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Races · Governor · 2022 · New Hampshire
Governor · open seat

Tom Sherman vs Chris Sununu

Safe RR +23.2 forecast· 26 polls · 0 markets
Model's final pre-election call · win probabilitypoliagg-v34 · final pre-election call
1% Sherman (D)
99% Sununu (R)
R+15R+5TIEDD+5D+15
Model's predicted final margin R +23.2 · 80% CI R+35.2 → R+11.2
Actual result R+15.5 · backtest (race already called)
Momentum
insufficient data
Tipping-point P
0.0%
Decisive for chamber control
Market · D-side
Cross-platform consensus
News articles · 30d
no recent coverage
Where this race stands
Verified

Tossup · model 99% R

No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (D+1) suggests Tossup.

The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts R+23.2 with an 80% CI ranging from R+35.2 (10th pctile) to R+11.2 (90th pctile), giving R a 99% chance of winning.

CITATIONS · tossup
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
R +23.2
80% CI: R +35.2R +11.2 · win prob 1%
R+45R+23TIEDD+23D+45
Quality · inputs
Data quality · high
Polls used26
Days to electionpassed
Actual resultR+15.5
Residual σ6.00pt
Generated7/1/2026

Polling average

20253035404550556065SUNUNU 54.8SHERMAN 39.1MAR '22JUL '22NOV '22
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.

All polls · 26 results

strongpositiveinfocautionflag
DatePollster · trust signalsn · popLeanBias · trackvs ratersD · R
Nov 5Phillips Academy1,056 · LVNEUTRALR +1.24 tracked+1.7aligned36 · 58
Nov 5University of New Hampshire+2For · University of New Hampshire2,077 · LVNEUTRALR +0.912 tracked+0.3aligned43 · 55
Nov 4InsiderAdvantage+1700 · LVR-LEANR +2.838 tracked-0.5aligned40 · 56
Nov 4Data for Progress+21,995 · LVNEUTRALD +1.151 tracked+0.8aligned40 · 58
Nov 4Wick InsightsFor · Wick Insights725 · LVR-LEANR +4.59 tracked-0.6aligned43 · 53
Oct 31Emerson College+1For · Emerson Polling850 · LVNEUTRALD +0.7118 tracked+0.8aligned36 · 57
Oct 28Saint Anselm College+2For · Saint Anselm College1,541 · LVNEUTRALR +1.74 tracked+1.0aligned37 · 55
Oct 25co/efficient1,098 · LVR-LEANR +5.413 tracked-3.4r lean34 · 52
Oct 24UMass Lowell/YouGovFor · UMass Lowell/YouGov600 · LVD-LEAND +3.46 tracked+3.0d lean35 · 51
Oct 22InsiderAdvantage+1600 · LVR-LEANR +2.838 tracked-0.5aligned37 · 54
Oct 18Emerson College+1For · Emerson Polling727 · LVNEUTRALD +0.7118 tracked+0.8aligned40 · 52
Oct 18Fabrizio, Lee & Associates+1600 · LVNEUTRAL+3.9decoupled40 · 57
Oct 18Data for Progress+11,392 · LVNEUTRALD +1.151 tracked+0.8aligned40 · 53
Oct 5Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research+1500 · LVD-LEAN+0.8aligned41 · 55
Sep 29Data for Progress+11,147 · LVNEUTRALD +1.151 tracked+0.8aligned39 · 52
Sep 27Saint Anselm College+1For · Saint Anselm College901 · RVNEUTRALR +1.74 tracked+1.0aligned34 · 50
Sep 25Suffolk University+1For · Suffolk University500 · LVNEUTRALD +1.221 tracked+0.8aligned36 · 53
Sep 18American Research Group555 · RVNEUTRALD +0.77 tracked+0.2noisy38 · 53
Sep 18University of New Hampshire+1For · University of New Hampshire870 · LVNEUTRALR +0.912 tracked+0.3aligned37 · 55
Sep 14Emerson College+2For · The first Emerson College800 · LVNEUTRALD +0.7118 tracked+0.8aligned37 · 52
Aug 10Saint Anselm College+2For · Saint Anselm College1,898 · RVNEUTRALR +1.74 tracked+1.0aligned29 · 48
Jul 5Public Policy Polling+2For · Yahoo News601 · LVNEUTRALD +0.9104 tracked+2.4noisy33 · 43
Apr 17University of New Hampshire+1For · University of New Hampshire868 · LVNEUTRALR +0.912 tracked+0.3aligned29 · 55
Apr 7Phillips AcademyFor · The Phillips Academy Poll533 · ANEUTRALR +1.24 tracked+1.7aligned24 · 62
Mar 23Saint Anselm College+1For · Saint Anselm College1,265 · RVNEUTRALR +1.74 tracked+1.0aligned24 · 51
Jan 11Saint Anselm College+11,215 · RVNEUTRALR +1.74 tracked+1.0aligned45
· 26 polls · 10 per page

Endorsements · 3 total

Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yet
2Sherman · 67%
Sununu · 33%1
DTom Sherman2 endorsers
Most notable · American Federation of Teachers · New Hampshire
Organizations2
RChris Sununu1 endorser
Most notable · NRA Political Victory Fund
Other1

Editorial ratings · 5 raters

Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.
Safe R5
The Cook Political Report
Safe R
Mar 3
Elections Daily
Safe R
Nov 6
538
Safe R
Aug 25
Inside Elections
Safe R
Sep 22
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe R
Aug 17

Demographic crosstabs

age · education · race · gender
No demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
Rating timeline
May 11, 2026Safe Rmodel
Verification trail
Polls verified26 / 26deterministic
Polls flaggednone
Markets ingested0 platformsnone listed
FEC filingsno filings yet
Endorsements3 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks