Governor
My vote power
Average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The Governor general election in New Hampshire is on November 3, 2026. 3 candidates are running: Cinde Warmington (Democratic), Kelly Ayotte (Republican), and Stephen Villee (Libertarian). Kelly Ayotte is the incumbent. One vote here carries average weight compared with other races.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus whether more candidates are running than there are seats.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 1,394,868 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,394,868 ÷ 1,394,868) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in NH (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Average representation → My vote power: Average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
What does this office do?
- Signing or vetoing bills that become state law
- Proposing the state budget for schools, roads, and health care
- Picking who leads state agencies
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Who is running?
Democratic
Cinde Warmington is a longtime health care attorney who served on New Hampshire's Executive Council from 2021 to 2025. She focuses on lowering living costs, including health care and housing, and opposes any new state income or sales tax.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 3 for, 1 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 1 against, Women's Reproductive Rights 2 for,
Republican · Incumbent
Kelly Ayotte has been New Hampshire's governor since January 2025. She was earlier a U.S. senator and the state's first female attorney general, and she focuses on public safety, including bail law changes, and school funding in a budget with no new taxes.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 6 for, 6 against, Women's Reproductive Rights 2 for, 6 against, Civil Rights 4 for, 2 against,
Libertarian
Stephen Villee is a software developer from Hampton who moved to New Hampshire in 2003 with the Free State Project and has served as its treasurer. He wants the state to adopt approval voting and to fully legalize cannabis for adults.
Records: Personal Income Tax Reduction 1 for
Sources: sos.nh.gov · mm.nh.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.