Governor of New Hampshire
| New Hampshire Governor | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $146,172 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $2,155,039 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 2 years |
| Authority: | New Hampshire Constitution, Article 41 |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Governor of New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte | |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | 2026 |
| Last election: | 2024 |
| Other New Hampshire Executive Offices | |
| Governor •Secretary of State •Attorney General •Treasurer •Commissioner of Education •Agriculture Commissioner •Insurance Commissioner •Labor Commissioner •Director of Fish & Game •Public Utilities Commission | |
TheGovernor of the State of New Hampshire is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest state office inNew Hampshire. The governor is popularly elected every two years by a plurality and has no term limit.[1]
New Hampshire has a Republicantrifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.
New Hampshire has a Republicantriplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.
Current officeholder
The current Governor of New Hampshire isKelly Ayotte (R). Ayotte assumed office in 2025.
Authority
Thestate Constitution addresses the office of the governor inArticles 41-59, Executive Power.
Under Article 41:
There shall be a supreme executive magistrate, who shall be styled the Governor of the State of New Hampshire, and whose title shall be His Excellency. The executive power of the state is vested in the governor.[1] |
Qualifications
Candidates for governor must:
- be at least 30 years old
- have been a resident of New Hampshire for at least seven years on the day of the election[1]
Elections
New Hampshire is one of only two states that elects governors biennially, that is, each even-numbered year. Legally, the gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the first Wednesday following the first Tuesday in the January following an election.
To win the governorship, a candidate must have a plurality of votes; if no candidate does, then the legislature shall convene and choose a winning candidate from the two highest vote receivers.[1]
Term limits
New Hampshire governors do not face any term limits.[1]
Partisan composition
The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of New Hampshire governors from 1992 to 2013.
Election results
See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2030
There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.
See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2028
There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.
See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on September 8, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire
Jonathan Kiper (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2026.
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 | Jonathan Kiper | |
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See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Governor of New Hampshire
Kelly Ayotte (R) defeatedJoyce Craig (D) andStephen Villee (L) in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Ayotte (R) | 53.6 | 436,122 |
 | Joyce Craig (D) | 44.3 | 360,149 | |
 | Stephen Villee (L) | 2.0 | 16,202 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1% | 1,024 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 813,497 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edmond LaPlante (Constitution Party)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire
Joyce Craig (D) defeatedCinde Warmington (D) andJonathan Kiper (D) in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joyce Craig | 47.9 | 59,976 |
 | Cinde Warmington | 41.8 | 52,420 | |
| Jonathan Kiper | 9.4 | 11,789 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9% | 1,076 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 125,261 | ||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Ayotte | 63.1 | 88,117 |
 | Chuck Morse | 34.1 | 47,567 | |
 | Shaun Fife | 0.6 | 876 | |
| Robert McClory | 0.6 | 839 | ||
 | Frank Staples | 0.6 | 809 | |
| Richard McMenamon II | 0.4 | 527 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6% | 867 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 139,602 | ||
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See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of New Hampshire
IncumbentChris Sununu (R) defeatedTom Sherman (D),Kelly Halldorson (L), andKarlyn Borysenko (L) in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Sununu (R) | 57.0 | 352,813 |
 | Tom Sherman (D) | 41.5 | 256,766 | |
 | Kelly Halldorson (L) | 0.8 | 5,071 | |
 | Karlyn Borysenko (L) | 0.4 | 2,772 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3% | 1,713 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 619,135 | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire
Tom Sherman (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Sherman | 97.1 | 83,205 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9% | 2,503 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 85,708 | ||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Sununu | 78.5 | 113,443 |
 | Karen Testerman | 10.0 | 14,473 | |
 | Thaddeus Riley | 7.7 | 11,107 | |
 | Julian Acciard | 2.0 | 2,906 | |
| Jay Lewis | 0.9 | 1,318 | ||
| Richard McMenamon II | 0.6 | 817 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3% | 374 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 144,438 | ||
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See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2020
General election
General election for Governor of New Hampshire
IncumbentChris Sununu (R) defeatedDan Feltes (D) andDarryl Perry (L) in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 793,260 | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire
Dan Feltes (D) defeatedAndru Volinsky (D) in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Feltes | 52.3 | 72,318 |
 | Andru Volinsky | 47.4 | 65,455 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3% | 446 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 138,219 | ||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire
IncumbentChris Sununu (R) defeatedKaren Testerman (R) andNobody (R) in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Sununu | 89.8 | 130,703 |
| Karen Testerman | 9.3 | 13,589 | |
 | Nobody | 0.9 | 1,239 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1% | 95 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 145,626 | ||
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See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of New Hampshire
IncumbentChris Sununu (R) defeatedMolly Kelly (D) andJilletta Jarvis (L) in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Sununu (R) | 52.8 | 302,764 |
 | Molly Kelly (D) | 45.8 | 262,359 | |
 | Jilletta Jarvis (L) | 1.4 | 8,197 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 573,3200 | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire
Molly Kelly (D) defeatedSteve Marchand (D) 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 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 122,211 | ||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire
IncumbentChris Sununu (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Sununu | 100.0 | 91,025 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 91,025 | ||
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Libertarian Party primary
Libertarian primary for Governor of New Hampshire
Jilletta Jarvis (L) defeatedAaron Day (L) in the Libertarian Party primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jilletta Jarvis | 54.2 | 576 |
 | Aaron Day | 45.8 | 487 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 1,063 | ||
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Vacancies
Details of vacancy appointments are addressed underExecutive Power, Section 49 and 49a.
The state of New Hampshire lacks an office of the lieutenant governor, making the President of the Senate the first officer in the line of succession. At any time he or she is mentally or physically unable to discharge the office, he or she shall notify thesecretary of state and the senate president in writing. By notifying the same two officers again, he or she shall resume the office.
Theattorney general and a majority of the Executive Council may, when they believe the governor is mentally or physically unfit to serve but is unable or unwilling to take an absence from the office, petition theNew Hampshire Supreme Court for a declaratory judgment. The justices of the court shall hear the petition and shall also be in charge of considering a petition to consider declaring the governor able to resume her or his duties.
If, either by written declaration or court judgment, the governor has been absent for six months, the General Court may, by concurrent resolution, declare the office vacant. Similarly, if a governor-elect fails to take office for any reason other than death or resignation, the court may declare the office vacant six months after the inauguration date.
Whatever the reason for the vacancy, if more than one year remains in the current term, a special election shall be held.
After the President of the Senate, the Speaker of theHouse, thesecretary of state and the state treasurer are next in the line of succession.
Whoever is filling the office shall have the title of "acting governor" and shall have the full powers of the office. She or he receives compensation equal to that of an elected governor and takes no additional oath of office. The acting governor does not resign the office she or he was elected to and is instead suspended from those duties while serving as governor.
Duties
Unlike in many other states in which Executive Councils are merely advisory, the Executive Council of New Hampshire has a strong check on the governor's power. The five-member Executive Council has a veto over many actions of the governor. Under Article 47, both the governor and the council "have a negative" on one another.
Together, the governor and Executive Council approve contracts with a value of $5,000 or more, approve pardons, and appoint the directors and commissioners, judges, theattorney general, and officers in the National Guard.
The governor has the sole power to veto bills, subject to a two-thirds legislative override, and to command the state National Guard.[1]
Other duties and privileges of the office include:
- Adjourning the legislature when the two chambers cannot agree to do so, prolonging and convening the legislature for extraordinary reasons (for no more than 90 days), and moving the meeting place of the legislature
- Making all appointments for "judicial officers, the attorney general, and all officers of the navy, and general and field officers of the militia" with the approval of the General Court.
- Granting pardons (not including impeachment)
- Granting a warrant, subject to approval from the Council, before the Treasury may issue funds.[1]
Divisions
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State budget
Role in state budget
The state operates on a biennial budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:[2]
- Budget instructions are sent to state agencies inAugust.
- State agencies submit their requests byOctober 1.
- Public hearings are held inNovember.
- Thegovernor submits his or her proposed budget to theNew Hampshire State Legislature byFebruary 15.
- The legislature adopts a budget inMay. A simple majority is required to pass a budget.
- The biennial budget cycle begins inJuly.
New Hampshire is one of six states in which the governor cannot exerciseline item veto authority.[2][3]
InNew Hampshire, the governor is required by statute to submit a balanced budget. In turn, the legislature is required to pass a balanced budget.[2]
Governor's office budget
The budget for the governor's office in Fiscal Year 2025 was $2,155,039.[4]
Compensation
See statutes:NH Rev Stat § 94:1-a
UnderArticle 58 of theNew Hampshire Constitution, the governor's salary is legally fixed and may not be raised or decreased effective during the current term. The compensation for governor, secretary of state, and attorney general, amongst other public officers, are set under NH Code 94:1a.[5]
New Hampshire Constitution, Article 58
The governor and council shall be compensated for their services, from time to time, by such grants as the general courts shall think reasonable.[1] |
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $146,172, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[6]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $144,483, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[7]
2021
In 2021, the governor received a salary of $143,704, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[8]
2020
In 2020, the governor's salary was $134,581, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[9]
2019
In 2019, the governor's salary was $134,581, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[10]
2018
In 2018, the governor's salary was $127,443, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[11]
2017
In 2017, the governor's salary was $127,443, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[12]
2016
In 2016, the governor's salary was increased to $127,443, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[13]
2015
In 2015, the governor received a salary of $121,896, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[14]
2014
In 2014, the governor received a salary of $121,896, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[15]
2013
In 2013, the governor's salary remained in $113,834.[16]
2012
In 2012, the governor received a salary of$113,834, according to theCouncil of State Governments.[17]
History
Partisan balance 1992-2013
From 1992-2013, in New Hampshire there were Democratic governors in office for 15 years, including the last nine, while there were Republican governors in office for seven years.
Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82%) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27%) from 1992 to 2013.
Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.
The chart below shows the partisan composition of theOffice of the Governor of New Hampshire, theNew Hampshire State Senate and theNew Hampshire House of Representatives from 1992 to 2013.
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SQLI and partisanship
The chart below depicts the partisanship of the New Hampshire state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied. For the SQLI, the states were ranked from 1-50, with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. New Hampshire experienced both Democratic and Republican trifectas during the years of the study. Two Republican trifectas occurred in the first years of the study, from 1992-1996 and from 2003-2004. The state then shifted and had a Democratic trifecta from 2007-2010. New Hampshire ranked high in the SQLI, finishing in the top-10 every year of the study, and in 1st over half of the years of the study. The state finished 1st during both Democratic and Republican trifectas as well as during years of divided government. Its lowest rankings occurred in the last two years of the study, when the government was divided.
- SQLI average with Democratic trifecta: 2.00
- SQLI average with Republican trifecta: 1.71
- SQLI average with divided government: 2.20
Historical officeholders
Provincial Executives
There were 20 Provincial Executives of New Hampshire between 1680 and 1775.[18]
| List of officeholders from 1680-1775 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Tenure | |||
| 1 | John Cutt | 1680-1681 | |||
| 2 | Richard Waldron | 1681-1682 | |||
| 3 | Edward Cranfield | 1682-1685 | |||
| 4 | Walter Barefoote | 1685-1686 | |||
| 5 | Joseph Dudley | 1686-1687 | |||
| 6 | Edmund Andros | 1687-1689 | |||
| 7 | Simon Bradstreet | 1689-1692 | |||
| 8 | John Usher | 1692-1697 | |||
| 9 | William Partridge | 1697-1698 | |||
| 10 | Samuel Allen | 1689-1699 | |||
| 11 | Richard Coote | 1699-1701 | |||
| 12 | William Partridge | 1701-1702 | |||
| 13 | Joseph Dudley | 1702-1716 | |||
| 14 | George Vaughan | 1715-1716 | |||
| 15 | Samuel Shute | 1716-1723 | |||
| 16 | John Wentworth | 1723-1727 | |||
| 17 | William Burnet | 1727-1729 | |||
| 18 | Jonathan Belcher | 1730-1741 | |||
| 19 | Benning Wentworth | 1741-1766 | |||
| 20 | John Wentworth | 1767-1775 | |||
Revolutionary Executive
Matthew Thornton was the Revolutionary Executive of New Hampshire from 1775 to 1776.[18]
President of New Hampshire
From 1784 to until a constitutional amendment in 1792, the "supreme executive magistrate" of New Hampshire was called the President.[1] During this time, there were seven Presidents.[18][19]
| List of officeholders from 1784-1792 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
| 1 | Meshech Weare[20] | 1784-85 | NA | ||
| 2 | John Langdon | 1785-86 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 3 | John Sullivan | 1786-88 | Federalist | ||
| 4 | John Langdon | 1788-1789 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 5 | John Sullivan | 1789 | Federalist | ||
| 6 | John Pickerning (acting) | 1789 | NA | ||
| 7 | Josiah Bartlett[21] | 1790-94 | Democratic-Republican | ||
Governor of New Hampshire
The title of the "supreme executive magistrate" of New Hampshire changed from President to Governor by constitutional amendment in 1792.[1] There have been 82 Governors of New Hampshire since 1792. Of the 82 officeholders, 50 were Republican, 20 were Democrats, seven were Democratic-Republican, two were Federalist, one was Know Nothing, one was Whig, and one was a National Republican.[18][19]
| List of officeholders from 1792-present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
| 1 | Josiah Bartlett[21] | 1790 - 1794 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 2 | John Taylor Gilman | 1794 - 1805 | Federalist | ||
| 3 | John Langdon | 1805 - 1809 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 4 | Jeremiah Smith | 1809 - 1810 | Federalist | ||
| 3 | John Langdon | 1810-1812 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 5 | William Plumer | 1812 - 1813 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 2 | John Taylor Gilman | 1813 - 1816 | Federalist | ||
| 5 | William Plumer | 1816 - 1819 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 6 | Samuel Bell | 1819 - 1823 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 7 | Levi Woodbury | 1823 - 1824 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 8 | David Lawrence Morril | 1824 - 1827 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 9 | Benjamin Pierce | 1827 - 1828 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 10 | John Bell | 1828 - 1829 | National Republican | ||
| 9 | Benjamin Pierce | 1829 - 1830 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 11 | Matthew Harvey | 1830 - 1831 |  Democratic | ||
| 12 | Joseph Morrill Harper | 1831 - 1831 | Democratic | ||
| 13 | Samuel Dinsmoor | 1831 - 1834 | Democratic | ||
| 14 | William Badger | 1834 - 1836 | Democratic | ||
| 15 | Isaac Hill | 1836 - 1839 | Democratic | ||
| 16 | John Page | 1839 - 1842 | Democratic | ||
| 17 | Henry Hubbard | 1842 - 1844 | Democratic | ||
| 18 | John Hardy Steele | 1844 - 1846 | Democratic | ||
| 19 | Anthony Colby | 1846 - 1847 | Whig | ||
| 20 | Jared Warner Williams | 1847 - 1849 | Democratic | ||
| 21 | Samuel Dinsmoor | 1849 - 1852 | Democratic | ||
| 22 | Noah Martin | 1852 - 1854 | Democratic | ||
| 23 | Nathaniel Bradley Baker | 1854 - 1855 | Democratic | ||
| 24 | Ralph Metcalf | 1855 - 1857 | Know-Nothing | ||
| 25 | William Haile | 1857 - 1859 |  Republican | ||
| 26 | Icabod Goodwin | 1859 - 1861 | Republican | ||
| 27 | Nathaniel Springer Berry | 1861 - 1863 | Republican | ||
| 28 | Joseph Albree Gilmore | 1863 - 1865 | Republican | ||
| 29 | Frederick Smyth | 1865 - 1867 | Republican | ||
| 30 | Walter Harriman | 1867 - 1869 | Republican | ||
| 31 | Onslow Stearns | 1869 - 1871 | Republican | ||
| 32 | James Adams Weston | 1871 - 1872 | Democratic | ||
| 33 | Ezekiel Albert Straw | 1872 - 1874 | Republican | ||
| 32 | James Adams Weston | 1874 - 1875 | Democratic | ||
| 34 | Person Colby Cheney | 1875 - 1877 | Republican | ||
| 35 | Benjamin Franklin Prescott | 1877 - 1879 | Republican | ||
| 36 | Nathaniel Head | 1879 - 1881 | Republican | ||
| 37 | Charles Henry Bell | 1881 - 1883 | Republican | ||
| 38 | Samuel Whitney Hale | 1883 - 1885 | Republican | ||
| 39 | Moody Currier | 1885 - 1887 | Republican | ||
| 40 | Charles Henry Sawyer | 1887 - 1889 | Republican | ||
| 41 | David Harvey Goodell | 1889 - 1891 | Republican | ||
| 42 | Hiram Americus Tuttle | 1891 - 1893 | Republican | ||
| 43 | John Butler Smith | 1893 - 1895 | Republican | ||
| 44 | Charles Albert Busiel | 1895 - 1897 | Republican | ||
| 45 | George Ramsdell | 1897 - 1899 | Republican | ||
| 46 | Frank West Rollins | 1899 - 1901 | Republican | ||
| 47 | Chester Bradley Jordan | 1901 - 1903 | Republican | ||
| 48 | Nahum Josiah Bachelder | 1903 - 1905 | Republican | ||
| 49 | John McLane | 1905 - 1907 | Republican | ||
| 50 | Charles Miller Floyd | 1907 - 1909 | Republican | ||
| 51 | Henry Brewer Quinby | 1909 - 1911 | Republican | ||
| 52 | Robert Perkins Bass | 1911 - 1913 | Republican | ||
| 53 | Samuel Demeritt Felker | 1913 - 1915 | Democratic | ||
| 54 | Rolland Harty Spaulding | 1915 - 1917 | Republican | ||
| 55 | Henry Wilder Keyes | 1917 - 1919 | Republican | ||
| 56 | John Henry Bartlett | 1919 - 1921 | Republican | ||
| 57 | Albert Oscar Brown | 1921 - 1923 | Republican | ||
| 58 | Fred Herbert Brown | 1923 - 1925 | Democratic | ||
| 59 | John Gilbert Winant | 1925 - 1927 | Republican | ||
| 60 | Huntley Nowell Spaulding | 1927 - 1929 | Republican | ||
| 61 | Charles William Tobey | 1929 - 1931 | Republican | ||
| 59 | John Gilbert Winant | 1931-1935 | Republican | ||
| 62 | Henry Styles Bridges | 1935 - 1937 | Republican | ||
| 63 | Francis Parnell Murphy | 1937 - 1941 | Republican | ||
| 64 | Robert Oscar Blood | 1941 - 1945 | Republican | ||
| 65 | Charles Milby Dale | 1945 - 1949 | Republican | ||
| 66 | Llewelyn Sherman Adams | 1949 - 1953 | Republican | ||
| 67 | Hugh Gregg | 1953 - 1955 | Republican | ||
| 68 | Lane Dwinell | 1955 - 1959 | Republican | ||
| 69 | Wesley Powell | 1959 - 1963 | Republican | ||
| 70 | John William King | 1963 - 1969 | Democratic | ||
| 71 | Walter Peterson | 1969 - 1973 | Republican | ||
| 72 | Meldrim Thomson | 1973 - 1979 | Republican | ||
| 73 | Hugh J. Gallen | 1979 - 1982 | Democratic | ||
| 74 | Vesta M. Roy | 1982 - 1983 | Republican | ||
| 75 | John H. Sununu | 1983 - 1989 | Republican | ||
| 76 | Judd Gregg | 1989 - 1993 | Republican | ||
| 77 | Stephen Merrill | 1993 - 1997 | Republican | ||
| 78 | Jeanne Shaheen | 1997 - 2003 | Democratic | ||
| 79 | Craig Benson | 2003 - 2005 | Republican | ||
| 80 | John H. Lynch | 2005 - 2013 | Democratic | ||
| 81 | Margaret Hassan | 2013 - 2017 | Democratic | ||
| 82 | Chris Sununu | 2017 - 2025 | Republican | ||
| 83 | Kelly Ayotte | 2025 - present | Republican | ||
State profile
| Demographic data for New Hampshire | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,330,111 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 8,953 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 93.7% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.3% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.2% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 92.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 34.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $66,779 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Source:U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Clickhere for more information on the 2020 census andhere for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Hampshire. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
New Hampshirevoted for the Democratic candidate in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted forDonald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won thesePivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in New Hampshire, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[22]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won asRetained Pivot Counties and those won byJoe Biden (D) asBoomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Hampshire had one Retained Pivot County and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 0.55 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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Contact information
Office of the Governor
State House
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-2121
Fax: (603) 271-7680
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.9New Hampshire Government, "State constitution," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑2.02.12.2National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2021," accessed January 24, 2023
- ↑National Conference of State Legislatures, "Separation of Powers: Executive Veto Powers," accessed January 26, 2024
- ↑New Hampshire Legislature, "HB 1-A Final Version," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑New Hampshire State Legislature, Title VI Public Officers and Employees,” accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑Council of State Governments, "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries," June 25, 2013
- ↑Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑18.018.118.218.3New Hampshire Almanac, "New Hampshire Governors," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑19.019.1National Governors Association, "Former New Hampshire Governors," accessed January 18, 2021,New Hampshire Government, "Governors, New Hampshire Almanac," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑Weare was elected president before the constitutional office was created, and then re-elected under the constitutional provision.
- ↑21.021.1The title changed from President to Governor while Bartlett was in office.
- ↑The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip ofAtlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
