New Hampshire — 2018 governor election
state2018 gubernatorial electionNew Hampshire · GovernorSununuR+7.0
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Chris Sununu ✓Republican | 52.8% | 302,764 |
|---|---|---|
| Molly KellyDemocrat | 45.8% | 262,359 |
| Jilletta JarvisLibertarian | 1.4% | 8,197 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (10 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Belknap, NH | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Carroll, NH | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Cheshire, NH | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Coos, NH | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Grafton, NH | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Hillsborough, NH | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Merrimack, NH | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Rockingham, NH | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Strafford, NH | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Sullivan, NH | Republican | R+8.9 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016D+0.4Governor 2018R+7.0vs. baselineR+7.4
New Hampshire's 2018 governor race ran 7.4 points more Republican than its 2016 presidential margin.
New Hampshire results by county
10 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap | Chris Sununu+7,166 | 16,85662.6% | 9,69036.0% | 3601.3% | 26,906 |
| Carroll | Chris Sununu+2,876 | 13,30855.5% | 10,43243.5% | 2541.1% | 23,994 |
| Cheshire | Molly Kelly+4,283 | 13,87542.7% | 18,15855.8% | 4941.5% | 32,527 |
| Coos | Chris Sununu+1,409 | 6,39755.1% | 4,98843.0% | 2201.9% | 11,605 |
| Grafton | Molly Kelly+6,198 | 16,73441.5% | 22,93256.9% | 6181.5% | 40,284 |
| Hillsborough | Chris Sununu+15,813 | 87,84654.1% | 72,03344.4% | 2,4901.5% | 162,369 |
| Merrimack | Chris Sununu+2,973 | 33,51351.6% | 30,54047.0% | 9231.4% | 64,976 |
| Rockingham | Chris Sununu+19,926 | 79,19556.5% | 59,26942.3% | 1,6641.2% | 140,128 |
| Strafford | Molly Kelly+811 | 25,78248.4% | 26,59349.9% | 9101.7% | 53,285 |
| Sullivan | Chris Sununu+1,534 | 9,25853.7% | 7,72444.8% | 2641.5% | 17,246 |
Same ballot, 2018NH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.