November 8, 2016 2018 → 48.8% 46.6% | 354,040 337,589 Date 8 November 2016 | |
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Location New Hampshire, United States Winner Chris Sununu | ||
The 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of New Hampshire, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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The primaries were held on September 13.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Maggie Hassan would have been eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, but instead, she successfully ran for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Senator Kelly Ayotte. In the general election, Republican nominee Chris Sununu defeated Democrat Colin Van Ostern.
Background
Governor Maggie Hassan, the incumbent from the Democratic Party, declined to run for reelection, choosing to seek a U.S. Senate seat instead. Both major parties had multiple declared candidates, leading to primary elections that were held September 13, 2016.
New Hampshire and Vermont are the only states in the country whose governors are elected every two years.