To help you better understand the distinctions among the candidates in this year’s general election on Nov. 5, NHPR is hosting interviews with the top candidates. You can find the transcript and audio from each conversation using the links below.
What questions do you have for the candidates running for Congress and governor in the 2024 election? What issues do you want them to address while seeking your vote? Share your thoughts here.
1st Congressional District
- Oct. 10: Russell Prescott (Republican) — NHPR Interview | Campaign website
- Oct. 11: Chris Pappas (Democrat) — NHPR Interview | Campaign website
2nd Congressional District
- Oct. 16: Lily Tang Williams (Republican) — NHPR Interview | Campaign website
- Oct. 16: Maggie Goodlander (Democrat) — NHPR Interview | Campaign website
Gubernatorial
- Oct. 15: Joyce Craig (Democrat) — NHPR Interview | Campaign website
- Oct. 17: Kelly Ayotte (Republican) — NHPR Interview | Campaign website
Catch up on more of NHPR’s coverage of the 2024 general election here.
How did NHPR decide which candidates to interview?
The NHPR newsroom decided to focus our pre-primary interviews on these candidates based on the following criteria:
- Has the candidate official filed a declaration of candidacy with the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office?
- Are they actively raising money to support their campaign and filing reports with the Federal Election Commission?
- Is the candidate actively campaigning for office? Are they going to public events to meet voters? Do they issue regular press releases letting the public know what they are doing?
- Does the candidate have some kind of formal campaign structure, like staff, a campaign office or a website detailing policy positions?
We try to cover as many candidates as we can, given limited time and staff resources. As a small newsroom doing our best to balance our attention between campaigns and other critical local issues, we must make tough decisions about how to invest our reporting resources when informing the public about their choices this election season.
You can learn more about all the candidates running for governor and New Hampshire’s 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts in this voter guide compiled by Citizens Count.
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Goodlander is a former advisor for the Biden administration, and is running against Republican Lily Tang Williams in New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District. -
Entrepreneur Lily Tang Williams is running against Democrat Maggie Goodlander for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District seat. -
The former US Senator and state attorney general is running against Democrat Joyce Craig. -
The former mayor of Manchester is running against Republican Kelly Ayotte. -
NHPR’s Julia Furukawa spoke with Democratic incumbent Chris Pappas about abortion, the war in Gaza, and more ahead of the general election. -
NHPR’s Julia Furukawa spoke with Republican nominee Russell Prescott ahead of the general election about disaster relief, foreign affairs, and more. -
Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte is vying for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the state primary on Sept. 10. -
Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington is running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the state primary on Sept. 10. -
NHPR’s Rick Ganley speaks with Republican and former Senate President Chuck Morse. -
Granite Staters will have a new governor come 2025. Rick Ganley speaks with Democratic candidate and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig.
