New Hampshire Governor2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
Chris Sununu
RACE WINNER
Chris Sununu
Seat held
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Chris Sununu (R)
RACE RATING
Last updated: Feb 1, 2021Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
INCUMBENT
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INCUMBENT
Chris Sununu
First Elected: 2016
Last General Election: 65.1%
Last Primary Election: 89.7%
Full Bio:
Chris Sununu was sworn in as the governor of New Hampshire on January 5, 2017.
Sununu served three terms on the New Hampshire Executive Council, representing 32 cities and towns. Sununu also was the CEO of Waterville Valley Resort in central New Hampshire. Before that, he was owner and director of Sununu Enterprises, a family business and strategic consulting group. He focused much of his time on local, national and international real estate development, venture technologies and business acquisitions.
Sununu grew up in Salem and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental engineering. For 10 years, he worked to clean up hazardous waste sites. His father, John H. Sununu, served as the 75th Governor of New Hampshire. Sununu lives in Newfields with his wife, Valerie, and their three children, Calvin, Edie and Leo.
Source: Bioguide
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STATE DATA
New Hampshire
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
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Past Presidential Results from this State
2020 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report
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2016 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report/POLIDATA
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Jul 25, 2026
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