New Hampshire Governor 2026
Kelly Ayotte (R) · running · Cook PVI D+2 · last result 53.64% R

Kelly Ayotte
Wikipedia bio
Kelly Ann Ayotte is an American attorney and politician serving since 2025 as the 83rd governor of New Hampshire. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2011 to 2017 as a United States senator from New Hampshire and from 2004 to 2009 as the 27th attorney general of New Hampshire.
Source: Kelly AyotteCinde Warmington
Wikipedia bio
Cinde Warmington is an American attorney, politician, and former lobbyist. As a Democrat, she served as a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Cinde WarmingtonDesk notes
Generated from the sourced figures on this page. Not a separate report.
Kelly Ayotte (R) is the incumbent, running. The ratings consensus is Likely R. Cook’s cell is dated Oct. 13, 2026. 7 forecaster cells are stored. The polling average is led by Kelly Ayotte +10.5. Kalshi Kelly Ayotte 94¢ (mid). Polymarket Kelly Ayotte 94¢ (mid). The poll’s Democratic edge is 78.1 points larger than the market’s. The 2024 presidential margin in this state was D+2.8. The 2020 presidential margin in this state was D+7.3. Ticker year is 28. Rules say the 2026 election.
Polling average
- Kelly Ayotte (R)51.1%
- Cinde Warmington (D)40.6%
mean of 5 published aggregator averages, equal-weighted. The Wikipedia 'Average' row is not included, so this is not a double count. Undecided is left as published and is not allocated.
Published aggregator averages
- 270toWinAyotte +12.0% · updated October 17, 2026
- Decision Desk HQAyotte +11.2% · updated October 17, 2026
- FiftyPlusOneAyotte +10.3% · updated October 17, 2026
- RealClearPoliticsAyotte +9.0% · updated October 17, 2026
- Silver BulletinAyotte +10.2% · updated October 17, 2026
Ratings
- Cook Political ReportOct. 13, 2026Likely R
- Sabato's Crystal BallOct. 6, 2026Likely R
- Inside ElectionsOct. 15, 2026Solid R
- Decision Desk HQOct. 15, 2026Lean R
- RealClearPoliticsOct. 12, 2026Lean R
- Silver BulletinOct. 13, 2026Solid R
- Fox NewsOct. 6, 2026Likely R
Quoted from the Wikipedia predictions table, not scraped from the raters.
Markets
Raw yes-prices. Not vig-adjusted. Contracts under 1¢ are omitted.
Ticker year is 28. Rules say the 2026 election.
- Kelly Ayotte94¢mid · spread 0¢
- Cinde Warmington6¢mid · spread 0¢
- Kelly Ayotte (R)94¢mid · spread 0¢
- Cinde Warmington (D)5¢mid · spread 1¢
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Price history
Scale is fixed at 0–100¢. Hourly closes. A dashed line is a rating date or a poll end date stored on this race. Times are US Eastern.
Money
n/a (governors file with states, not the FEC)
Recent polls
- National Public Affairs (R)October 8–12, 2026600 (LV) ± 4.0%Kelly Ayotte 54 · Cinde Warmington 38
- YouGovSeptember 28 – October 5, 20261,520 (LV) ± 3.9%Kelly Ayotte 49 · Cinde Warmington 40
- Saint Anselm CollegeSeptember 28–29, 20261,042 (LV) ± 3.0%Kelly Ayotte 52 · Cinde Warmington 45
- The New York Times / Siena UniversitySeptember 15–22, 2026613 (LV) ± 4.9%Kelly Ayotte 52 · Cinde Warmington 41
- University of New HampshireSeptember 17–21, 20261,418 (LV) ± 2.6%Kelly Ayotte 47 · Cinde Warmington 43
- co/efficient (R)September 9–11, 2026958 (LV) ± 3.2%Kelly Ayotte 55 · Cinde Warmington 34
Table via Wikipedia.
What changed
- marketNew Hampshire Governor: the stored prices were compared and no contract moved by a full cent.
- marketNew Hampshire Governor: the stored prices were compared and no contract moved by a full cent.
- marketNew Hampshire Governor: the stored prices were compared and no contract moved by a full cent.
- marketNew Hampshire Governor: the stored prices were compared and no contract moved by a full cent.
Results
Results appear here once official returns start on election night, November 3, 2026.
Counts will come from civicAPI, which compiles official state election offices. A winner is shown only when civicAPI projects one, labelled as such.
· snapshot Oct 20, 10:10 AM EDT · mode live