New Hampshire · Governor · 2026
Kelly Ayotte
Candidate for Governor of New Hampshire
Record last updated:
Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Kelly Ayotte
- Office
- Governor of New Hampshire
- Party
- Republican (as listed by the state)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: Kelly Ayotte
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: kellyfornh.com
- Candidate list
- City of Dover (New Hampshire) — official sample ballot, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Housing | Describes passing new laws to make it faster and easier to build housing. | Campaign website — kellyfornh.com/about-kelly Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Budget | Describes signing a balanced budget with no new taxes and fully funding child care scholarships. | Campaign website — kellyfornh.com/about-kelly Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Education | Describes investing more per student than ever before and expanding learning options for children. | Campaign website — kellyfornh.com/about-kelly Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Public safety | Describes changing the bail system and strengthening protections for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. | Campaign website — kellyfornh.com/about-kelly Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to New Hampshire’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official New Hampshire campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Has served in the U.S. Congress: Biographical Directory entry (Bioguide ID A000368), with bills sponsored and cosponsored listed on Congress.gov. Linked by Bioguide ID from the candidate’s Wikidata item (Q22354).
- New Hampshire officeholder page on this site, with bills sponsored in the New Hampshire Legislature where available (Open States data, matched by exact name within the state and checked by hand).
Sources
- Candidate list: City of Dover (New Hampshire) — official sample ballot, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — kellyfornh.com/about-kelly — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: United States Senate, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Campaign link on the 2026 election article (English Wikipedia), confirmed on the site
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress (Bioguide ID A000368)
- New Hampshire campaign-finance search (official)