Governor
Source: indepthnh.org
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,
Candidates:
Cinde Warmington
LostDemocratic
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,
Kelly Ayotte
WonRepublican · 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,
Stephen Villee
LostLibertarian
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