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Former Sen. Sununu Expected to Enter New Hampshire Senate Race: Report

Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu is expected to enter the New Hampshire Senate race as soon as this week, setting up a GOP primary against former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Cory Gardner privately recruited John E. Sununu after his brother, former New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu, declined to run.
An Oct. 15 memo aggregating five public surveys, including the 1892 and University of New Hampshire polls, shows Sununu within six points of Rep. Chris Pappas.
Party strategists say Sununu's nomination would shift the race to a top GOP pickup and unlock National Republican Senatorial Committee funding in New Hampshire.
A brutal GOP primary looms between Sununu and Scott Brown, with Brown attacking Sununu's Trump criticism while reporting $1.2 million raised in the third quarter.

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Former Sen. John Sununu Enters New Hampshire Senate Race

Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu, a member of the prominent Sununu political family, on Oct. 22 entered the 2026 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire as a Republican candidate. Sununu announced his candidacy with a video posted on X, pitching himself as a bipartisan and pragmatic candidate who would “return to the Senate to help calm the waters.” “Somebody has to step up and lower the temperature. Somebody has to get things done, laser focused o…

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UPI

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ex-U.S. Sen. John Sununu is making a bid for his former Senate seat after his past rival for the job announced her retirement more than 15 years after he left Washington.

5 days ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

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NH Republican leaders are clamoring to ditch Scott Brown

New Hampshire Republican leaders aren’t satisfied with the current field of candidates vying to become the party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2026. Hope remains that former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu will enter the race and displace former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, staving off what they believe will be certain defeat against Democratic favorite Rep. Chris Pappas. “If John Sununu gets in the race, it’s a total game changer,” Matt Mowers, …

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John E. Sununu getting into 2026 Senate race

Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu of Rye will announce his Republican bid for the open Senate seat from New Hampshire as early as Wednesday, according to several sources close to him.

6 days ago·New Hampshire, United States

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