Hitting the trail: Candidate filing period continues at NH State House

By: Dan Tuohy

Outlets: NHPR

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 553

Last Updated: 3 days, 10 hours ago

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Gov. Kelly Ayotte is officially running for reelection, and former Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington is her Democratic challenger.

But this election season will see plenty of new faces up and down the ballot. A slew of additional candidates will be visiting the State House this week to formally submit their candidacy with Secretary of State David Scanlan. The candidate filing period runs through Friday, June 12 at 5 p.m.

Candidates are running for a host …

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