funding and state taxes
  • State criminal laws
  • Drawing district maps (in many states)
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State senator
Committees
1
Health and Human Services (chair); Election Law and Municipal Affairs
2
Executive Departments and Administration; Ways and Means (chair); Finance; Election Law and Municipal Affairs (vice chair); Education Finance
3
Energy and Natural Resources; Transportation (vice chair); Capital Budget (chair)
4
Energy and Natural Resources; Finance; Capital Budget
5
Health and Human Services; Transportation; Education
6
Finance (chair); Election Law and Municipal Affairs (chair); Capital Budget (vice chair)
7
Commerce (chair); Finance (vice chair); Education Finance (vice chair)
8
Rules and Enrolled Bills; Transportation; Education (chair); Education Finance
9
Commerce (vice chair); Transportation (chair)
10
Commerce; Transportation; Ways and Means; Capital Budget
11
—
12
Health and Human Services (vice chair); Energy and Natural Resources (chair); Rules and Enrolled Bills (chair)
13
Energy and Natural Resources; Rules and Enrolled Bills; Ways and Means; Finance; Education Finance
14
Rules and Enrolled Bills (vice chair); Judiciary; Finance; Capital Budget; Education Finance
15
Executive Departments and Administration; Commerce; Judiciary
16
Commerce; Ways and Means (vice chair); Education Finance (chair)
17
Executive Departments and Administration (chair); Energy and Natural Resources (vice chair); Finance
18
Ways and Means; Children and Family Law (vice chair); Education (vice chair)
19
Health and Human Services; Commerce; Finance
20
Health and Human Services; Election Law and Municipal Affairs; Children and Family Law
21
Rules and Enrolled Bills; Election Law and Municipal Affairs
22
Judiciary (vice chair); Children and Family Law (chair); Education
23
Executive Departments and Administration (vice chair); Judiciary (chair)
24
Executive Departments and Administration; Judiciary; Education; Education Finance

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

  • Police and fire departments
  • City budget and property tax levy
  • Streets, water and garbage
Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government
Mayors: coming soon.

Larger cities only, where Open States has current data. City council, county and school board: coming soon.