Name: 2026 New Hampshire Senate race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: NH, United States

2026 New Hampshire Senate race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Where they disagree

Shaheen	Pappas	Sununu	Brown
Unknown	Raise/keep rates	Cut taxes	Unknown
Unknown	Limit fossil fuels	Expand drilling	Expand drilling
Legalization path	Legalization path	Unknown	Enforce the law
Expand gov role	Expand gov role	Market-based	Market-based

Chris Pappas

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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Stated positions (36) ▾

Abortion: Supports every woman's right to make decisions about her body without government interference. [1]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports redirecting ICE funding to local law enforcement instead of current operations. [1]
China & trade: Supports the CHIPS Act to compete with China and opposes TikTok due to Chinese ownership. [1][2]
Combating the Opioid Epidemic: Supports Medicaid expansion as a tool to combat the opioid epidemic. [1]
Congressional stock trading: Supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks. [1][2]
Congressional term limits: Opposes congressional term limits. [1]
Crime & policing: Supports funding local law enforcement and redirecting ICE funds to local police departments. [1][2]
EV mandates: Supports upholding California's Advanced Clean Cars II policy phasing out gas-powered vehicles. [1][2]
Economy & Affordability: Focuses on lowering costs for families via tax credits, opposing Trump-era tariffs, and supporting affordable housing initiatives. [1][2]
Education: Opposes school vouchers and supports federal education standards. [1]
Election integrity: mail ballots: Supports protecting mail-in voting as a safe and effective method. [1]
Election integrity: voter ID: Opposes requiring photo ID and proof of citizenship for voter registration in federal elections. [1][2]
Energy & Environment: Supports promoting clean energy, environmental protection, and confronting climate change. [1][2]
Energy production: Supports promoting clean energy and regulating greenhouse gas emissions. [1][2]
Federal spending & debt: Supports federal spending for economic stimulus and COVID relief packages. [1]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement: Supported legislation permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. [1]
Filibuster: Supports maintaining the Senate filibuster as a tool for bipartisanship. [1]
Government Reform: Called for a ban on stock trading by members of Congress and forced a House floor vote on the issue. [1]
Gun policy: Supports universal background checks and measures to keep weapons of war off the streets. [1]
Health Care: Supports making health care a right and expanding Medicaid for affordable coverage. [1][2]
Health care: Supports health care as a right and ensuring quality, affordable care including Medicaid expansion. [1][2][3]
Housing costs: Supports cutting red tape to increase housing supply, tax credits for first-time homebuyers, and measures to make housing more affordable. [1][2]
Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform combining border security measures with a path for immigrants who work and follow rules, and backs protections for DREAMers. [1][2]
Israel: Supports security assistance for Israel and a two-state solution. [1]
LGBTQ Rights: Opposes discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, noting his own position as the first openly gay member of Congress from New Hampshire. [1]
LGBTQ and Equality: Supports protecting sexual orientation and gender identity as civil rights and passing the Equal Rights Amendment. [1][2]
LGBTQ equality: Opposes discrimination based on who people are or who they love and supports equality for all Americans. [1][2]
Marijuana legalization: Supports recreational marijuana. [1]
Medical gender transition for minors: Supports restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors under 18. [1]
Parents' rights in education: Voted against the Parents Bill of Rights, favoring local control of education. [1][2]
Social Security & Medicare: Supports shoring up Social Security and Medicare without cuts. [1]
Student loan forgiveness: Supports the Biden administration's federal student debt relief plan. [1]
Taxes: Opposes the 2017 Trump tax plan for favoring corporations over middle-class families. [1]
Transportation & Infrastructure: Supports federal investment in roads, bridges, and waterways. [1]
Ukraine aid: Supports funding to help Ukraine against Russian aggression. [1]
Women's sports: Opposes banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports. [1]

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