New Hampshire official results
Counts exactly as New Hampshire Secretary of State reports them, with a link to the official source.
Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by the official state election authority on election night. Counts change as ballots are counted. Vote Files does not call races or project winners. Where news organizations' projections are shown, each is labeled as that outlet's and kept apart from the official record.
Election Week: how news outlets are covering the count, beside the official record
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Certification and canvass: New Hampshire
Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- County canvass deadline: N/A (New Hampshire has no county canvass); town/ward moderators count and return votes on election night, Nov 3, 2026, and returns must reach the Secretary of State by 8:00 a.m. the next day (Nov 4, 2026) or the Secretary of State follows up. (RSA 659:78: official text) The statute: “Whenever the election return of any town or ward has not been received by the secretary of state by 8:00 a.m. on the day after a state election, the secretary of state shall so notify the attorney general and the moderator” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- State certification deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “When the time for any recount or appeal to the ballot law commission or superior court has expired or when all candidates...have waived in writing a recount and an appeal, whichever is first...the governor shall issue certificates of election” (RSA 659:81, 659:84: official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Recount request deadline: Nov 6, 2026 (no later than the Friday following the election), if the margin is less than 20% of total ballots cast for that office. (RSA 660:1: official text) The statute: “The application shall be made in writing to the secretary of state and shall be submitted no later than the Friday following the election.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Election contest filing deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “neither party shall be entitled to a hearing before the general court unless their remonstrance or petition shall be presented to the clerk of the senate or house before the second Wednesday of the first session thereof” (RSA 660:19: official text) Source checked Sep 26, 2026.
- Ballot receipt and cure deadlines: 2026-11-03 (5:00 p.m.). (RSA 657:22: official text) The statute: “a town or city clerk shall not accept any completed absentee ballots delivered to the clerk after 5:00 p.m. on election day except as provided in RSA 657:21-a, V and RSA 659:20-a” Source checked Sep 26, 2026.
Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date. Every date shown is worked out from the statute quoted beside it. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states