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2026 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
The 2026 United States Senate election in New Hampshire will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of New Hampshire . Incumbent three-term Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen , who was re-elected in 2020 , is running for re-election to a fourth term in office.
New Hampshire is considered to be a slightly to moderately blue state at the federal level, with Kamala Harris carrying the state by roughly 3 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election . Democrats also hold the entire congressional delegation. However, Republicans control the governorship , both state legislative chambers, and a majority in the executive council .[ 1] [ 2]
Shaheen was first elected in 2008 , defeating then-incumbent senator John Sununu , and was re-elected in 2014 and 2020 .[ 3]
Publicly expressed interest [ edit ] Eric Coates , writer and activist in the "mental health field", has declared his candidacy in the Keene Sentinel in 2025.
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