Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. Senate · New Hampshire

3 candidates on the ballot — an open seat, with no incumbent running.1,2

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Chris Pappas
Democratic · Open seat
Currently serves in the U.S. House, representing New Hampshire's 1st District.
John E. Sununu
Republican · Open seat
Edmond Laplante
Constitution · Open seat

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Chris PappasJohn E. SununuEdmond Laplante
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2Republican1,2Constitution1,2
StatusOpen seat3Open seatOpen seat
Raised$23,703,648 through October 14, 20264$5,681,528 through October 14, 20265Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$1,984,3664$1,711,3965Not found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$2,045,518 for · $30,868,781 against6$10,721,784 for · $19,457,068 against7$105,736 for · $0 against8
Immigration enforcement inside the countryHis campaign website says ICE should focus on deporting people here illegally who are violent and breaking the law, and that he wrote a bill to redirect $75 billion in ICE funding to local law enforcement.9Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says immigration policy must begin with enforcing the laws already on the books.10

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Chris Pappas — 26 issues
  • Birth control and IVF
    His campaign website says he introduced legislation to safeguard access to IVF and to protect and expand Title X family planning services.11
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    His campaign website says he is fighting to restore and write into law the rights established under Roe and helped pass the Women's Health Protection Act in the House.11
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    His campaign website says he introduced legislation to guarantee full legal equality for LGBTQ+ people in employment, housing, public accommodations and other areas.12
  • Police funding
    Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
    His campaign website says he has voted for federal money to hire and keep police officers and wrote a bill to redirect $75 billion in ICE funding to local law enforcement.13
  • Collective bargaining for public employees
    His campaign website says he introduced bipartisan legislation and forced a vote to restore union rights the Trump administration removed from federal workers.14
  • Tariffs
    His campaign website says his bipartisan bill would repeal the Trump tariffs for small businesses and refund what they paid, and that he supports rolling back new tariffs on food and everyday essentials.15,16
  • Union organizing rules
    Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
    His campaign website says he helped introduce the PRO Act and fought for its passage in the House.14
  • Student loan forgiveness
    Add targeted relief, such as more forgiveness for public service workers or through income-based repayment
    His campaign website says he supports debt forgiveness for students who go into high-demand careers such as nursing, along with wider access to Pell grants and affordable community college.17
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    His campaign website says he introduced the DISCLOSE Act to require dark money groups to disclose their donors and supports overturning Citizens United.18,19
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
    His campaign website says he supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks and forced a House vote on the issue.18,19
  • Clean energy tax credits
    His campaign website says he is defending clean energy tax credits that it says lower costs and create jobs.16
  • Child tax credit
    His campaign website says he is fighting to restore the expanded Child Tax Credit.20,21
  • Same-sex marriage
    Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
    His campaign website says he helped introduce and pass the Respect for Marriage Act to protect marriage equality.12
  • Aid to Ukraine
    His campaign website says he supported bipartisan funding for Ukraine and called for strong sanctions on Russia.22
  • Military aid to Israel
    His campaign website says he has supported bipartisan security assistance for Israel and voted for humanitarian aid to Gaza, that he has called for a ceasefire that returns all hostages, destroys Hamas and lets humanitarian aid flow freely, and that he supports a two-state solution.22
  • ACA premium tax credits
    His campaign website says he is working across the aisle to restore the enhanced ACA premium tax credits.20,23
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    His campaign website says he opposed the Republican budget law, which it says made the largest health care cut in American history, stripped Medicaid funding for nursing homes and threatened $500 billion in Medicare cuts.23,24
  • Health insurance system
    Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
    His campaign website says health care should be a right and that he is committed to protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act.23
  • Help for first-time homebuyers
    His campaign website says he supports tax cuts to help first-time homebuyers.21
  • Border wall and barriers
    His campaign website says border security should be strengthened with better infrastructure and technology, and that he has supported funding for 22,000 Border Patrol agents.9
  • Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform that gives immigrants who work hard and follow the rules a shot at the American dream, and that he helped pass protections for Dreamers.9
  • Gas tax and road funding
    Cut or suspend the federal gas tax
    His campaign website says he is leading efforts with Senator Mark Kelly to suspend the federal gas tax.16
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    His campaign website says he helped pass the law that let Medicare negotiate lower drug prices and capped insulin at $35 for people on Medicare.23,24
  • Social Security benefit levels
    His campaign website says he will never vote to cut Social Security benefits and opposes privatizing the system.24
  • Social Security retirement age
    Keep it at 67
    His campaign website says he will never vote to cut benefits or make seniors work longer and has fought efforts to raise the retirement age.24
  • VA staffing
    His campaign website says he has fought the Trump administration's plan to cut 80,000 VA staff.25
John E. Sununu — 2 issues
  • Federal income tax rates
    His campaign website says he will oppose all middle-class tax increases.26
  • Data privacy
    His campaign website says that, with privacy under threat from government overreach and Big Tech, he will hold them accountable and defend Americans' right to be free from surveillance.26
Edmond Laplante — 3 issues
  • Federal Reserve independence
    His campaign website says the Federal Reserve and other federal entities operate with little transparency or oversight, and calls for full transparency and accountability for federal agencies.10
  • Foreign aid
    Cut foreign aid further or end most of it
    His campaign website says the United States should stop sending foreign aid overseas and end its involvement in wars abroad.10
  • Federal benefits and services for noncitizens
    His campaign website says people in the country illegally should not receive state or federal benefits meant for citizens and lawful residents.10

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.