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Pappas leads NH Senate primary 62%-36%; Sununu leads GOP side 70%-25%

2026 midterms
Political Guyentist · September 9, 20261 min read

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Chris Pappas 82.0%18.5%▲0.8Sununu

Chris Pappas (Rep-D New Hampshire) led democratic-socialist Karishma Manzur 62%-36% with about a fifth of the vote counted, and Trump-endorsed former John Sununu (Sen-R New Hampshire) led former Sen. Scott Brown 70%-25% with about a sixth counted. The winners will run for the seat retiring Jeanne Shaheen (Sen-D New Hampshire) is leaving.

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How much of the vote was actually countedThe leads rest on a small slice of the ballots. Each strip is the full vote in that primary. The dark block is what had been counted when those leads were reported.. Democratic primary. not yet counted. about a fifth counted. Republican primary. not yet counted. about a sixth counted. Neither race had been called at the time of these counts. Counted shares are approximate, as described in the source.. Source: NBC News early returns, Sept. 8, 2026.The leads rest on a small slice of the ballotsEach strip is the full vote in that primary. The dark block is what had been counted when those leads were reported.Democratic primarynot yet countedabout a fifth countedRepublican primarynot yet countedabout a sixth countedNeither race had been called at the time of these counts. Counted shares are approximate, as described in the source.Source: NBC News early returns, Sept. 8, 2026.
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