# 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican governor Chris Sununu was re-elected to a third two-year term in office, defeating his opponent Dan Feltes, the Majority Leader of the Senate. Nine governors ran for re-election in this cycle and all nine were re-elected. Sununu's win marked the first time since 1986 that a Republican was elected to a third term as governor, in which year his father, John H. Sununu was reelected for his third and final term. The elder Sununu chose not to seek reelection in 1988, instead becoming George H. W. Bush's chief of staff in 1989.
Sununu became the first person to get more than half a million votes in a New Hampshire gubernatorial election, making him the top vote-getter in the history of statewide elections in the state.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Chris Sununu, incumbent governor of New Hampshire

#### Eliminated in primary

* Nobody, activist formerly known as Rich Paul
* Karen Testerman, Franklin city councilor

#### Declined

* Kelly Ayotte, former U.S. senator
* Frank Edelblut, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education and candidate for governor in 2016
* Chuck Morse, minority leader of the New Hampshire Senate

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Sununu | Karen Testerman | Other | Undecided |
| University of New Hampshire | August 28 – September 1, 2020 | 703 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 82% | 15% | 1% | 2% |
| Robocent/Free Keene | August 24, 2020 | 1,219 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 79% | 5% | – | 16% |
| Saint Anselm College | August 15–17, 2020 | 475 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 82% | 7% | 3% | 8% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Sununu (incumbent) | 130,703 | 89.67% |
| | Republican | Karen Testerman | 13,589 | 9.32% |
| | Republican | Nobody | 1,239 | 0.85% |
| | Democratic | Dan Feltes (write-in) | 3 | 0.002% |
| | Democratic | Andru Volinsky (write-in) | 93 | 0.063% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,757 | 100.0% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Dan Feltes, majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate

#### Eliminated in primary

* Andru Volinsky, member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire

#### Declined

* Joyce Craig, mayor of Manchester
* Molly Kelly, former state senator and nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 2018
* Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth and candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016 and 2018
* Mindi Messmer, former state representative and candidate for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in 2018 (running for Executive Council)

### Endorsements

Local and state politicians
* Michael Abbott, state representative
* Susan Almy, state representative
* Debra Altschiller, state representative
* Bob Backus, state representative
* Chris Balch, state representative
* Paul Berch, state representative
* Jennifer Bernet, state representative
* Skip Berrien, state representative
* Donald Buchard, state representative
* Anita Burroughs, state representative
* Polly Campion, state representative
* Shannon Chandley, state senator
* Clyde Carson, state representative
* Wendy Chase, state representative
* Jackie Chretien, state representative
* Bruce Cohen, state representative
* Patricia Cornell, state representative
* Francesca Diggs, state representative
* Karen Ebel, state representative
* Mike Edgar, state representative
* Timothy Egan, state representative
* Susan M. Ford, state representative
* Elaine French, state representative
* Ken N. Gidge, state representative
* Jeff Goley, state representative
* Willis Griffith, state representative
* Heidi Hamer, state representative
* Linda Harriott-Gathright, state representative
* Bill Hatch, state representative
* Mary Heath, state representative
* Martha Hennessey, state senator
* David Huot, state representative
* David Karrick, state representative
* Patricia Klee, state representative
* Diane Langley, state representative
* Tamara Le, state representative
* Cassandra Levesque, state representative
* Melanie Levesque, state senator
* Douglas Ley, state House Majority Leader and state representative
* Pat Long, state representative
* Tom Loughman, state representative
* Patricia Lovejoy, state representative
* David Luneau, state representative
* Jim MacKay, state representative
* Latha Mangipudi, state representative
* John Mann, state representative
* Joelle Martin, state representative
* Liz McConnell, state representative
* Howard Moffett, state representative
* Mary Jane Mulligan, state representative
* Nancy Murphy, state representative
* Megan Murray, state representative
* Garrett Muscatel, state representative
* Mel Myler, state representative
* Sue Newman, state representative
* Ray Newman, state representative
* Sharon Nordgren, state representative
* Fran Nutter-Upham, state representative
* Laura Pantelakos, state representative
* Marjorie Porter, state representative
* Julie Radhakrishnan, state representative
* Beth Richards, state representative
* Beth Rodd, state representative
* Cindy Rosenwald, state senator
* Charlie St. Clair, state representative
* Tom Sherman, state senator
* Ken Snow, state representative
* Timothy Soucy, state representative
* Tom Southworth, state representative
* Brian Sullivan, state representative
* Bruce Tatro, state representative
* Laura Telerski, state representative
* Edith Tucker, state representative
* Suzanne Vail, state representative
* Ken Vincent, state representative
* Mary Beth Walz, state representative
* Gerald Ward, state representative
* David H. Watters, state senator
* Ken Wells, state representative
* Kermit Williams, state representative
* Matt Wilhelm, state representative
* David Woodbury, state representative
Labor unions
* Laborer's Union Locals 668, 976

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dan Feltes | Andru Volinsky | Other | Undecided |
| University of New Hampshire | August 28 – September 1, 2020 | 839 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 36% | 38% | 4% | 22% |
| Saint Anselm College | August 15–17, 2020 | 498 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 46% |

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dan Feltes | 72,318 | 50.90% |
| | Democratic | Andru Volinsky | 65,455 | 46.06% |
| | Republican | Chris Sununu (write-in) | 4,276 | 3.00% |
| | Republican | Karen Testerman (write-in) | 39 | 0.03% |
| | Republican | Nobody (write-in) | 6 | 0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,094 | 100.0% |

## Other candidates
### Libertarian Party
#### Nominee

* Darryl W. Perry, author and candidate for U.S. president in 2016

### Independent
#### Did not qualify for the ballot

* Bill Fortune

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | October 23, 2020 |
| Inside Elections | Likely R | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely R | November 2, 2020 |
| Politico | Likely R | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
| RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2020 |
| 270towin | Likely R | November 2, 2020 |

### Endorsements

Local and state politicians
* Michael Abbott, state representative
* Susan Almy, state representative
* Debra Altschiller, state representative
* Bob Backus, state representative
* Chris Balch, state representative
* Paul Berch, state representative
* Jennifer Bernet, state representative
* Skip Berrien, state representative
* Donald Buchard, state representative
* Anita Burroughs, state representative
* Polly Campion, state representative
* Clyde Carson, state representative
* Shannon Chandley, state senator
* Wendy Chase, state representative
* Jackie Chretien, state representative
* Bruce Cohen, state representative
* Patricia Cornell, state representative
* Francesca Diggs, state representative
* Karen Ebel, state representative
* Mike Edgar, state representative
* Timothy Egan, state representative
* Susan M. Ford, state representative
* Elaine French, state representative
* Ken N. Gidge, state representative
* Jeff Goley, state representative
* Willis Griffith, state representative
* Heidi Hamer, state representative
* Linda Harriott-Gathright, state representative
* Bill Hatch, state representative
* Mary Heath, state representative
* Martha Hennessey, state senator
* David Huot, state representative
* David Karrick, state representative
* Patricia Klee, state representative
* Diane Langley, state representative
* Tamara Le, state representative
* Cassandra Levesque, state representative
* Melanie Levesque, state senator
* Douglas Ley, state House Majority Leader and state representative
* Pat Long, state representative
* Tom Loughman, state representative
* Patricia Lovejoy, state representative
* David Luneau, state representative
* Jim MacKay, state representative
* Latha Mangipudi, state representative
* John Mann, state representative
* Joelle Martin, state representative
* Liz McConnell, state representative
* Howard Moffett, state representative
* Mary Jane Mulligan, state representative
* Nancy Murphy, state representative
* Megan Murray, state representative
* Garrett Muscatel, state representative
* Mel Myler, state representative
* Sue Newman, state representative
* Ray Newman, state representative
* Sharon Nordgren, state representative
* Fran Nutter-Upham, state representative
* Laura Pantelakos, state representative
* Marjorie Porter, state representative
* Julie Radhakrishnan, state representative
* Beth Richards, state representative
* Beth Rodd, state representative
* Cindy Rosenwald, state senator
* Charlie St. Clair, state representative
* Tom Sherman, state senator
* Ken Snow, state representative
* Timothy Soucy, state representative
* Tom Southworth, state representative
* Brian Sullivan, state representative
* Bruce Tatro, state representative
* Laura Telerski, state representative
* Edith Tucker, state representative
* Suzanne Vail, state representative
* Ken Vincent, state representative
* Mary Beth Walz, state representative
* Gerald Ward, state representative
* David H. Watters, state senator
* Ken Wells, state representative
* Matt Wilhelm, state representative
* Kermit Williams, state representative
* David Woodbury, state representative
Politicians
* Ken Armstrong, 2020 Libertarian candidate for president/vice president
* Caleb Q. Dyer, former state representative and House Libertarian Caucus leader

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Sununu (R) | Dan Feltes (D) | Other / Undecided |
| American Research Group | October 26–28, 2020 | 864 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 51% | 46% | 3% |
| University of New Hampshire | October 24–28, 2020 | 1,889 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 60% | 36% | 3% |
| Saint Anselm College | October 23–26, 2020 | 1,018 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 60% | 35% | 6% |
| YouGov/UMass Amherst | October 16–26, 2020 | 757 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 59% | 36% | 5% |
| University of New Hampshire | October 9–12, 2020 | 899 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 62% | 37% | 1% |
| Suffolk University | October 8–12, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 55% | 31% | 14% |
| Saint Anselm College | October 1–4, 2020 | 1,147 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 58% | 35% | 7% |
| Emerson College | September 30 – October 1, 2020 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 55% | 40% | 5% |
| American Research Group | September 25–28, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 52% | 44% | 4% |
| University of New Hampshire | September 24–28, 2020 | 972 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 55% | 37% | 5% |
| YouGov/UMass Lowell | September 17–25, 2020 | 657 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 60% | 34% | 7% |
| University of New Hampshire | August 28 – September 1, 2020 | 1,889 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 57% | 33% | 9% |
| University of New Hampshire | July 16–28, 2020 | 1,893 (LV) | ± 2.2% | 59% | 28% | 13% |
| University of New Hampshire | June 18–22, 2020 | 932 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 62% | 23% | 15% |
| We Ask America | June 13–15, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 59% | 20% | 21% |
| University of New Hampshire | May 14–18, 2020 | 788 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 61% | 21% | 18% |
| University of New Hampshire | February 19–25, 2020 | 576 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 56% | 27% | 18% |
| Emerson College | September 6–9, 2019 | 1,041 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 53% | 37% | 10% |
with Andru Volinsky
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Sununu (R) | Andru Volinsky (D) | Other / Undecided |
| University of New Hampshire | August 28 – September 1, 2020 | 1,889 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 58% | 32% | 8% |
| University of New Hampshire | July 16–28, 2020 | 1,893 (LV) | ± 2.2% | 58% | 29% | 13% |
| University of New Hampshire | June 18–22, 2020 | 932 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 62% | 22% | 16% |
| University of New Hampshire | May 14–18, 2020 | 788 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 61% | 20% | 19% |
| University of New Hampshire | February 19–25, 2020 | 576 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 54% | 29% | 16% |

### Results

2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Chris Sununu (incumbent) | 516,609 | 65.12% | +12.34% |
| | Democratic | Dan Feltes | 264,639 | 33.36% | −12.38% |
| | Libertarian | Darryl W. Perry | 11,329 | 1.43% | 0.00% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 683 | 0.09% | +0.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 793,260 | 100.0% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 814,449 | 68.16% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,194,843 | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### By county

By county :
| County | Chris Sununu Republican | Chris Sununu Republican | Dan Feltes Democratic | Dan Feltes Democratic | Darryl Perry Libertarian | Darryl Perry Libertarian | Write-in | Write-in | Margin | Margin | Total votes |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes |
| Belknap | 28,074 | 73.68 | 9,491 | 24.91 | 500 | 1.31 | 38 | 0.10 | 18,583 | 48.77 | 38,103 |
| Carroll | 22,119 | 67.20 | 10,428 | 31.68 | 348 | 1.06 | 20 | 0.06 | 11,691 | 35.52 | 32,915 |
| Cheshire | 24,708 | 56.79 | 17,973 | 41.31 | 781 | 1.79 | 49 | 0.11 | 6,735 | 15.48 | 43,511 |
| Coös | 11,409 | 69.78 | 4,666 | 28.54 | 265 | 1.62 | 10 | 0.06 | 6,743 | 41.24 | 16,350 |
| Grafton | 29,174 | 54.96 | 23,023 | 43.38 | 838 | 1.58 | 43 | 0.08 | 6,151 | 11.59 | 53,078 |
| Hillsborough | 150,153 | 66.29 | 72,614 | 32.06 | 3,524 | 1.56 | 200 | 0.09 | 77,539 | 34.23 | 226,491 |
| Merrimack | 56,266 | 63.16 | 31,572 | 35.44 | 1,145 | 1.29 | 106 | 0.12 | 24,694 | 27.72 | 89,089 |
| Rockingham | 134,292 | 68.17 | 60,232 | 30.58 | 2,337 | 1.19 | 135 | 0.07 | 74,060 | 37.59 | 196,996 |
| Strafford | 44,542 | 61.35 | 26,791 | 36.90 | 1,205 | 1.66 | 67 | 0.09 | 17,751 | 24.45 | 72,605 |
| Sullivan | 15,872 | 65.80 | 7,849 | 32.54 | 386 | 1.60 | 15 | 0.06 | 8,023 | 33.26 | 24,122 |
| Totals | 516,609 | 65.12 | 264,639 | 33.36 | 11,329 | 1.43 | 683 | 0.09 | 251,970 | 31.76 | 793,260 |

#### By congressional district

Sununu won both congressional districts, which both elected Democrats.
| District | Sununu | Feltes | Representative |
| 1st | 66.8% | 31.81% | Chris Pappas |
| 2nd | 63.51% | 35.03% | Annie Kuster |