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New Hampshire 2020 elections

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New Hampshire state executive official elections
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Election details
Filing deadline: June 12, 2020
Primary: September 8, 2020 General: November 3, 2020
How to vote
Poll times: Varies by municipality Voting in New Hampshire
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Six state executive offices were up for election in New Hampshire in 2020:

Governor
Executive Council (5 seats)

Candidates and election results

Governor

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Dan Feltes and Darryl Perry 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 are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 793,260
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Dan Feltes defeated Andru Volinsky 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 no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 138,219
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Karen Testerman and Nobody 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 are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 145,626
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Executive Council

District 1

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1

Joseph Kenney defeated incumbent Michael Cryans in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Kenney (R)	51.6	80,008
		Michael Cryans (D)	48.3	74,883
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	46

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,937
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1

Incumbent Michael Cryans advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cryans	99.7	28,221
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	83

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,304
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1

Joseph Kenney defeated Kim Strathdee in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 1 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Kenney	79.0	21,440
		Kim Strathdee	20.8	5,654
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	42

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,136
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District 2

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

Cinde Warmington defeated Jim Beard in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cinde Warmington (D)	54.4	79,414
	Submit photo	Jim Beard (R)	45.5	66,406
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	106

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 145,926
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cinde Warmington	27.3	9,207
		Leah Plunkett	24.8	8,356
		Emmett Soldati	20.7	6,986
		Craig Thompson	12.4	4,194
	Submit photo	Jay Surdukowski	8.1	2,738
	Submit photo	John Shea	6.5	2,185
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	38

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,704
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2

Jim Beard defeated Stewart Levenson in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Beard	52.8	10,393
	Submit photo	Stewart Levenson	46.8	9,212
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	72

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,677
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District 3

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3

Janet Stevens defeated Mindi Messmer in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Stevens (R)	52.7	86,906
		Mindi Messmer (D)	47.3	77,969
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	81

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 164,956
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3

Mindi Messmer defeated Patricia Lovejoy in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mindi Messmer	66.1	18,468
		Patricia Lovejoy	33.8	9,444
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	17

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,929
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3

Janet Stevens defeated Bruce Crochetiere and Timothy Comerford in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 3 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Stevens	39.9	11,443
	Submit photo	Bruce Crochetiere	31.9	9,142
	Submit photo	Timothy Comerford	28.1	8,052
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	61

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,698
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District 4

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Incumbent Ted Gatsas defeated Mark S. Mackenzie in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Gatsas (R)	55.6	79,779
		Mark S. Mackenzie (D)	44.3	63,540
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	88

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 143,407
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Mark S. Mackenzie defeated Jerome Duval and Kolawole Ernest Adewumi in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark S. Mackenzie	45.0	9,890
	Submit photo	Jerome Duval	34.7	7,631
	Submit photo	Kolawole Ernest Adewumi	20.0	4,402
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	56

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,979
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4

Incumbent Ted Gatsas advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 4 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Gatsas	99.8	23,676
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	56

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,732
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District 5

General election

General election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5

Dave Wheeler defeated incumbent Debora Pignatelli in the general election for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Wheeler (R)	50.8	76,939
	Submit photo	Debora Pignatelli (D)	49.2	74,440
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	62

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 151,441
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5

Incumbent Debora Pignatelli defeated Dave Wheeler and Bob Clegg in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debora Pignatelli	99.6	23,885
		Dave Wheeler (Write-in)	0.1	29
		Bob Clegg (Write-in)	0.1	17
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	49

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,980
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5

Dave Wheeler defeated Bob Clegg in the Republican primary for New Hampshire Executive Council District 5 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Wheeler	62.3	16,164
		Bob Clegg	37.6	9,758
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	36

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,958
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Context of the 2020 elections

Party control in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Party Control: 1992-2025
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Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Hampshire uses a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in the primary, but in order to do so, they have to choose a party before voting. This changes their status from unaffiliated to affiliated with that party unless they fill out a card to return to undeclared status.^[1]^[2]^[3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In New Hampshire, polling place hours of operation vary. According to state law, polling places must be open between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Localities may set their own polling hours as long as they are open during those hours prescribed by state law.^[4] To search for the hours your polling place is open, click here.

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To register to vote in New Hampshire, each applicant must provide documentary proof of United States citizenship, be a resident of New Hampshire, and at least 18 years old by the next election. Individuals may register to vote at the local clerk's office, with the community's supervisors of the checklist or registrar of voters, or at the polling place on the day of the election. Applicants must fill out a voter registration form and either show proof of identity and citizenship or sign an affidavit witnessed by an election official.^[5]^[6] Absentee registration is allowed for those who are “unable to register in person because of physical disability, religious beliefs, military service, or because of temporary absence.” Absentee registration requires mailing a voter registration form and witnessed absentee voter registration affidavit to the local clerk.^[5]

Automatic registration

New Hampshire does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

New Hampshire does not permit online voter registration.

Same-day registration

New Hampshire allows same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

In New Hampshire, citizens can register to vote the day they move to the state.^[5]

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

New Hampshire requires voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote, as of June 2025. Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed HB 1569 into law on September 17, 2024. The legislation required voter registration applicants to provide one of the following at the time of registration: "birth certificate, passport, naturalization papers if the applicant is a naturalized citizen, or any other reasonable documentation which indicates the applicant is a United States citizen."^[7]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.^[8] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements

New Hampshire requires voters to present photo identification while voting.^[9]

The following list of accepted ID was current as of October 2025. Click here for the New Hampshire Secretary of State page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

“

Driver’s license issued by any state or federal government;
Non-driver ID card issued by NH DMV or motor vehicle agency of another state;
Photo ID card for “voting identification only” issued by NH DMV;
United States armed services identification card;
United States passport or passcard;
NH student ID card (Dated within the past 5 years. Must be from a school on the approval list provided to the Secretary of State each year by the Department of Education.)^[10]

”

Additionally, a moderator or other election official may verify the voter’s identity.^[9]

A voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting purposes by presenting a voucher from their local clerk or the New Hampshire Secretary of State to any New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles office that issues identification.^[9]

Early voting

New Hampshire does not permit early voting.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

A voter is eligible to vote absentee in an election if he or she cannot make it to the polls on Election Day for one of the following reasons:^[11]

The voter will be absent from his or her polling location on the day of the election.
The voter is unable to visit the polls because of the observance of a religious commitment.
The voter is unable to visit the polls because of a physical disability.
The voter is unable to visit the polls because of an employment obligation.
The voter is unable to visit the polls due to military service.

There is no specific deadline to apply for an absentee ballot. The completed ballot must be returned either in person by 5:00 p.m. the day before the election or by mail. If returned by mail, the ballot must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Election Day. A voter must include a photocopy of a valid photo identification or a notarized signature with the absentee ballot application. Voters may also present photo identification at a town clerk’s office to request an absentee ballot.^[11]

Past elections

2018

The following elections took place in 2018:

See also

New Hampshire	State Executive Elections	News and Analysis

New Hampshire State Executive Offices New Hampshire State Legislature New Hampshire Courts	2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 New Hampshire elections: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016	Party control of state government State government trifectas State of the state addresses Partisan composition of governors

External links

Suggest a link

State of New Hampshire official website

Footnotes

↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 25, 2023
↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State,"Voting in Party Primaries," accessed April 25, 2023
↑ New Hampshire Revised Statutes - Title 63, Chapter 659.4," accessed April 25, 2023
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 New Hampshire Secretary of State, “How to Register to Vote,” accessed June 25, 2024
↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, “Register to Vote,” accessed June 25, 2024
↑ General Court of New Hampshire, "CHAPTER 378 HB 1569-FN - FINAL VERSION," accessed November 14, 2024
↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 State of New Hampshire, "Voter ID Law Explanatory Document," accessed October 7, 2025
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Absentee Ballots," accessed September 29, 2025

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