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Candidates › New Hampshire U.S. Senate race › 2025–2026
DemocraticU.S. SenateNew Hampshire
Has not served in Congress
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Maxwell L. Saal’s words are not shown
Campaign committee · 2025–2026 · latest available filing · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00954883
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Lost · 932 votes (0.6%) · 5 of 5 · Full results ↗
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Primary September 8, 2026 · 10 polls
Chris Pappas leads Karishma Manzur by 27.5 points · average gap, 2 latest nonpartisan polls · 3 far-off polls left out
Each dot is a poll. The line is the median of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls. How polls are read
Chris Pappas won by 32.4 points. The 2 final polls had a median of Chris Pappas +22, understating Chris Pappas's margin by 10.4 points.
| Poll | Chris Pappas | Karishma Manzur | Lead | vs. result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshireended Aug 24 | 47% | 34% | Chris Pappas +13 | −19.4 |
| St. Anselmended Aug 18 | 59% | 28% | Chris Pappas +31 | −1.4 |
| Median of the final polls | Chris Pappas +22 | −10.4 | ||
| Result | 65.2% | 32.8% | Chris Pappas +32.4 |
September 8, 2026 · Result (unofficial, 99% reporting) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for
Poll data from The New York Times, licensed CC BY 4.0 · Updated October 28, 2026 · 8 polls paid for by a party or campaign are left out
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Not counted in the lead. This poll has Pappas +13, 18 points from the median of the race's latest nonpartisan polls (Pappas +31); a poll more than 8 points from it is left out.