{"id":12426,"date":"2026-06-30T19:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=12426"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:45:33","slug":"2026-primary-candidates-for-us-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=12426","title":{"rendered":"2026 Primary Candidates for US Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 New Hampshire U.S. Senate primary is September 8, 2026, and the winner advances to the November 3, 2026 general election. Londonderry is in New Hampshire&#8217;s 1st congressional district<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current publicly announced or actively discussed candidates include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Democratic candidates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chrispappas.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chrispappas.org\/\">Chris Pappas<\/a> \u2014 U.S. Representative for NH-01; widely viewed as a leading Democratic candidate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karishmaforsenate.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.karishmaforsenate.com\/\">Karishma Manzur<\/a> \u2014 medical scientist and nonprofit leader.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaredfornh.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jaredfornh.com\/\">Jared Sullivan<\/a> \u2014 state representative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Jarvis \u2014 filed and listed in early candidate tracking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Republican candidates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scottbrown.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scottbrown.com\/\">Scott Brown<\/a> \u2014 former Massachusetts senator and former ambassador.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sununusenator.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sununusenator.com\/\">John E. Sununu<\/a> \u2014 former New Hampshire U.S. senator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Independent \/ other activity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61576722553920\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61576722553920\">Matthew S. Giovonizzi<\/a> \u2014 filed federal candidacy paperwork.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 New Hampshire U.S. Senate primary is September 8, 2026, and the winner advances to the November 3, 2026 general election. 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