NH Politics

Libertarian activist Aaron Day said he would continue to pursue a legal challenge in federal court now that the state’s Ballot Law Commission denied his appeal for ballot access in the U.S. Senate race.

The state's top election official says Aaron Day can't file to run because he wasn't registered to vote where he now lives. Day says the effort to block him is unconstitutional.

With Rep.Sherman Packard choosing not to seek another term as House Speaker, House Majority Leader Jason Osborne announced he is running for the spot.

New Hampshire gets two seats in the U.S. Senate, and one of those is up for election this year.

New Hampshire gets two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, and those positions are up for election every two years.

Ayotte vetoed nearly identical legislation twice already. Then-Gov. Chris Sununu had also vetoed similar legislation.

Legislators gave the new head of the state’s Youth Development Center victim fund $20 million to resume settlements. They said more money may be available if state revenues improve.

Both Scott Brown and John E. Sununu served in the U.S. Senate more than a decade ago, in what now seems like a distant political reality. They both hope their experience impresses voters in this year's Republican primary.

Collaborating with the Legislature tests most governors. For Ayotte, the results have been mixed.

The New Hampshire Legislature wrapped up its session this week; and political races for the 2026 midterm elections are taking shape. The state candidate filing period is open until June 12.