2026 elections · New Hampshire

New Hampshire U.S. Senate

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Toss Up (Cook Political Report: Toss Up). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

C

Ed Laplante Jr.

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat

Chris Pappas

Raised
$15,384,657
From individuals
$13,527,026
From PACs and other committees
$1,104,873
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$4,251,918
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Aug. 19, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,879,033 to support and $24,921,396 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 19, 2026.

PAC and committee money

167 committees reported giving $865,388 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $5K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican

John Sununu

Raised
$5,334,886
From individuals
$3,010,830
From PACs and other committees
$554,500
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$2,502,640
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $9,498,885 to support and $14,660,298 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 19, 2026.

PAC and committee money

74 committees reported giving $515,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
Chris PappasDemocrat$15,384,657$4,251,918$1,879,033$24,921,396
John SununuRepublican$5,334,886$2,502,640$9,498,885$14,660,298

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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