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Poll Shows Chris Pappas Leads Sununu by Seven Points

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC · How we work

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Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) leads the open Senate race over Rep. John E. Sununu (R).
An AARP-commissioned New Hampshire Institute of Politics poll shows Pappas ahead by seven points among likely voters.
The same poll gives Pappas a one-point edge among voters aged fifty or older.
The race will replace retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
New Hampshire has not elected a Republican U.S. senator in over a decade.

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Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) leads the open Senate race over Rep. John E. Sununu (R).
An AARP-commissioned New Hampshire Institute of Politics poll shows Pappas ahead by seven points among likely voters.
The same poll gives Pappas a one-point edge among voters aged fifty or older.
The race will replace retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
New Hampshire has not elected a Republican U.S. senator in over a decade.