By Dr. ANDREW SMITH, UNH

DURHAM, NH – In the race for the open seat of retiring U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, her predecessor, former Senator John E. Sununu, leads former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown for the Republican nomination, while Congressman Chris Pappas is the Democratic favorite. Pappas leads both Sununu and Brown in general election matchups.

In New Hampshire’s First Congressional District, Stefany Shaheen leads a large field of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination while most Republican voters are undecided.

In the Second District, incumbent Democrat Maggie Goodlander is well ahead of her primary challenger and leads 2024 Republican opponent Lily Tang Williams in a hypothetical 2026 rematch.

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These findings are based on the latest Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. Granite State Panel members were sent an invitation to complete the survey and 2,239 completed the survey online between January 15 and January 19. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2.1 percent. Included in the sample were 2,053 likely general election voters (margin of sampling error +/- 2.2 percent), 958 of whom reside in NH’s 1st Congressional District (MOE +/- 3.2 percent) and 1,093 reside in NH’s 2nd Congressional District (MOE +/- 3.0 percent). Also included in the sample were 893 likely 2026 Democratic state primary voters (MOE +/- 3.3 percent) and 967 likely Republican state primary voters (MOE +/- 3.2 percent).