Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

New Hampshire — U.S. Senate

Currently held by a Democrat · open seat

Democrat
Chris Pappas
75%
Republican
John E. Sununu
25%
ForecastLean D
Projected margin
D+6.0
80% range
R+5.4 to D+17.4
Partisan lean
D+4.3
Uncertainty multiplier
1.37×

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 51%Fundamentals 49%
Polling average
D+4.5
Fundamentals
D+11.7
Blended
D+6.6
Similar-race shift
−1.1
Poll–fundamentals gap
7.2 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
8
Distinct pollsters
5
Most recent
June 25, 2026
Democrat
47.1%
Republican
42.6%
Undecided / other
10.3%
Spread between polls
1.3 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
D+4.3
Elasticity
0.99
Incumbency
0.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+3.1
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
D+12.8

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