New Hampshire Republican State Committee

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New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Chairperson Chris Ager
Governor Chris Sununu
Senate President Jeb Bradley
House Speaker Sherman Packard
FoundedOctober 12, 1853, in Exeter
Headquarters10 Water St.,
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Membership (2024)Decrease2.svg 267,905 [1]
Ideology Conservatism
National affiliation Republican Party
Colors  Red (unofficial)
U.S. Senate Seats
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U.S. House Seats
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Statewide Executive Office
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Executive Council
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State Senate
14 / 24
State House
201 / 400
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Website
www.nh.gop

The New Hampshire Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New Hampshire. Its executive committee is headed by Chairman Chris Ager.

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Elected officials

Chris Sununu GOV SUNUNU OFFICIAL PHOTO (cropped).jpg
Chris Sununu
Kelly Ayotte Kelly Ayotte, Official Portrait, 112th Congress 2 (cropped2).jpg
Kelly Ayotte

Republicans have a state government trifecta in New Hampshire, as it holds the Governorship and majorities in both state legislative chambers.

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

  • None

Both of New Hampshire's U.S. Senate seats have been held by Democrats since 2017. Kelly Ayotte was the last Republican to represent New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate. Elected in 2010, she lost re-election in 2016.

U.S. House of Representatives

  • None

New Hampshire has been represented exclusively in the U.S. Senate by Democrats since 2017. Frank Guinta was the last Republican to represent New Hampshire in the House of Representatives. Re-elected to a non-consecutive second term in 2014, Guinta was defeated again by Carol Shea-Porter in 2016, the fourth consecutive election where they faced each other (Guinta had previously unseated Shea-Porter in 2010 but lost in their 2012 rematch).

State government

Executive committee

Former chairpersons

Notes

  1. "NH-SOS - Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". sos.nh.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  2. "New Hampshire Republican Party". www.nhgop.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. Altschiller, Howard. "Shirley Hodgdon laughed with first ladies". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. Tracy, Paula (2024-09-07). "Nancy Sununu, Former NH First Lady and Governor's Mother, Dies After Battling Alzheimer's". InDepthNH.org. Archived from the original on 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-10-07.

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