Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

New Hampshire — Governor

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running

Democrat
Cinde Warmington
34%
Republican
Kelly Ayotte
66%
ForecastLean R
Projected margin
R+4.2
80% range
R+17.4 to D+9.0
Partisan lean
D+4.3
Uncertainty multiplier
1.68×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 29%Fundamentals 71%
Polling average
R+6.6
Fundamentals
D+1.2
Blended
R+3.6
Similar-race shift
−1.1
Poll–fundamentals gap
7.8 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
4
Distinct pollsters
2
Most recent
June 25, 2026
Democrat
38.0%
Republican
44.7%
Undecided / other
17.3%
Spread between polls
1.1 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
D+4.3
Elasticity
0.99
Incumbency
−5.0
Candidate experience
+0.3
Fundraising
0.0
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
D+2.2

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