2016 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2016 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Chris Sununu won the 2016 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Chris Sununu received 354,040 popular votes (48.84%). The main challenger was Colin Van Ostern (46.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Sununu and Ostern

Sununu +2.3 pts · won by 16,451 votes
354,040 votes
337,589 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.