2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
	Sununu: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Feltes: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%; No votes
Governor before election; Chris Sununu ; Republican	Elected Governor ; Chris Sununu ; Republican

Last updated November 22, 2024

The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of New Hampshire.^[1] Incumbent Republican governor Chris Sununu was re-elected to a third two-year term in office, defeating his opponent Dan Feltes, the Majority Leader of the Senate.^[2] Nine governors ran for re-election in this cycle and all nine were re-elected. Sununu's win marked the first time since 1986 that a Republican was elected to a third term as governor, in which year his father, John H. Sununu was reelected for his third and final term. The elder Sununu chose not to seek reelection in 1988, instead becoming George H. W. Bush's chief of staff in 1989.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Chris Sununu, incumbent governor of New Hampshire ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Nobody, activist formerly known as Rich Paul^[4]
Karen Testerman, Franklin city councilor^[5]

Declined

Kelly Ayotte, former U.S. senator^[6]
Frank Edelblut, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education and candidate for governor in 2016 ^[7]
Chuck Morse, minority leader of the New Hampshire Senate ^[7]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Chris Sununu	Karen Testerman	Other	Undecided
University of New Hampshire ^[8]	August 28 – September 1, 2020	703 (LV)	± 3.7%	82%	15%	1%^[b]	2%
Robocent/Free Keene ^[9]	August 24, 2020	1,219 (RV)	± 2.8%	79%	5%	–	16%^[c]
Saint Anselm College ^[10]	August 15–17, 2020	475 (RV)	± 4.5%	82%	7%	3%^[d]	8%

Results

Republican primary results^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Sununu (incumbent)	130,703	89.67%
	Republican	Karen Testerman	13,589	9.32%
	Republican	Nobody	1,239	0.85%
	Democratic	Dan Feltes (write-in)	3	0.002%
	Democratic	Andru Volinsky (write-in)	93	0.063%
Total votes			145,757	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Dan Feltes, majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate ^[12]

Eliminated in primary

Andru Volinsky, member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire ^[13]

Declined

Joyce Craig, mayor of Manchester ^[14]
Molly Kelly, former state senator and nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 2018 ^[14]^[15]
Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth and candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016 and 2018 ^[14]
Mindi Messmer, former state representative and candidate for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in 2018 (running for Executive Council)^[16]

Endorsements

Dan Feltes

Local and state politicians

Michael Abbott, state representative^[17]
Susan Almy, state representative^[17]
Debra Altschiller, state representative^[17]
Bob Backus, state representative^[17]
Chris Balch, state representative^[18]
Paul Berch, state representative^[17]
Jennifer Bernet, state representative^[18]
Skip Berrien, state representative^[17]
Donald Buchard, state representative^[17]
Anita Burroughs, state representative^[17]
Polly Campion, state representative^[17]
Shannon Chandley, state senator^[19]
Clyde Carson, state representative^[17]
Wendy Chase, state representative^[17]
Jackie Chretien, state representative^[17]
Bruce Cohen, state representative^[17]
Patricia Cornell, state representative^[17]
Francesca Diggs, state representative^[17]
Karen Ebel, state representative^[17]
Mike Edgar, state representative^[17]
Timothy Egan, state representative^[17]
Susan M. Ford, state representative^[17]
Elaine French, state representative^[17]
Ken N. Gidge, state representative^[17]
Jeff Goley, state representative^[17]
Willis Griffith, state representative^[17]
Heidi Hamer, state representative^[17]
Linda Harriott-Gathright, state representative^[17]
Bill Hatch, state representative^[17]
Mary Heath, state representative^[17]
Martha Hennessey, state senator^[19]
David Huot, state representative^[17]
David Karrick, state representative^[17]
Patricia Klee, state representative^[17]
Diane Langley, state representative^[17]
Tamara Le, state representative^[17]
Cassandra Levesque, state representative^[17]
Melanie Levesque, state senator^[19]
Douglas Ley, state House Majority Leader and state representative^[17]
Pat Long, state representative^[17]
Tom Loughman, state representative^[17]
Patricia Lovejoy, state representative^[17]
David Luneau, state representative^[17]
Jim MacKay, state representative^[17]
Latha Mangipudi, state representative^[17]
John Mann, state representative^[17]
Joelle Martin, state representative^[17]
Liz McConnell, state representative^[17]
Howard Moffett, state representative^[17]
Mary Jane Mulligan, state representative^[17]
Nancy Murphy, state representative^[17]
Megan Murray, state representative^[17]
Garrett Muscatel, state representative^[17]
Mel Myler, state representative^[20]
Sue Newman, state representative^[17]
Ray Newman, state representative^[17]
Sharon Nordgren, state representative^[17]
Fran Nutter-Upham, state representative^[17]
Laura Pantelakos, state representative^[17]
Marjorie Porter, state representative^[17]
Julie Radhakrishnan, state representative^[17]
Beth Richards, state representative^[17]
Beth Rodd, state representative^[17]
Cindy Rosenwald, state senator^[19]
Charlie St. Clair, state representative^[17]
Tom Sherman, state senator^[19]
Ken Snow, state representative^[17]
Timothy Soucy, state representative^[17]
Tom Southworth, state representative^[17]
Brian Sullivan, state representative^[17]
Bruce Tatro, state representative^[17]
Laura Telerski, state representative^[17]
Edith Tucker, state representative^[17]
Suzanne Vail, state representative^[17]
Ken Vincent, state representative^[17]
Mary Beth Walz, state representative^[17]
Gerald Ward, state representative^[17]
David H. Watters, state senator^[19]
Ken Wells, state representative^[17]
Kermit Williams, state representative^[17]
Matt Wilhelm, state representative^[17]
David Woodbury, state representative^[17]

Labor unions

Laborer's Union Locals 668, 976^[21]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Dan Feltes	Andru Volinsky	Other	Undecided
University of New Hampshire ^[8]	August 28 – September 1, 2020	839 (LV)	± 3.4%	36%	38%	4%^[e]	22%
Saint Anselm College ^[10]	August 15–17, 2020	498 (RV)	± 4.4%	22%	19%	13%^[f]	46%

Results

Democratic primary results^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Feltes	72,318	50.90%
	Democratic	Andru Volinsky	65,455	46.06%
	Republican	Chris Sununu (write-in)	4,276	3.00%
	Republican	Karen Testerman (write-in)	39	0.03%
	Republican	Nobody (write-in)	6	0.01%
Total votes			142,094	100.0%

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

Darryl W. Perry, author and candidate for U.S. president in 2016 ^[23]^[24]

Independent

Did not qualify for the ballot

Bill Fortune^[25]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report ^[26]	Safe R	October 23, 2020
Inside Elections ^[27]	Likely R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[28]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
Politico ^[29]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos ^[30]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
RCP ^[31]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
270towin ^[32]	Likely R	November 2, 2020

Endorsements

Dan Feltes (D)

Local and state politicians

Michael Abbott, state representative^[17]
Susan Almy, state representative^[17]
Debra Altschiller, state representative^[17]
Bob Backus, state representative^[17]
Chris Balch, state representative^[18]
Paul Berch, state representative^[17]
Jennifer Bernet, state representative^[18]
Skip Berrien, state representative^[17]
Donald Buchard, state representative^[17]
Anita Burroughs, state representative^[17]
Polly Campion, state representative^[17]
Clyde Carson, state representative^[17]
Shannon Chandley, state senator^[19]
Wendy Chase, state representative^[17]
Jackie Chretien, state representative^[17]
Bruce Cohen, state representative^[17]
Patricia Cornell, state representative^[17]
Francesca Diggs, state representative^[17]
Karen Ebel, state representative^[17]
Mike Edgar, state representative^[17]
Timothy Egan, state representative^[17]
Susan M. Ford, state representative^[17]
Elaine French, state representative^[17]
Ken N. Gidge, state representative^[17]
Jeff Goley, state representative^[17]
Willis Griffith, state representative^[17]
Heidi Hamer, state representative^[17]
Linda Harriott-Gathright, state representative^[17]
Bill Hatch, state representative^[17]
Mary Heath, state representative^[17]
Martha Hennessey, state senator^[19]
David Huot, state representative^[17]
David Karrick, state representative^[17]
Patricia Klee, state representative^[17]
Diane Langley, state representative^[17]
Tamara Le, state representative^[17]
Cassandra Levesque, state representative^[17]
Melanie Levesque, state senator^[19]
Douglas Ley, state House Majority Leader and state representative^[17]
Pat Long, state representative^[17]
Tom Loughman, state representative^[17]
Patricia Lovejoy, state representative^[17]
David Luneau, state representative^[17]
Jim MacKay, state representative^[17]
Latha Mangipudi, state representative^[17]
John Mann, state representative^[17]
Joelle Martin, state representative^[17]
Liz McConnell, state representative^[17]
Howard Moffett, state representative^[17]
Mary Jane Mulligan, state representative^[17]
Nancy Murphy, state representative^[17]
Megan Murray, state representative^[17]
Garrett Muscatel, state representative^[17]
Mel Myler, state representative^[20]
Sue Newman, state representative^[17]
Ray Newman, state representative^[17]
Sharon Nordgren, state representative^[17]
Fran Nutter-Upham, state representative^[17]
Laura Pantelakos, state representative^[17]
Marjorie Porter, state representative^[17]
Julie Radhakrishnan, state representative^[17]
Beth Richards, state representative^[17]
Beth Rodd, state representative^[17]
Cindy Rosenwald, state senator^[19]
Charlie St. Clair, state representative^[17]
Tom Sherman, state senator^[19]
Ken Snow, state representative^[17]
Timothy Soucy, state representative^[17]
Tom Southworth, state representative^[17]
Brian Sullivan, state representative^[17]
Bruce Tatro, state representative^[17]
Laura Telerski, state representative^[17]
Edith Tucker, state representative^[17]
Suzanne Vail, state representative^[17]
Ken Vincent, state representative^[17]
Mary Beth Walz, state representative^[17]
Gerald Ward, state representative^[17]
David H. Watters, state senator^[19]
Ken Wells, state representative^[17]
Matt Wilhelm, state representative^[17]
Kermit Williams, state representative^[17]
David Woodbury, state representative^[17]

Darryl W. Perry (L)

Politicians

Ken Armstrong, 2020 Libertarian candidate for president/vice president^[33]
Caleb Q. Dyer, former state representative and House Libertarian Caucus leader^[33]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Chris Sununu (R)	Dan Feltes (D)	Other / Undecided
American Research Group ^[34]	October 26–28, 2020	864 (LV)	± 4.6%	51%	46%	3%^[g]
University of New Hampshire ^[8]	October 24–28, 2020	1,889 (LV)	± 2.3%	60%	36%	3%^[h]
Saint Anselm College ^[35]	October 23–26, 2020	1,018 (LV)	± 3.1%	60%	35%	6%^[i]
YouGov/UMass Amherst ^[36]	October 16–26, 2020	757 (LV)	± 4.5%	59%	36%	5%^[j]
University of New Hampshire ^[37]	October 9–12, 2020	899 (LV)	± 3.2%	62%	37%	1%^[k]
Suffolk University ^[38]	October 8–12, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	55%	31%	14%^[l]
Saint Anselm College ^[39]	October 1–4, 2020	1,147 (LV)	± 2.9%	58%	35%	7%^[m]
Emerson College ^[40]	September 30 – October 1, 2020	700 (LV)	± 3.6%	55%	40%	5%^[n]
American Research Group ^[41]	September 25–28, 2020	600 (LV)	± 4%	52%	44%	4%^[o]
University of New Hampshire ^[37]	September 24–28, 2020	972 (LV)	± 3.1%	55%	37%	5%^[j]
YouGov/UMass Lowell ^[42]	September 17–25, 2020	657 (LV)	± 4.6%	60%	34%	7%^[p]
University of New Hampshire ^[8]	August 28 – September 1, 2020	1,889 (LV)	± 2.3%	57%	33%	9%^[q]
University of New Hampshire ^[43]	July 16–28, 2020	1,893 (LV)	± 2.2%	59%	28%	13%^[r]
University of New Hampshire ^[43]	June 18–22, 2020	932 (LV)	± 2.8%	62%	23%	15%^[s]
We Ask America ^[44]	June 13–15, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	59%	20%	21%^[t]
University of New Hampshire ^[43]	May 14–18, 2020	788 (LV)	± 3.2%	61%	21%	18%^[u]
University of New Hampshire ^[45]	February 19–25, 2020	576 (LV)	± 4.1%	56%	27%	18%^[v]
Emerson College ^[46]	September 6–9, 2019	1,041 (RV)	± 3.0%	53%	37%	10%^[w]

Hypothetical polling

with Andru Volinsky

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Chris Sununu (R)	Andru Volinsky (D)	Other / Undecided
University of New Hampshire ^[8]	August 28 – September 1, 2020	1,889 (LV)	± 2.3%	58%	32%	8%^[x]
University of New Hampshire ^[43]	July 16–28, 2020	1,893 (LV)	± 2.2%	58%	29%	13%^[r]
University of New Hampshire ^[43]	June 18–22, 2020	932 (LV)	± 2.8%	62%	22%	16%^[y]
University of New Hampshire ^[43]	May 14–18, 2020	788 (LV)	± 3.2%	61%	20%	19%^[z]
University of New Hampshire ^[45]	February 19–25, 2020	576 (LV)	± 4.1%	54%	29%	16%^[aa]

Results

2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^[47]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Sununu (incumbent)	516,609	65.12%	+12.34%
	Democratic	Dan Feltes	264,639	33.36%	−12.38%
	Libertarian	Darryl W. Perry	11,329	1.43%	0.00%
	Write-in		683	0.09%	+0.04%
Total votes			793,260	100.0%
Turnout			814,449	68.16%
Registered electors			1,194,843
	Republican hold

By county

County	Chris Sununu Republican		Dan Feltes Democratic		Darryl Perry Libertarian		Write-in		Margin		Total votes
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Belknap	28,074	73.68	9,491	24.91	500	1.31	38	0.10	18,583	48.77	38,103
Carroll	22,119	67.20	10,428	31.68	348	1.06	20	0.06	11,691	35.52	32,915
Cheshire	24,708	56.79	17,973	41.31	781	1.79	49	0.11	6,735	15.48	43,511
Coös	11,409	69.78	4,666	28.54	265	1.62	10	0.06	6,743	41.24	16,350
Grafton	29,174	54.96	23,023	43.38	838	1.58	43	0.08	6,151	11.59	53,078
Hillsborough	150,153	66.29	72,614	32.06	3,524	1.56	200	0.09	77,539	34.23	226,491
Merrimack	56,266	63.16	31,572	35.44	1,145	1.29	106	0.12	24,694	27.72	89,089
Rockingham	134,292	68.17	60,232	30.58	2,337	1.19	135	0.07	74,060	37.59	196,996
Strafford	44,542	61.35	26,791	36.90	1,205	1.66	67	0.09	17,751	24.45	72,605
Sullivan	15,872	65.80	7,849	32.54	386	1.60	15	0.06	8,023	33.26	24,122
Totals	516,609	65.12	264,639	33.36	11,329	1.43	683	0.09	251,970	31.76	793,260

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Cheshire (largest municipality: Keene)
Grafton (largest municipality: Lebanon)
Strafford (largest municipality: Dover)

By congressional district

Sununu won both congressional districts, which both elected Democrats.^[48]

District	Sununu	Feltes	Representative
1st	66.8%	31.81%	Chris Pappas
2nd	63.51%	35.03%	Annie Kuster

Notes

1 2 3 4 Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
↑ "Another candidate" with 1%
↑ Listed as "Nobody" - the answer respondents gave when asked towards which candidate they leaned
↑ "Someone else" with 3%
↑ "Another candidate" with 4%
↑ "Someone else" with 13%
↑ Perry (L) with 1%; Undecided with 2%
↑ Perry (L) with 2%; "Another candidate" with <1%; Undecided with 1%
↑ Perry (L) and "Someone else" with 1%; Undecided with 4%
1 2 "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 4%
↑ Perry (L) with <1%; Undecided with 1%
↑ Perry (L) with 4%; "Refused" with 2%; "Other" with no voters; Undecided with 8%
↑ Perry (L) with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%; Undecided with 5%
↑ "Someone else" with 3%; Undecided with 2%
↑ Perry (L) with 0%; Undecided with 3%
↑ "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 6%
↑ Perry (L) with 1%; Undecided with 8%
1 2 "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 12%
↑ "Another candidate" with 2%; Undecided with 13%
↑ Undecided with 21%
↑ "Another candidate" with 0%; Undecided with 18%
↑ "Another candidate" with 4%; Undecided with 14%
↑ Undecided with 10%
↑ Perry (L) with 1%; Undecided with 7%
↑ "Another candidate" with 2%; Undecided with 14%
↑ "Another candidate" with 0%; Undecided with 19%
↑ "Another candidate" with 3%; Undecided with 13%

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 "Senator Feltes Endorsed By Over 75 State Representatives". nhlabornews.com.
1 2 3 4 John DiStaso (October 31, 2019). "NH Primary Source: Energy, environmental leaders, activists endorse Feltes for governor". wmur.com.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 John DiStaso (September 30, 2019). "NH Primary Source: Amherst's Chandley becomes sixth state senator to endorse Feltes for governor". wmur.com.
1 2 Dan Feltes. "Thank you, Sen. Kahn and Rep. Myler for all you do as Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees". facebook.com.
↑ John DiStaso (May 7, 2020). "NH Primary Source: Two Laborers union locals endorse Feltes for governor". wmur.com.
↑ "2020 State Primary Democratic State Primary". New Hampshire Department of State. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
↑ Lahut, Jake (December 5, 2019). "Keene Libertarian announces run for governor". The Keene Sentinel . Retrieved December 5, 2019.
↑ DiStaso, John (September 3, 2020). "NH Primary Source: It's official: Libertarian Party candidates to be on general election ballot". WMUR . Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
↑ "2020 Election Information - NHSOS". sos.nh.gov.
↑ "2020 Governor Race Ratings for October 23, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
↑ "2020 Gubernatorial Ratings". insideelections.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
↑ "2020 Gubernatorial race ratings". Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 2, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
↑ "We rated every gubernatorial race in 2020. Here's who we think will win". Politico. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
↑ "2020 Governor Race Ratings". Daily Kos. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
↑ "2020 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
↑ "2020 Gubernatorial Elections Map". 270towin.
1 2 "Endorsements". February 16, 2020.
↑ American Research Group
↑ Saint Anselm College
↑ YouGov/UMass Amherst
1 2 University of New Hampshire
↑ Suffolk University
↑ Saint Anselm College
↑ Emerson College
↑ American Research Group
↑ YouGov/UMass Lowell
1 2 3 4 5 6 University of New Hampshire
↑ We Ask America
1 2 University of New Hampshire
↑ Emerson College
↑ "2020 General Election". New Hampshire Department of State. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
↑ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

External links

Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "New Hampshire", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"New Hampshire: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org , Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of New Hampshire". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
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[key-8] 1 2 3 4 Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[10] "Another candidate" with 1%

[12] Listed as "Nobody" - the answer respondents gave when asked towards which candidate they leaned

[14] "Someone else" with 3%

[26] "Another candidate" with 4%

[27] "Someone else" with 13%

[41] Perry (L) with 1%; Undecided with 2%

[42] Perry (L) with 2%; "Another candidate" with <1%; Undecided with 1%

[44] Perry (L) and "Someone else" with 1%; Undecided with 4%

[AC1U4-46] 1 2 "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 4%

[48] Perry (L) with <1%; Undecided with 1%

[50] Perry (L) with 4%; "Refused" with 2%; "Other" with no voters; Undecided with 8%

[52] Perry (L) with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%; Undecided with 5%

[54] "Someone else" with 3%; Undecided with 2%

[56] Perry (L) with 0%; Undecided with 3%

[58] "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 6%

[59] Perry (L) with 1%; Undecided with 8%

[AC1U12-61] 1 2 "Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 12%

[62] "Another candidate" with 2%; Undecided with 13%

[64] Undecided with 21%

[65] "Another candidate" with 0%; Undecided with 18%

[67] "Another candidate" with 4%; Undecided with 14%

[69] Undecided with 10%

[70] Perry (L) with 1%; Undecided with 7%

[71] "Another candidate" with 2%; Undecided with 14%

[72] "Another candidate" with 0%; Undecided with 19%

[73] "Another candidate" with 3%; Undecided with 13%

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[2] "Sununu: 'We're coming out of winter, we're coming out of COVID'". March 13, 2021.

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[16] DiStaso, John; Sexton, Adam (September 3, 2019). "Promising to put working-class families first, Democrat Dan Feltes announces run for governor". WMUR 9. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[17] Landrigan, Kevin (October 23, 2019). "Volinsky makes official his 2020 Democratic bid for governor". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

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[19] Lahut, Jake (October 1, 2019). "Molly Kelly to sit out 2020 NH governor's race". The Keene Sentinel . Retrieved October 1, 2019.

[20] DiStaso, John (June 20, 2019). "NH Primary Source: Democrat Mindi Messmer says, 'I'm running' for Executive Council". WMUR. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

[75Rep.-21] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 "Senator Feltes Endorsed By Over 75 State Representatives". nhlabornews.com.

[envleaders-22] 1 2 3 4 John DiStaso (October 31, 2019). "NH Primary Source: Energy, environmental leaders, activists endorse Feltes for governor". wmur.com.

[8senators-23] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 John DiStaso (September 30, 2019). "NH Primary Source: Amherst's Chandley becomes sixth state senator to endorse Feltes for governor". wmur.com.

[renamed_from_1_on_20200508002539-24] 1 2 Dan Feltes. "Thank you, Sen. Kahn and Rep. Myler for all you do as Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees". facebook.com.

[John_DiStaso-25] John DiStaso (May 7, 2020). "NH Primary Source: Two Laborers union locals endorse Feltes for governor". wmur.com.

[NHsosrd-28] "2020 State Primary Democratic State Primary". New Hampshire Department of State. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[29] Lahut, Jake (December 5, 2019). "Keene Libertarian announces run for governor". The Keene Sentinel . Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[30] DiStaso, John (September 3, 2020). "NH Primary Source: It's official: Libertarian Party candidates to be on general election ballot". WMUR . Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

[NH2020-31] "2020 Election Information - NHSOS". sos.nh.gov.

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[33] "2020 Gubernatorial Ratings". insideelections.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

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[43] Saint Anselm College

[45] YouGov/UMass Amherst

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[49] Suffolk University

[51] Saint Anselm College

[53] Emerson College

[55] American Research Group

[57] YouGov/UMass Lowell

[ReferenceA-60] 1 2 3 4 5 6 University of New Hampshire

[63] We Ask America

[ReferenceB-66] 1 2 University of New Hampshire

[68] Emerson College

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