2024 Candidate Conversations

Sara Plourde

To help you better understand the distinctions among the candidates in this year’s Republican and Democratic primaries, 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.

2nd Congressional District

The seat representing New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District is open for the first time in more than a decade. Democrat Annie Kuster is not running for re-election, meaning there’s an open primary on both sides of the ballot.

• Aug. 12: Colin Van Ostern (Democratic) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 13: Vikram Mansharamani (Republican) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 14: Bill Hamlen (Republican) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 15: Maggie Goodlander (Democratic) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 16: Lily Tang Williams (Republican) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website

1st Congressional District

Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas is seeking a fourth term representing New Hampshire’s 1st District. The candidates in the Republican primary hope they can win back the district, which has historically been a swing seat.

• Aug. 19: Chris Pappas (Democratic incumbent) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 20: Russell Prescott (Republican) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 21: Joe Kelly Levasseur (Republican) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 22: Chris Bright (Republican) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 23: Hollie Noveletsky (Republican) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website

Gubernatorial

New Hampshire voters will elect a new governor this November following Gov. Chris Sununu’s decision to not seek re-election. It’s a competitive race among both Democrats and Republicans as they seek their party nominations.

• Aug. 26: Jon Kiper (Democrat) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 27: Joyce Craig (Democrat) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 28: Chuck Morse (Republican) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 29: Cinde Warmington (Democrat) – NHPR Interview | Campaign website
• Aug. 30: 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.