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The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Vermont , to hold gubernatorial elections every two years as opposed to every four.
The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and is commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.. The incumbent governor is Republican Kelly Ayotte, who took office on January 9, 2025.
On January 6, 2005, Lynch was inaugurated as the 80th Governor of New Hampshire. [1] On November 7, 2006, Lynch was re-elected governor in a 74% to 26% landslide victory over Republican challenger Jim Coburn. [15] Lynch's 74% of the vote was the largest margin of victory ever in a New Hampshire gubernatorial race. [17]
Republican Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, America's newest governor, appears to take a page from President-elect Trump by proposing a state level DOGE-like government efficiency commission
The 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Republican former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte and Democratic former Manchester mayor Joyce Craig sought their first term in office.
Sununu was first elected governor of New Hampshire in 2016. He was reelected in 2018, 2020, and 2022. Sununu is the second governor in New Hampshire history (after John Lynch) to be elected to a fourth term. [2] On July 19, 2023, he announced that he would not run for a fifth term. [3] He endorsed Kelly Ayotte, who won the election to succeed him.
Jon Kiper is a lifelong New Hampshire resident, community activist, and former town councilor. He is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for New Hampshire governor.
In 1962 he was elected governor of New Hampshire, becoming only the third Democratic governor of New Hampshire in 88 years, and the first since Fred Herbert Brown lost the 1924 election. After his three terms as the 71st governor of New Hampshire , he served on the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1979, and as its Chief Justice from 1981 until ...