US EditionFormer Sen. Sununu Expected to Enter New Hampshire Senate Race: Report
Sununu plans to enter the Republican primary for New Hampshire’s open Senate seat, with polls showing he leads against Democratic frontrunner Chris Pappas.
- On Friday, former U.S. senator John E. Sununu said he `is seriously considering` a Senate bid, assembling a campaign team with an announcement expected by the end of the month.
- After Chris Sununu, former New Hampshire governor, declined to run, Senate leaders including John Thune and Cory Gardner began lobbying John E. Sununu in early September.
- The primary would pit Sununu against former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown, who has spent the past month attacking Sununu for opposing President Donald Trump, while Brown's campaign and joint fundraising committee raised $1.2 million on Tuesday.
- Polling indicates Sununu outperforms Brown against Rep. Chris Pappas, and Democrats have coalesced around Pappas for the open New Hampshire seat created by Jeanne Shaheen's retirement earlier this year.
- His prior criticisms of Trump could appeal to independent voters in New Hampshire, while Trump's 2026 political team may prioritize winning over past criticism of John E. Sununu.
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Former Sen. Sununu expected to enter New Hampshire Senate race: Report
Former Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) is expected to launch a bid to return to the upper chamber in the near future, NOTUS reported Wednesday. In March, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) announced she wil…
Schumer Gets More Bad News As Key Swing State Senate Race Gets Nail-Bitingly Close - The American Tribune.com
Recently, a poll has signaled challenges for Democrats in New Hampshire’s open Senate race ahead of the 2026 midterms. Rep. Chris Pappas is currently in the lead, but former Sen. John Sununu is closing the gap, which now stands at 45% to 42%. For context, Pappas leads his GOP rival, Scott Brown, 49%-39%, but Sununu is performing much better in the GOP primary, where he stands at 42% compared to Brown’s 19%. Additionally, his legacy includes bein…
Former Sen. John Sununu Expected to Jump Into New Hampshire Senate Race 'Imminently'
Former New Hampshire Republican Sen. John E. Sununu has put together a political team and is expected to launch a bid for Senate “imminently.”Sununu, who served in the Senate from 2003 to 2009 before losing reelection to Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, started considering a run in early September after Republican leadership urged him to do so. Shaheen announced her retirement earlier this year.Sununu is expected to announce his bid for Senate so…
Sununu Expected to Enter New Hampshire Senate Race
“Former Sen. John Sununu (R-NH) will announce whether he’s running for Senate in the next two weeks, per multiple people familiar with his thinking. It’s widely expected Sununu will enter the race, but the former senator hasn’t made a final decision,” Punchbowl News reports. “Republicans have been talking a big game about winning New Hampshire’s open Senate seat. But there’s a brutal looming GOP primary featuring Sununu and former Sen. Scott Bro…
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