Governor of New Hampshire

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New Hampshire Governor

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General information
Office Type:  Partisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $144,483
2025 FY Budget:  $2,155,039
Term limits:  None
Structure
Length of term:   2 years
Authority:  New Hampshire Constitution, Article 41
Selection Method:  Elected
Current Officeholder

Governor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu
Republican Party
Assumed office: January 4, 2017

Elections
Next election:  November 3, 2026
Last election:  November 5, 2024
Other New Hampshire Executive Offices
Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Director of Fish & Game • Public Utilities Commission


The Governor of the State of New Hampshire is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest state office in New Hampshire. The governor is popularly elected every two years by a plurality and has no term limit.[1]

New Hampshire has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.


New Hampshire has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives, New Hampshire State Senate, New Hampshire General Court

Current officer

The current governor of New Hampshire is Chris Sununu (R).[2] He won election to the position on November 8, 2016, and was sworn into office on January 5, 2017.[3]

Authority

The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Articles 41-59, Executive Power.

Under Article 41:

There shall be a supreme executive magistrate, who shall be styled the Governor of the State of New Hampshire, and whose title shall be His Excellency. The executive power of the state is vested in the governor.[1]

Qualifications

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Candidates for governor must:

  • be at least 30 years old
  • have been a resident of New Hampshire for at least seven years on the day of the election[1]

Elections

New Hampshire state government organizational chart

New Hampshire is one of only two states that elects governors biennially, that is, each even-numbered year. Legally, the gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the first Wednesday following the first Tuesday in the January following an election.

To win the governorship, a candidate must have a plurality of votes; if no candidate does, then the legislature shall convene and choose a winning candidate from the two highest vote receivers.[1]

2024

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Kelly Ayotte defeated Joyce Craig and Stephen Villee in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte (R)
 
52.1
 
285,555
Image of Joyce Craig
Joyce Craig (D)
 
45.8
 
251,164
Image of Stephen Villee
Stephen Villee (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.1
 
11,238

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 547,957
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Joyce Craig defeated Cinde Warmington and Jonathan Kiper in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joyce Craig
Joyce Craig
 
47.9
 
59,976
Image of Cinde Warmington
Cinde Warmington
 
41.8
 
52,420
Image of Jonathan Kiper
Jonathan Kiper Candidate Connection
 
9.4
 
11,789
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
1,076

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 125,261
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
 
63.1
 
88,117
Image of Chuck Morse
Chuck Morse
 
34.1
 
47,567
Image of Shaun Fife
Shaun Fife Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
876
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Robert McClory
 
0.6
 
839
Image of Frank Staples
Frank Staples Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
809
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Richard McMenamon II
 
0.4
 
527
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
867

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 139,602
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2022

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Tom Sherman, Kelly Halldorson, and Karlyn Borysenko in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu (R)
 
57.0
 
352,813
Image of Tom Sherman
Tom Sherman (D)
 
41.5
 
256,766
Image of Kelly Halldorson
Kelly Halldorson (L)
 
0.8
 
5,071
Image of Karlyn Borysenko
Karlyn Borysenko (L)
 
0.4
 
2,772
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
1,713

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 619,135
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Tom Sherman advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Sherman
Tom Sherman
 
97.1
 
83,205
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
2,503

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 85,708
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu
 
78.5
 
113,443
Image of Karen Testerman
Karen Testerman
 
10.0
 
14,473
Image of Thaddeus Riley
Thaddeus Riley Candidate Connection
 
7.7
 
11,107
Image of Julian Acciard
Julian Acciard
 
2.0
 
2,906
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Jay Lewis
 
0.9
 
1,318
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Richard McMenamon II
 
0.6
 
817
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
374

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 144,438
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2020

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2020

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Dan Feltes and Darryl Perry in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu (R)
 
65.1
 
516,609
Image of Dan Feltes
Dan Feltes (D)
 
33.4
 
264,639
Image of Darryl Perry
Darryl Perry (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
11,329
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
683

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 793,260
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Dan Feltes defeated Andru Volinsky in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dan Feltes
Dan Feltes
 
52.3
 
72,318
Image of Andru Volinsky
Andru Volinsky Candidate Connection
 
47.4
 
65,455
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
446

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 138,219
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Karen Testerman and Nobody in the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu
 
89.8
 
130,703
Image of Karen Testerman
Karen Testerman
 
9.3
 
13,589
Image of Nobody
Nobody
 
0.9
 
1,239
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
95

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 145,626
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2018

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu defeated Molly Kelly and Jilletta Jarvis in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu (R)
 
52.8
 
302,764
Image of Molly Kelly
Molly Kelly (D)
 
45.8
 
262,359
Image of Jilletta Jarvis
Jilletta Jarvis (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
8,197

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 573,320
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Molly Kelly defeated Steve Marchand in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Molly Kelly
Molly Kelly
 
66.0
 
80,599
Image of Steve Marchand
Steve Marchand
 
34.0
 
41,612

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 122,211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Incumbent Chris Sununu advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu
 
100.0
 
91,025

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 91,025
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of New Hampshire

Jilletta Jarvis defeated Aaron Day in the Libertarian primary for Governor of New Hampshire on September 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jilletta Jarvis
Jilletta Jarvis Candidate Connection
 
54.2
 
576
Image of Aaron Day
Aaron Day
 
45.8
 
487

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,063
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2016

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2016

The general election for governor was held on November 8, 2016.

General election

Chris Sununu defeated Colin Van Ostern and Max Abramson in the New Hampshire governor election.

New Hampshire Governor, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chris Sununu 49% 354,040
     Democratic Colin Van Ostern 46.7% 337,589
     Libertarian Max Abramson 4.3% 31,243
Total Votes 722,872
Source: The New York Times

Primary elections

Colin Van Ostern defeated Steve Marchand, Mark Connolly , Ian Freeman and Derek Dextraze in the New Hampshire Democratic primary for governor.

New Hampshire Democratic primary for governor, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Colin Van Ostern 51.99% 37,694
Steve Marchand 25.29% 18,338
Mark Connolly 20.47% 14,839
Ian Freeman 1.47% 1,069
Derek Dextraze 0.77% 557
Total Votes (300 of 300 precincts reporting) 72,497
Source: AP


Chris Sununu defeated Frank Edelblut, Ted Gatsas, Jeanie Forrester and Jon Lavoie in the New Hampshire Republican primary for governor.

New Hampshire Republican primary for governor, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Chris Sununu 30.68% 34,137
Frank Edelblut 29.79% 33,149
Ted Gatsas 20.53% 22,840
Jeanie Forrester 17.72% 19,716
Jon Lavoie 1.28% 1,429
Total Votes (300 of 300 precincts reporting) 111,271
Source: AP


2014

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2014
Governor of New Hampshire, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMaggie Hassan Incumbent 52.5% 254,659
     Republican Walter Havenstein 47.3% 229,596
     Nonpartisan Scattering 0.2% 907
Total Votes 485,162
Election results via New Hampshire Secretary of State

Term limits

See also: States with gubernatorial term limits

New Hampshire governors do not face any term limits.[1]

Partisan composition

The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of New Hampshire governors from 1992 to 2013.
Governor of New Hampshire Partisanship.PNG

Full history


Vacancies

See also: How gubernatorial vacancies are filled

Details of vacancy appointments are addressed under Executive Power, Section 49 and 49a.

The state of New Hampshire lacks an office of the lieutenant governor, making the President of the Senate the first officer in the line of succession. At any time he or she is mentally or physically unable to discharge the office, he or she shall notify the secretary of state and the senate president in writing. By notifying the same two officers again, he or she shall resume the office.

The attorney general and a majority of the Executive Council may, when they believe the governor is mentally or physically unfit to serve but is unable or unwilling to take an absence from the office, petition the New Hampshire Supreme Court for a declaratory judgment. The justices of the court shall hear the petition and shall also be in charge of considering a petition to consider declaring the governor able to resume her or his duties.

If, either by written declaration or court judgment, the governor has been absent for six months, the General Court may, by concurrent resolution, declare the office vacant. Similarly, if a governor-elect fails to take office for any reason other than death or resignation, the court may declare the office vacant six months after the inauguration date.

Whatever the reason for the vacancy, if more than one year remains in the current term, a special election shall be held.

After the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the secretary of state and the state treasurer are next in the line of succession.

Whoever is filling the office shall have the title of "acting governor" and shall have the full powers of the office. She or he receives compensation equal to that of an elected governor and takes no additional oath of office. The acting governor does not resign the office she or he was elected to and is instead suspended from those duties while serving as governor.

Duties

New Hampshire

Unlike in many other states in which Executive Councils are merely advisory, the Executive Council of New Hampshire has a strong check on the governor's power. The five-member Executive Council has a veto over many actions of the governor. Under Article 47, both the governor and the council "have a negative" on one another.

Together, the governor and Executive Council approve contracts with a value of $5,000 or more, approve pardons, and appoint the directors and commissioners, judges, the attorney general, and officers in the National Guard.

The governor has the sole power to veto bills, subject to a two-thirds legislative override, and to command the state National Guard.[1]

Other duties and privileges of the office include:

  • Adjourning the legislature when the two chambers cannot agree to do so, prolonging and convening the legislature for extraordinary reasons (for no more than 90 days), and moving the meeting place of the legislature
  • Making all appointments for "judicial officers, the attorney general, and all officers of the navy, and general and field officers of the militia" with the approval of the General Court.
  • Granting pardons (not including impeachment)
  • Granting a warrant, subject to approval from the Council, before the Treasury may issue funds.[1]

Divisions

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State budget

Role in state budget

See also: New Hampshire state budget and finances

The state operates on a biennial budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:[4]

  1. Budget instructions are sent to state agencies in August.
  2. State agencies submit their requests by October 1.
  3. Public hearings are held in November.
  4. The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the New Hampshire State Legislature by February 15.
  5. The legislature adopts a budget in May. A simple majority is required to pass a budget.
  6. The biennial budget cycle begins in July.

New Hampshire is one of six states in which the governor cannot exercise line item veto authority.[4][5]

In New Hampshire, the governor is required by statute to submit a balanced budget. In turn, the legislature is required to pass a balanced budget.[4]

Governor's office budget

The budget for the governor's office in Fiscal Year 2025 was $2,155,039.[6]

Compensation

See also: Comparison of gubernatorial salaries and Compensation of state executive officers

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: NH Rev Stat § 94:1-a

Under Article 58 of the New Hampshire Constitution, the governor's salary is legally fixed and may not be raised or decreased effective during the current term. The compensation for governor, secretary of state, and attorney general, amongst other public officers, are set under NH Code 94:1a.[7]

New Hampshire Constitution, Article 58

The governor and council shall be compensated for their services, from time to time, by such grants as the general courts shall think reasonable.[1]

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $144,483, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]

2021

In 2021, the governor received a salary of $143,704, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]

2020

In 2020, the governor's salary was $134,581, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

2019

In 2019, the governor's salary was $134,581, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

2018

In 2018, the governor's salary was $127,443, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

2017

In 2017, the governor's salary was $127,443, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

2016

In 2016, the governor's salary was increased to $127,443, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

2015

In 2015, the governor received a salary of $121,896, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]

2014

In 2014, the governor received a salary of $121,896, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]

2013

In 2013, the governor's salary remained in $113,834.[17]

2012

In 2012, the governor received a salary of $113,834, according to the Council of State Governments.[18]

History

Partisan balance 1992-2013

Who Runs the States Project
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Partisan breakdown of the New Hampshire governorship from 1992-2013

From 1992-2013, in New Hampshire there were Democratic governors in office for 15 years, including the last nine, while there were Republican governors in office for seven years.

Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82%) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27%) from 1992 to 2013.

Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.

The chart below shows the partisan composition of the Office of the Governor of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire State Senate and the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1992 to 2013.

Partisan composition of New Hampshire state government(1992-2013).PNG

SQLI and partisanship

The chart below depicts the partisanship of the New Hampshire state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied. For the SQLI, the states were ranked from 1-50, with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. New Hampshire experienced both Democratic and Republican trifectas during the years of the study. Two Republican trifectas occurred in the first years of the study, from 1992-1996 and from 2003-2004. The state then shifted and had a Democratic trifecta from 2007-2010. New Hampshire ranked high in the SQLI, finishing in the top-10 every year of the study, and in 1st over half of the years of the study. The state finished 1st during both Democratic and Republican trifectas as well as during years of divided government. Its lowest rankings occurred in the last two years of the study, when the government was divided.

  • SQLI average with Democratic trifecta: 2.00
  • SQLI average with Republican trifecta: 1.71
  • SQLI average with divided government: 2.20
Chart displaying the partisanship of the New Hampshire government from 1992-2013 and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI).

Historical officeholders

Provincial Executives

There were 20 Provincial Executives of New Hampshire between 1680 and 1775.[19]

Revolutionary Executive

Matthew Thornton was the Revolutionary Executive of New Hampshire from 1775 to 1776.[19]

President of New Hampshire

From 1784 to until a constitutional amendment in 1792, the "supreme executive magistrate" of New Hampshire was called the President.[1] During this time, there were seven Presidents.[19][20]

Governor of New Hampshire

The title of the "supreme executive magistrate" of New Hampshire changed from President to Governor by constitutional amendment in 1792.[1] There have been 82 Governors of New Hampshire since 1792. Of the 82 officeholders, 50 were Republican, 20 were Democrats, seven were Democratic-Republican, two were Federalist, one was Know Nothing, one was Whig, and one was a National Republican.[19][20]

State profile

Demographic data for New Hampshire
 New HampshireU.S.
Total population:1,330,111316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):8,9533,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:93.7%73.6%
Black/African American:1.3%12.6%
Asian:2.4%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:1.8%3%
Hispanic/Latino:3.2%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:92.3%86.7%
College graduation rate:34.9%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$66,779$53,889
Persons below poverty level:9.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in New Hampshire

New Hampshire voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in New Hampshire, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[23]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Hampshire had one Retained Pivot County and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 0.55 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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Contact information

Office of the Governor
State House
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-2121
Fax: (603) 271-7680

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 New Hampshire Government, "State constitution," accessed January 18, 2021
  2. ↑ New Hampshire - Governor Chris Sununu, "About Governor Sununu," accessed January 18, 2021
  3. ↑ WMTW News 8, "GOP's Sununu sworn in as New Hampshire governor," January 5, 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2021," accessed January 24, 2023
  5. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Separation of Powers: Executive Veto Powers," accessed January 26, 2024
  6. ↑ New Hampshire Legislature, "HB 1-A Final Version," accessed December 6, 2023
  7. ↑ New Hampshire State Legislature, Title VI Public Officers and Employees,” accessed January 18, 2021
  8. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  9. ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
  10. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
  11. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
  12. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
  13. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
  14. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 18, 2021
  15. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 18, 2021
  16. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 18, 2021
  17. ↑ Council of State Governments, "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries," June 25, 2013
  18. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 18, 2021
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 New Hampshire Almanac, "New Hampshire Governors," accessed January 18, 2021
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 National Governors Association, "Former New Hampshire Governors," accessed January 18, 2021, New Hampshire Government, "Governors, New Hampshire Almanac," accessed January 18, 2021
  21. ↑ Weare was elected president before the constitutional office was created, and then re-elected under the constitutional provision.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 The title changed from President to Governor while Bartlett was in office.
  23. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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