2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
[1][2][3][4] In the general election, Republican nominee Chris Sununu defeated Democrat Colin Van Ostern and Libertarian state representative Max Abramson to become the first Republican governor of New Hampshire elected since 2002.Governor Maggie Hassan, the incumbent from the Democratic Party, declined to run for reelection, choosing to seek a U.S. Senate seat instead.Both major parties had multiple declared candidates, leading to primary elections that were held September 13, 2016.New Hampshire and Vermont are the only states in the country whose governors are elected every two years.Individuals Newspapers Aggregate polls with Maggie Hassan with Stefany Shaheen with Chris Pappas with Terie Norelli with Mark Connolly with Jackie Cilley Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Sununu won 1 of the 2 congressional districts, which elected a Democrat.
Van Ostern
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Van Ostern—60–70%
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Van Ostern—50–60%
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Van Ostern—40–50%
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Van Ostern—30–40%
Sununu
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Sununu—30–40%
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Sununu—<30%
Edelblut
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Edelblut—30–40%
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Edelblut—40–50%
Forrester
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Forrester—30–40%
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Forrester—40–50%
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