New Hampshire voting guide

Chris Pappas Democratic

Voted three times against requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections. Opposes New Hampshire's law removing student IDs from accepted voter IDs. Source

John E. Sununu Republican

Supports requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections and a federal voter ID law. Source

Chris Pappas Democratic

Co-sponsored a bill to fund training and hiring for small and mid-size police departments. In 2021 voted for a bill to ban racial profiling and no-knock warrants, require body cameras and limit qualified immunity. Source

Chris Pappas Democratic

Supports enforcement against people who cross the border illegally and commit serious crimes. Co-sponsored the 2021 Dream and Promise Act for DACA recipients. Introduced a bill to shift ICE funding to local police and supports 'commonsense guardrails for ICE.' Source

John E. Sununu Republican

Has said people who are here illegally and commit crimes should be deported. Supports fixing legal programs, including for seasonal workers, and says the border is now secure. Has criticized birthright citizenship. Source

Chris Pappas Democratic

Has said he remains committed to 'the right to safe and legal abortion' and co-sponsored the Women's Health Protection Act. Opposes Medicaid and Medicare cuts and wants to make ACA premium tax credits permanent. Source

John E. Sununu Republican

Has said 'I'm pro-life' and that abortion is a state issue; said he would not do anything at the federal level to undermine New Hampshire's law, which allows abortion up to 24 weeks. Voted in 2006 to make it a federal crime to take a minor across state lines for an abortion. Source

Chris Pappas Democratic

Voted against the 2025 tax and spending law, saying it gave 'tax giveaways' to the wealthiest and largest corporations and cut programs like SNAP. Introduced a bill to ban 'surveillance pricing' on groceries. Source

John E. Sununu Republican

Wants savings from Medicaid limits and work requirements and from cutting Medicare fraud. Says Congress has given the president too much power over tariffs. Source

Chris Pappas Democratic

Voted in 2019 to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Co-sponsored bills to expand union organizing rights and restore federal workers' bargaining rights. Source

John E. Sununu Republican

As a senator in 2005, opposed raising the federal minimum wage, saying it would price some workers out of jobs. No current position found on unions. Source

Chris Pappas Democratic

Wants to cut red tape so communities can build more homes, give tax cuts to first-time buyers, fund affordable housing and restore the expanded Child Tax Credit. Source

John E. Sununu Republican

Wants to end tariffs on building materials and cut federal rules attached to housing programs like HOME, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and block grants: 'Let New Hampshire decide how to invest.' Source

Chris Pappas Democratic

Says he has stood against efforts 'to dismantle public education' and will keep fighting for strong public schools. Source

John E. Sununu Republican

Supports New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account program, which lets families use public money for private school, saying it puts money and power in parents' hands. Source

Chris Pappas Democratic

Co-sponsored the Equality Act to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Voted for federal recognition of same-sex marriage and against banning transgender students from girls' and women's sports. Source

John E. Sununu Republican

Praised the 2026 Supreme Court ruling upholding bans on transgender girls in girls' sports. In 2004, voted against a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, saying states should decide. Source

Chris Pappas Democratic

Voted for the 2022 clean energy investments. Introduced bills to hold polluters accountable for PFAS ('forever chemicals') in water. Says Congress must act on the climate crisis. Source

John E. Sununu Republican

Supports more U.S. oil and gas production and expanding nuclear power in New Hampshire. Called the 2022 climate and clean energy law 'reckless spending.' Supports permitting reform for power lines and pipelines. Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Signed HB 323 in 2026, which requires government-issued ID to vote and removes student IDs from the accepted list. Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Pushed lawmakers to roll back the state's bail reform law, which she said was too lenient, and toughened penalties for drivers who refuse a breath test. Source

Cinde Warmington Democratic

Supports universal background checks, gun-free school zones, extreme risk protection orders and getting 'weapons of war off the street.' Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Signed 2025 laws banning sanctuary cities and supporting police cooperation with federal immigration authorities: 'New Hampshire will never be a sanctuary for criminals.' Source

Cinde Warmington Democratic

Says she will 'say no to ICE's human warehouse in Merrimack or anywhere else.' Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Says she supports and will not change New Hampshire's abortion law, which allows abortion up to 24 weeks, with exceptions after that for medical emergencies. Source

Cinde Warmington Democratic

Says she will repeal the state's ban on abortion after 24 weeks and write protections for abortion access into state law. Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Has pledged no income tax or sales tax and supports cutting business taxes. Source

Cinde Warmington Democratic

Pledges no sales or income tax and proposes suspending the gas tax. Would order state agencies to measure tariff costs and push for refunds. Source

Cinde Warmington Democratic

Says any data center built in New Hampshire should use local workers at prevailing wages under a project labor agreement. Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Signed housing laws to speed up construction and cut red tape. Vetoed a bill letting landlords collect two months' rent up front, saying it would block access to housing. Source

Cinde Warmington Democratic

Plans to appoint a housing czar, stop Wall Street firms from buying single-family homes, ban algorithmic rent price-fixing, speed up state permits, turn unused state land into housing, and repeal an eviction law Ayotte signed. Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Supports universal Education Freedom Accounts, which let families use state school money for private or home school costs. Signed a bell-to-bell cellphone ban in public schools. Source

Cinde Warmington Democratic

Says taxpayer dollars should go to public schools and pledges to end the Education Freedom Account voucher program. Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Has vetoed several bills that would let businesses, sports teams and prisons separate people by sex at birth, calling them 'overly broad, poorly drafted' and likely to cause lawsuits. Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Issued a 2026 executive order to develop next-generation nuclear power to lower electric bills. Says she will look at expanding net metering for solar while protecting ratepayers. Source

Cinde Warmington Democratic

Would put a temporary moratorium on large data center permits and protect water and clean air. Supports allowing solar projects up to 5 megawatts to lower energy costs. Source

Kelly Ayotte Republican, incumbent

Vetoed a 2026 bill (SB 434) that critics said would lead to school book bans, saying current law already lets parents object to specific material. Source