2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Sununu is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, and has declared his intent to do so.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Nobody (previously known as Rich Paul), co-host of Free Talk Live and libertarian activist^[2]
Chris Sununu, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire^[3]

Potential

Kelly Ayotte, former U.S. Senator^[4]
Frank Edelblut, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education and candidate for governor in 2016^[5]
Chuck Morse, minority leader of the New Hampshire Senate^[5]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Nobody
	Republican	Chris Sununu (incumbent)
Total votes			100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Dan Feltes, majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate^[6]
Andru Volinsky, member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire^[7]

Potential

Joyce Craig, mayor of Manchester^[8]
Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth and candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016 and 2018^[8]
Naomi Andrews, former candidate for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in 2018.

Declined

Molly Kelly, former state senator and nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 2018^[8]^[9]
Mindi Messmer, former state representative and candidate for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in 2018 (running for Executive Council)^[10]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Dan Feltes
	Democratic	Andru Volinsky
Total votes			100.0%

Other candidates

Libertarian convention

Darryl W. Perry, author and candidate for U.S. President in 2016^[11]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[12]	Likely R	October 15 , 2019
Inside Elections^[13]	Lean R	November 26, 2019
Sabato^[14]	Lean R	November 18, 2019
Politico^[15]	Lean R	November 19, 2019

Polling

with Dan Feltes

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Sununu (R)	Dan Feltes (D)	Undecided
Emerson College	September 6–9, 2019	1,041	± 3.0%	53%	37%	10%

References

^ Sununu, Chris (May 15, 2019). "2020". Medium. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
^ Pindell, James (October 17, 2019). "A man named Nobody, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in N.H., now says he is running for governor". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ DiStaso, John [@jdistaso] (May 14, 2019). "BREAKING: .@GovChrisSununu announces he's seeking a third term as #nhgov - #nhpolitics #WMUR" (Tweet). Retrieved May 14, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ Steinhauser, Paul (April 4, 2019). "Choices loom for Sununu, Ayotte ahead of 2020 election". Concord Monitor. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Pisani, Madelaine (April 8, 2019). "Republicans Await Sununu's 2020 Decision". National Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ DiStaso, John; Sexton, Adam (September 3, 2019). "Promising to put working-class families first, Democrat Dan Feltes announces run for governor". WMUR 9. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ Landrigan, Kevin (October 23, 2019). "Volinsky makes official his 2020 Democratic bid for governor". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Steinhauser, Paul (January 23, 2019). "Andru Volinsky considering 2020 run for governor". Concord Monitor. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ Lahut, Jake (October 1, 2019). "Molly Kelly to sit out 2020 NH governor's race". The Keene Sentinel. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ DiStaso, John (June 20, 2019). "NH Primary Source: Democrat Mindi Messmer says, 'I'm running' for Executive Council". WMUR. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
^ Lahut, Jake (December 5, 2019). "Keene Libertarian announces run for governor". The Keene Sentinel. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "2020 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
^ "Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". Inside Elections. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^ "http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-governor/". Sabato's Cystral Ball. Retrieved November 18, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); External link in |title= (help)
^ "We rated every gubernatorial race in 2020. Here's who we think will win". Poltico. Retrieved November 19, 2019.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] Sununu, Chris (May 15, 2019). "2020". Medium. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

[2] Pindell, James (October 17, 2019). "A man named Nobody, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in N.H., now says he is running for governor". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[3] DiStaso, John [@jdistaso] (May 14, 2019). "BREAKING: .@GovChrisSununu announces he's seeking a third term as #nhgov - #nhpolitics #WMUR" (Tweet). Retrieved May 14, 2019 – via Twitter.

[4] Steinhauser, Paul (April 4, 2019). "Choices loom for Sununu, Ayotte ahead of 2020 election". Concord Monitor. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

[Pisani-5] Pisani, Madelaine (April 8, 2019). "Republicans Await Sununu's 2020 Decision". National Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[6] DiStaso, John; Sexton, Adam (September 3, 2019). "Promising to put working-class families first, Democrat Dan Feltes announces run for governor". WMUR 9. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[7] Landrigan, Kevin (October 23, 2019). "Volinsky makes official his 2020 Democratic bid for governor". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

[Dems-8] Steinhauser, Paul (January 23, 2019). "Andru Volinsky considering 2020 run for governor". Concord Monitor. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[9] Lahut, Jake (October 1, 2019). "Molly Kelly to sit out 2020 NH governor's race". The Keene Sentinel. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

[10] DiStaso, John (June 20, 2019). "NH Primary Source: Democrat Mindi Messmer says, 'I'm running' for Executive Council". WMUR. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

[11] Lahut, Jake (December 5, 2019). "Keene Libertarian announces run for governor". The Keene Sentinel. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[12] "2020 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

[13] "Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". Inside Elections. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

[14] "http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-governor/". Sabato's Cystral Ball. Retrieved November 18, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); External link in |title= (help)

[15] "We rated every gubernatorial race in 2020. Here's who we think will win". Poltico. Retrieved November 19, 2019.

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