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New Hampshire U.S. Senate
The New Hampshire U.S. Senate race has 3 tracked candidates in the 2026 election cycle.
Cook PVI
D+2
Last Margin
15.7%
Seat Class
Class 2
Candidates
Chris Pappas
US Senate
New Hampshire's most prominent Democrat is running for the seat Shaheen just vacated — a restaurant owner turned congressman who could become the first openly gay man elected to the Senate.
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New Hampshire Senate — Open Seat
US Senate
Jeanne Shaheen's retirement creates New Hampshire's most competitive Senate race in years — an open seat in a purple state with a track record of surprises.
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Scott Brown
US Senate
The former Massachusetts senator who once won Ted Kennedy's seat and then lost in New Hampshire is back for a third Senate attempt — this time in a race he could actually win.
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