For independent and third party candidates, ‘there’s no shortcut’

More candidates from outside the two main parties are running in NH, but they still face a range of obstacles

By: Kelly Burch

Outlets: Granite State News Collaborative

Published: October 26, 2026

Words: 1,499

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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This year, Edmond Laplante spent hours standing outside grocery stores across the state, collecting the 3,000 registered voter signatures that would allow him to run for U.S. Senate as a third-party candidate.

“It was tough, to be honest with you,” said Laplante, a Richmond mechanic and member of the Constitution Party. “In a way it was a good thing, because I got to talk to people of different points of view. … I got a …

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