New Hampshire Primary Election (verify date at your state's Secretary of State website)
Monday, June 1, 2026 · 10 days away
U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Governor, statewide offices
What’s being decided
A primary election determines which candidates advance to the November general election. Voters in each party select their nominee, and the winners face each other in the fall.
New Hampshire holds an semi-closed primary — registered party members and unaffiliated voters may participate.
Candidates
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Chris Pappas served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing New Hampshire's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2023. He is seeking the Democratic nomination for New Hampshire's open Senate seat created by Senator Jeanne Shaheen's retirement. Pappas previously served in the New Hampshire Executive Council and operated his family's Puritan Backroom restaurant in Manchester.
Republican
Kelly Ayotte served as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017, then as New Hampshire's Attorney General before that. She won the New Hampshire governorship in 2024. She is now considered a leading Republican candidate to reclaim the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jeanne Shaheen, though she has not yet formally announced a Senate bid.
Voter information
Registration deadline
Register through Election Day
You can register and vote on Election Day at your polling place.