New Hampshire Senate 2026
Jeanne Shaheen (D) · retiring · Cook PVI D+2 · last result 56.64% D

Chris Pappas
Wikipedia bio
Christopher Charles Pappas is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2019.
Source: Chris Pappas (American politician)
John E. Sununu
Wikipedia bio
John Edward Sununu is an American politician from the U.S. state of New Hampshire.
Source: John E. SununuDesk notes
Generated from the sourced figures on this page. Not a separate report.
Jeanne Shaheen (D) is the incumbent, retiring. The ratings consensus is Likely D. Cook’s cell is dated Oct 6, 2026. 10 forecaster cells are stored. The polling average is led by Chris Pappas +6.7. Kalshi Chris Pappas 90¢ (mid). Polymarket Chris Pappas 89¢ (mid). The poll’s Democratic edge is 70.3 points smaller 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. PAPPAS, CHRIS leads the stored FEC receipts at $21,500,073.
Polling average
- Chris Pappas49.6%
- John E. Sununu42.9%
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
- 270toWinPappas +5.4% · updated September 27, 2026
- Decision Desk HQPappas +7.2% · updated October 17, 2026
- FiftyPlusOnePappas +6.9% · updated October 17, 2026
- RealClearPoliticsPappas +6.5% · updated October 17, 2026
- Silver BulletinPappas +7.1% · updated October 17, 2026
Ratings
- Cook Political ReportOct 6, 2026Lean D
- Sabato's Crystal BallOct 14, 2026Likely D
- Inside ElectionsOct 15, 2026Tilt D
- Decision Desk HQOct 19, 2026Likely D
- RealClearPoliticsOct 12, 2026Lean D
- Silver BulletinOct 19, 2026Likely D
- FiftyPlusOneOct 19, 2026Likely D
- The EconomistOct 19, 2026Likely D
- Fox NewsOct 13, 2026Lean D
- Split TicketOct 19, 2026Likely D
Quoted from the Wikipedia predictions table, not scraped from the raters.
Markets
Raw yes-prices. Not vig-adjusted. Contracts under 1¢ are omitted.
- Chris Pappas90¢mid · spread 1¢
- John E. Sununu10¢mid · spread 1¢
- Chris Pappas (D)89¢mid · spread 1¢
- John E. Sununu (R)12¢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
- PAPPAS, CHRISDEMOCRATIC PARTY · raised $21,500,073 · cash $3,283,894Through 2026-09-30 · carried from the previous snapshot
- SUNUNU, JOHN EREPUBLICAN PARTY · raised $5,334,886 · cash $2,502,640Through 2026-09-30 · carried from the previous snapshot
- BROWN, SCOTT P.REPUBLICAN PARTY · raised $2,255,700 · cash $356,497Through 2026-09-30 · carried from the previous snapshot
- MANZUR, KARISHMADEMOCRATIC PARTY · raised $558,788 · cash $19,030Through 2026-09-30 · carried from the previous snapshot
Recent polls
- National Public Affairs (R)October 8–12, 2026600 (LV) ± 4.0%Chris Pappas 50 · John E. Sununu 45
- National Public Affairs (R)October 8–12, 2026600 (LV) ± 4.0%Chris Pappas 50 · John E. Sununu 43
- YouGovSeptember 28 – October 5, 20261,520 (LV) ± 3.9%Chris Pappas 51 · John E. Sununu 43
- Saint Anselm CollegeSeptember 28–29, 20261,042 (LV) ± 3.0%Chris Pappas 51 · John E. Sununu 44
- Trafalgar Group (R)September 26–27, 20261,082 (LV) ± 2.9%Chris Pappas 47 · John E. Sununu 41
- New York Times / Siena UniversitySeptember 15–22, 2026613 (LV) ± 4.9%Chris Pappas 50 · John E. Sununu 45
Table via Wikipedia.
What changed
- marketNew Hampshire Senate: the stored prices were compared and no contract moved by a full cent.
- marketNew Hampshire Senate: the stored prices were compared and no contract moved by a full cent.
- marketNew Hampshire Senate: 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