United States
New Hampshire governor polls 2026
Governor election 3 Nov 2026, in 3 days.
Kelly Ayotte leads the polling average with 50.7%, 9.5 points ahead of Cinde Warmington.
Also polled: Senate election.
Average
Updated 34 minutes ago
Cinde Warmington
41.2
+2.4
Trend
Kelly AyotteCinde Warmington
Stances
Kelly AyotteCinde Warmington
Immigration1 unplaced
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Christian identity1 unplaced
Abortion
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture1 unplaced
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology1 unplaced
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- Kelly Ayotte: 6 of 10 Signed 2025 law banning sanctuary policies in New Hampshire; blocked proposed Merrimack ICE detention site
Economy
- Kelly Ayotte: 3.5 of 10 Balanced 2025 budget with spending cuts and no income or sales tax
- Cinde Warmington: 5.5 of 10 Budget priorities are childcare, housing and education; net-zero plan ending natural gas by 2040
Christian identity
- Kelly Ayotte: 4.5 of 10 Practising Catholic; expanded Education Freedom Accounts usable at religious schools
Abortion
- Kelly Ayotte: 3.5 of 10 Pledged to veto any abortion restriction before New Hampshire's 24-week limit
- Cinde Warmington: 1 of 10 Wants to repeal New Hampshire's 24-week abortion limit and expand access; endorsed by Planned Parenthood
Marriage & family
- Kelly Ayotte: 5 of 10 Signed 2025 bans on puberty blockers, hormones for minors; vetoed bathroom-restriction bill HB148
- Cinde Warmington: 2 of 10 Endorsed by LGBT and Planned Parenthood groups; opposes Republican transgender restrictions
National culture
- Kelly Ayotte: 5 of 10 Signed budget curbing DEI programmes; vetoed bill restricting LGBT-themed school books
Subsidiarity
- Kelly Ayotte: 6.5 of 10 Signed 2025 universal Education Freedom Accounts removing income caps on school choice
- Cinde Warmington: 4 of 10 Opposes universal Education Freedom Accounts; favours state-led energy mandates
Technology
- Kelly Ayotte: 5.5 of 10 Signed 2025 'bell-to-bell' student phone ban; no social media age-check or AI law