Jeanne Shaheen
DDefeatedIncumbentFEC S0NH00219
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Raised this cycle$177K
Cash on hand: $808K
2026 race
NH — U.S. Senate
3 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Jeanne Shaheen.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Currently held by
Jeanne Shaheen (D) — not seeking re-election in 2026. They've publicly announced their retirement; their committee is still on the FEC's 2026 roster for routine compliance, but this is effectively an open seat.
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the New Hampshire Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$37M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Chris Pappas
DChallengerFEC S6NH00141
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Raised this cycle$24M
Cash on hand: $2.0M
John E. Sununu
RChallengerFEC S6NH00208
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Raised this cycle$5.7M
Cash on hand: $1.7M
Edmond Laplante
ChallengerFEC S2NH00223
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
4 defeated candidates — show
Scott Brown
RDefeatedChallengerFEC S6NH00166
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Raised this cycle$2.3M
Cash on hand: $356K
Karishma Manzur
DDefeatedChallengerFEC S6NH00182
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Raised this cycle$559K
Cash on hand: $19K
Jared Sullivan
DDefeatedChallengerFEC S6NH00190
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Raised this cycle$100K
Cash on hand: $0
Dan Innis
RDefeatedChallengerFEC S6NH00174
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Raised this cycle$49K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on NH — U.S. Senate
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Chris Pappaslimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
John E. Sununumixed
5 pos70 neutral5 neg80 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$37M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$33M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$4.9M
$3.5M for · $1.4M against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Pappas(D) + EQUALITY PAC $165K + DEFEND THE VOTE $100K + DMFI PAC $938 − AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION $1.2M − AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $51K − SLF PAC $11K | $24M | $266K | $1.3M | $23M |
John E. Sununu(R) + AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION $2.9M + PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $230K + TURNING POINT PAC INC. $89K − STRONG AS GRANITE PAC $131K | $5.7M | $3.2M | $131K | $8.8M |
Edmond Laplante | $0 | — | — | $0 |
5 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Brown(R)defeated | $2.3M | — | — | $2.3M |
Karishma Manzur(D)defeated + CITIZENS AGAINST AIPAC CORRUPTION $3K | $559K | $3K | — | $562K |
Jeanne Shaheen(D)incumbentdefeated | $177K | — | — | $177K |
Jared Sullivan(D)defeated | $100K | — | — | $100K |
Dan Innis(R)defeated | $49K | — | — | $49K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside NH versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Chris Pappas(D)21% in-state · $9.6M itemized
$2.0M in-state$7.6M out-of-state
John E. Sununu(R)18% in-state · $3.3M itemized
$608K in-state$2.7M out-of-state
5 defeated candidates — show
Scott Brown(R)defeated21% in-state · $1.6M itemized
$342K in-state$1.3M out-of-state
Karishma Manzur(D)defeated25% in-state · $278K itemized
$69K in-state$209K out-of-state
Jeanne Shaheen(D)defeated30% in-state · $90K itemized
$27K in-state$64K out-of-state
Jared Sullivan(D)defeated54% in-state · $73K itemized
$40K in-state$34K out-of-state
Dan Innis(R)defeated56% in-state · $46K itemized
$26K in-state$20K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Pappas | Sununu | Laplante | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
John E. Sununu
- Democrats win the US House and Senate as voters deliver a strong rebuke to Donald Trump and RepublicansChicago TribuneNov 4
- Midterms launch wave of historic firsts for some states — and for the nationChicago TribuneNov 4
- Republican Kelly Ayotte wins second term as New Hampshire governorWashington ExaminerNov 4
- Democrats retake Senate in sweeping midterm rebukeAlbuquerque JournalNov 4
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.