Chris Sununu

Sununu was born on November 5, 1974. His hometown is Salem, New Hampshire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/2020-candidate-biography-chris-sununu/33471322|title=2020 candidate profile: Chris Sununu (R)|date=October 6, 2020|website=WMUR}} Sununu is the son of former New Hampshire Governor John H. Sununu and Nancy Sununu, the former chair of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee and First Lady of New Hampshire.{{cite news |first=Steven |last=Porter |title=Nancy Sununu remembered for her devotion to New Hampshire political family |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonglobe.com%2F2024%2F09%2F09%2Fmetro%2Fsununu-matriarch-nh-political-dynasty%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DNancy%2520H.%2520Sununu%2C%252085%2C%2520remembered%2520for%2520devotion%2520to%2520New%2520Hampshire |work=Boston Globe |publisher= |date=2024-09-09 |access-date=2024-10-07 }} He is one of eight siblings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/growing-sununu-familiar-name-brings-both-benefits-and-baggage-ballot|title=Growing Up Sununu: A Familiar Name Brings Both Benefits and Baggage to the Ballot|first=Casey |last=McDermott|website=www.nhpr.org|date=28 October 2016}} His older brother, John E. Sununu, is a former U.S. senator and U.S. representative.

Sununu's family originates from Lebanon, though his paternal grandfather, John, was born in the United States. His father, also named John, was born in Havana, Cuba.{{cite news |title=Behind the Sununu Surname |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DA1631F932A15752C1A96E948260 |date=November 21, 1988 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 17, 2009}} Sununu's father's paternal ancestors came to the United States from Lebanon. His paternal grandmother was an immigrant from El Salvador, born to a prominent Salvadoran family of Lebanese descent who were Greek Orthodox Christians. His father's paternal ancestry is Lebanese and Greek, both from the Greek Orthodox communities in Jerusalem.{{Cite book |last=McDannald |first=Alexander Hopkins |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FrgcAAAAMAAJ |title=The Americana Annual: An Encyclopedia of Current Events |date=1991 |publisher=Americana Corporation |pages=156 |isbn=978-0-7172-0222-5 |language=en |quote=John Henry Sununu was born on July 2, 1939, in Havana, Cuba, while his parents were on a business trip. His father was descended from Lebanese and Greek immigrants...}} Despite the family's emigration from Jerusalem, some members of the family were from Beirut. His father's maternal ancestry was Greek and Hispanic.{{Cite news |last=Hoffman |first=David |date=1988-11-20 |title=Sununu Describes his Diverse Roots, After Flood of Inquiries |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/11/20/sununu-describes-his-diverse-roots-after-flood-of-inquiries/14b82d2d-7469-44e2-8696-0e4b30f4db55/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |issn=0190-8286 }} When he took office as governor, Sununu was sworn in with a Greek Orthodox New Testament Bible belonging to his family.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmur.com/article/in-inauguration-address-sununu-to-lay-out-vision-for-results-focused-government-economic-growth/8565132|title=Chris Sununu inaugurated as New Hampshire's 82nd governor|last=DiStaso|first=John|date=2017-01-06|work=WMUR|access-date=2018-07-27|language=en}}

Sununu graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 1993.{{cite web |last1=Kleiner |first1=Sarah |title=Richmond's Maggie Walker governor's school might produce an actual governor on Nov. 8 – just not in Virginia |url=https://www.richmond.com/news/local/richmond-s-maggie-walker-governor-s-school-might-produce-an/article_7d7b177d-6d26-576f-aed6-d33fb9d1a6a7.html |website=richmond.com |date=November 3, 2016 |publisher=BH Media Group, Inc. |access-date=7 January 2020}} He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. in civil and environmental engineering in 1998.{{cite web |last1=Fox |first1=Julie |title=MIT Alumnus Elected Governor of New Hampshire |url=https://alum.mit.edu/slice/mit-alumnus-elected-governor-new-hampshire |website=mit.edu |date=November 18, 2016 |publisher=MIT Alumni Association |access-date=7 January 2020}} After graduating from MIT, Sununu attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts as a film student for two months.{{cite web |last1=Flegenheimer |first1=Matt |title=Chris Sununu Eyes the G.O.P.'s 'Normal' Lane in 2024. Does It Exist? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/us/politics/chris-sununu-republican-president-2024.html |work=The New York Times|date=20 February 2023|access-date=21 February 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Colin |first1=Chris |title=My so-called famous classmate |url=https://www.salon.com/2004/06/01/colin_2/ |work=Salon|date=1 June 2004|access-date=21 February 2023}}

Sununu worked as an environmental engineer designing systems and solutions for cleaning up waste sites under the supervision of licensed engineers. He specialized in soil and groundwater remediation, wastewater treatment plants, and landfill designs.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-06|title=2020 candidate profile: Chris Sununu (R)|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/2020-candidate-biography-chris-sununu/33471322|access-date=2020-12-19|website=WMUR|language=en}} In 2002, he became an "engineer in training" in California.{{Cite web|last=Rogers|first=Josh|title=Sununu Says He's An Engineer, But Whether That's Technically True Is A Judgment Call|url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/sununu-says-hes-engineer-whether-thats-technically-true-judgment-call|access-date=2020-12-19|website=www.nhpr.org|date=November 2018|language=en}}

In 2010, Sununu led a group of investors in the buyout of Waterville Valley Resort. He worked as the resort's chief executive officer, employing over 700 people in the White Mountains region.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/sizing-sununus-impact-waterville-valley|title=Sizing Up Sununu's Impact on Waterville Valley|last=McDermott|first=Casey|date=September 2, 2016|work=New Hampshire Public Radio|access-date=November 18, 2019}}

Sununu was an elected member of the five-member Executive Council of New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/local-news/2018/11/07/governor-overcomes-early-deficit-to-earn-second-term/|title=Governor overcomes early deficit to earn second term|work=The Telegraph|last=Pecci|first=Grace|date=7 November 2018|access-date=26 December 2019}}

On December 16, 2015, the Governor's Advisory Commission on the Intermodal Transportation (GACIT) presented the 10-Year Plan for 2017–2026 to the governor of New Hampshire.{{cite web|url=https://www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/planning/typ/documents/GACITAdoptedtoGov121615.pdf|title=Draft 10-Year Plan Letter|website=Nh.gov|access-date=26 November 2018}} As a voting member of GACIT, Sununu helped develop the blueprint, which "aggressively addressed financial constraint, assuming federal funding of about $160 million per year."{{cite web|url = http://www.citizen.com/news/2016-01-04/Opinion/Ten_Year_Plan_addresses_highest_priorities.html|title = Ten Year Plan addresses highest priorities / January 4, 2016|website = www.citizen.com|access-date = 2016-03-17|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160325001553/http://www.citizen.com/news/2016-01-04/Opinion/Ten_Year_Plan_addresses_highest_priorities.html|archive-date = March 25, 2016|url-status = dead}}

In 2010, Sununu joined the other four Executive Council members in voting unanimously to release Ward Bird from his mandatory three- to six-year prison sentence for threatening another person with a gun. The council voted to grant Bird a full pardon. Bird was convicted of brandishing a gun at a woman who trespassed on his posted property in 2008. But Governor John Lynch, who had never granted a pardon during his tenure, vetoed the measure, saying the judicial system had given Bird's case a thorough review and he would not undermine it. The council then immediately voted to commute Bird's sentence, and Lynch let that vote stand.{{cite web|url = http://info.nhpr.org/lynch-council-free-ward-bird|title =Lynch, Council Free Ward Bird|website = info.nhpr.org|access-date = 2016-03-17}}

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In 2014, a 300-page, $292 million amendment to the state's Medicaid program came before the Executive Council only two hours before the scheduled vote. Sununu and fellow Republican Joseph Kenney urged Governor Lynch and other Democrats present not to vote for the contract, but lost the vote 3–2, along party lines.{{cite web|url = http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140716/NEWS0621/140719203%26source%3DRSS|title = Executive Council approves Medicaid expansion contract {{!}} New Hampshire|website = UnionLeader.com|access-date = 2016-03-17|archive-date = October 9, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171009092822/http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140716/NEWS0621/140719203%26source%3DRSS|url-status = dead}}

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In the general election, Sununu defeated Democratic nominee Colin Van Ostern, 48.8% to 46.6%.

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Sununu was reelected, defeating Democratic nominee Molly Kelly, 52.8% to 45.7%.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-hampshire-governor|title=New Hampshire Governor Election Results|work=The New York Times|date=January 28, 2019 |access-date=2019-03-27|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

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On May 14, 2019, Sununu announced that he would seek a third term as governor, rather than challenging Senator Jeanne Shaheen in the 2020 election.{{cite news |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/breaking-sununu-announces-hell-run-for-reelection-not-us-senate-in-2020/27473027 |title=Sununu announces he'll run for reelection as governor, not for US Senate, in 2020 |first=John |last=DiStaso |website=WMUR-TV |date=May 14, 2019 |access-date=May 17, 2019}}

After securing the Republican nomination, Sununu received 516,609 votes (65.1%) against Democratic nominee Dan Feltes, the highest number ever received by a New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-04|title=Biden's Big Win Can't Stop NHGOP's Statehouse Sweep|url=https://insidesources.com/bidens-big-win-cant-stop-nhgops-statehouse-sweep/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=InsideSources|language=en-US}} He outpaced President Donald Trump (365,654; 45.4%) by about 151,000 votes of approximately 793,000 cast, as Trump lost New Hampshire's electoral votes.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

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On November 9, 2021, Sununu announced his intention to run for a fourth term as governor instead of challenging incumbent U.S. senator Maggie Hassan.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-09|title=New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu Not Running For US Senate, Will Seek 4th Term As Governor|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/11/09/chris-sununu-senate-new-hampshire-governor-2022-running-hassan/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-09|website=CBS Boston|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109144422/https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/11/09/chris-sununu-senate-new-hampshire-governor-2022-running-hassan/ |archive-date=November 9, 2021 }} He received 78.66% in the Republican primary, defeating Karen Testerman, Thaddeus Riley, and others. He won 57.0% of the vote in the general election, defeating Democrat Thomas Sherman and Libertarians Karlyn Borysenko and Kelly Halldorson. This became the fourth straight split-ticket election in the state when all members elected to Congress were members of the Democratic Party while the elected governor was a member of the Republican Party.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Sununu was sworn in as governor on January 5, 2017. He was sworn in for his second term on January 3, 2019,{{cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Josh |title=Governor Chris Sununu Sworn In For Second Term, Delivers Inaugural Address |url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/governor-chris-sununu-sworn-second-term-delivers-inaugural-address#stream/0 |website=nhpr.org |date=3 January 2019 |publisher=New Hampshire Public Radio |access-date=7 January 2020}} and his third term on January 7, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Sexton|first=Adam|date=2021-01-08|title=Gov. Sununu sworn in for third term as governor, delivers inaugural address|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/sununu-set-to-be-inaugurated-to-third-term/35152067|access-date=2021-04-21|website=WMUR|language=en}}

In October 2018, Sununu introduced the state's new "hub and spoke model" for addiction recovery. The model includes nine regional hubs (in Berlin, Concord, Dover, Hanover, Keene, Laconia, Littleton, Manchester, and Nashua), which coordinate with local "spokes" to provide addiction recovery services. Hubs receive $9 million a year, stemming from $45.8 million in federal aid to combat the state's opioid epidemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/state-rolls-out-plan-to-use-dollar45m-in-federal-money-to-fight-opioid-crisis/22737427|title=State rolls out plan to use $45M in federal money to fight opioid crisis|last=Sexton|first=Adam|date=2018-08-15|website=WMUR|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}} In March 2019, Sununu announced that an additional $12 million had been allocated to New Hampshire to fight the opioid epidemic.{{Cite news|url=https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-gets-nearly-$12M-to-fight-opioid-epidemic-24299211|title=New Hampshire gets nearly $12M to fight opioid epidemic|agency=Associated Press|date=March 21, 2019|work=Concord Monitor}}

On May 3, 2019, Sununu vetoed a bill to repeal capital punishment in New Hampshire. As drafted, the bill was not retroactive, and so did not apply to Michael K. Addison, convicted of the 2006 murder of Michael Briggs, an on-duty police officer. Sununu signed the veto at a community center named after Briggs. The veto was overridden.{{cite news |last1=Chappell |first1=Bill |title=New Hampshire Abolishes Death Penalty As Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/05/30/728288240/new-hampshire-abolishes-death-penalty-as-lawmakers-override-governors-veto |website=npr.org |date=30 May 2019 |publisher=National Public Radio |access-date=7 January 2020}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sununu has criticized members of Congress and members of the Biden administration for the lack of relief packages.{{Cite web|first=Kevin|last=Landrigan|title=Sununu says 'fire them all' over failure on COVID-19 relief|url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/sununu-says-fire-them-all-over-failure-on-covid-19-relief/article_74907e77-81d8-5f7b-8305-d2d30ee25d85.html|access-date=2020-12-19|website=UnionLeader.com|date=October 26, 2020 |language=en}} He has also criticized members of Congress for getting early access to COVID-19 vaccines.{{Citation|title=GOP Gov. Sununu calls out Congress members for getting vaccine - CNN Video|date=December 22, 2020 |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/22/john-curtis-vaccine-chris-sununu-reaction-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn|access-date=2020-12-26}} In November 2020, Sununu instituted a statewide mask mandate,{{Cite web|date=2020-11-19|title=NH Gov. Sununu Issues Statewide Mask Mandate As Covid-19 Cases Rise|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/11/19/new-hampshire-covid-19-mask-mandate-statewide-chris-sununu/|access-date=2020-12-19|language=en-US}} which sparked protests outside his house.{{Cite web|title=Group Gathers Outside Sununu's Home to Protest Mask Mandate in NH|url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/coronavirus/group-gathers-outside-sununus-home-to-protest-mask-mandate-in-nh/2239329/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=NBC Boston|date=November 23, 2020 |language=en-US}} He opposed what he characterized as federal overreach on mandates, saying, "I am as pro-vaccine as it gets, but I do not support this mandate from Washington, as it is not the answer."{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/15/new-hampshire-republican-democrat-covid/|title=New Hampshire lawmaker switches parties, joining Democrats because of GOP views on vaccines and masks |first=Caroline |last=Anders |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 15, 2021 |access-date=September 27, 2021}}

Legislation signed into law by Governor Sununu resulted in some voters, including women, being turned away from voting in the March 11, 2025, election in Amherst, New Hampshire.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-11 |title=NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates |url=https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-03-11/nhs-new-id-requirements-send-some-would-be-voters-home-to-grab-passports-birth-certificates/ |access-date=2025-03-11}}

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In January 2023, Sununu said he was considering a White House bid in 2024, but noted, "I really don't have a timeline."[https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/29/politics/chris-sununu-2024-president-cnntv/index.html New Hampshire GOP governor says he's considering 2024 White House bid] Paul LeBlanc and Kit Maher, CNN, January 29, 2023 In March 2023, he predicted that Donald Trump was "not going to be the nominee; that's just not going to happen."{{Cite web |date=2023-03-05 |title=Trump is 'not going to be the nominee' in 2024, N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu says |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-not-going-nominee-2024-nh-gov-chris-sununu-says-rcna73447 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=NBC News |language=en}} In June 2023, he announced that he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Korte |first=Gregory |date=5 June 2023 |title=Chris Sununu Wants to Stop Trump, But Not by Running Against Him |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-05/sununu-won-t-run-for-president-will-endeavor-to-stop-trump |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605205420/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-05/sununu-won-t-run-for-president-will-endeavor-to-stop-trump?cmpId=google |archive-date=5 June 2023 |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=Bloomberg |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/05/sununu-passes-on-presidential-campaign-00100214|title=Sununu passes on presidential campaign|date=June 5, 2023|website=POLITICO}}

WMUR considers Sununu a moderate Republican.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmur.com/article/looking-back-at-gov-sununus-first-year-in-office/14501811|title=Looking back at Gov. Sununu's first year in office|last=Sexton|first=Adam|date=2017-12-31|work=WMUR|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}} According to National Review, he is a "fiscally conservative" and "socially moderate" politician in a similar vein to Rockefeller Republicans.{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/new-england-republicans-popular-conservative-roots/|title=Popular Republicans: The New England Enigma|last=Salzmann|first=Karl|date=June 27, 2018|website=National Review}} He has also been described as a "hardcore libertarian".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/chris-sununu-new-hampshire-governor-trump-republican-party-1234602759/|title=The Republican Who's Thriving Despite Calling Trump 'F–king Crazy'|last=Voght|first=Kara|date=1 October 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=10 February 2023}} In a discussion with ABC, Sununu said: "Liberal elites in Washington want to stand on the shoulders of hardworking American families that built this country, defended this country and tell them how to live their lives. They're angry. They're upset. That's the culture change that people want to see... it's about prioritiz[ing] states' rights, individual rights and parents' rights." He has said that "cancel culture ... has really infiltrated all across America."{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/chris-sununu-stands-jan-6-criticism-trump-now/story?id=109205941/|title=Chris Sununu now says Trump shouldn't drop out if convicted but stands by his past criticism|last=Sununu|first=Chris|date=14 April 2024|website=ABC News (United States)|access-date=1 August 2024}}

Sununu vetoed 57 bills as governor in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/sununu-vetoes-two-additional-bills-teacher-tenure-and-election-security|title=Sununu Vetoes Two Additional Bills, On Teacher Tenure and Election Security|website=www.nhpr.org|date=28 September 2019}}

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Sununu opposes New Hampshire's 5% tax on dividends and interest income.Ethan DeWitt. "[https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-Gov-Chris-Sununu-budget-address-emphasizes-tax-cuts-38821250 Sununu calls for tax cuts, student debt assistance in budget proposal]". Concord Monitor, February 11, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021. After his 2020 reelection, he called for newly elected Republican majorities in the New Hampshire House and Senate to pass a law phasing out this tax by 2026, saying that it unfairly targets senior citizens living off of these types of income and their retirement accounts. He also sought to slightly reduce other taxes, and to institute student loan relief for those going into health care and social work.

Sununu has supported tax cuts for businesses and a reduction in property taxes.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhbr.com/November-10-2017/Property-tax-is-biggest-burden-for-NH-businesses/|title=Property tax is biggest burden for NH businesses - New Hampshire Business Review - November 10 2017|website=Nhbr.com|date=9 November 2017|language=en|access-date=2018-07-26}} After the 2018 midterm elections, which gave Democrats control of the New Hampshire legislature, Sununu vowed to veto their proposal to create a broader state income tax, as well as several other new taxes and fees. Sununu signed a bill making it easier for medical facilities to be licensed to treat veterans.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmur.com/article/governor-signs-bill-aimed-at-expanding-health-care-options-for-veterans/21273924|title=Governor signs bill aimed at expanding health care options for veterans|last=Cherry|first=Mike|date=2018-06-11|work=WMUR|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}} He also opposed the Senate's Republican health care plan in 2017, citing that the proposal would negatively affect Medicaid and addiction recovery services in the state.{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/senate-health-care-plan-not-viable-new-hampshire-says-gov-sununu|title=Senate health care plan 'not viable' for New Hampshire, says Gov. Sununu|website=PBS NewsHour|date=5 July 2017|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-26}}

Sununu supports legislation to provide state-funded "school choice vouchers to disadvantaged and low-income students"; such vouchers could be used at religious and private schools.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/local-news/2018/10/30/varied-views-sununu-kelly-clash-on-school-vouchers/|title=Varied Views: Sununu, Kelly clash on school vouchers|work=Nashua Telegraph|date=October 30, 2018}} After the 2018 midterm elections, in which Democrats regained control of the New Hampshire legislature, Sununu vetoed a bill to establish a paid family leave policy that would have instituted a statewide payroll tax.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/sununu-vetoes-paid-family-leave-bill|title=Sununu Vetoes Paid Family Leave Bill|last=Rogers|first=Josh|website=www.nhpr.org|date=9 May 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-06-25}}

Sununu nominated 27 New Hampshire "opportunity zones" to receive federal tax breaks for low-income areas.{{cite web|url=https://blog.nheconomy.com/gov-sununu-nominates-27-tracts-for-federal-opportunity-zones/|title=Gov. Sununu Nominates 27 Tracts for Federal Opportunity Zones|website=New Hampshire Business Matters}}{{Cite news|url=http://nhpr.org/post/sununu-nominates-27-nh-opportunity-zones-federal-tax-incentives#stream/0|title=Sununu Nominates 27 N.H. 'Opportunity Zones' for Federal Tax Incentives|last=Garrova|first=Robert|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}} These included Waterville Valley, a low-income town that is the locale of the Sununu family's Waterville Valley Resorts. The family and resort did not take advantage of the tax breaks but later expanded their investment in the resort, allowing them to, if they later pursued the tax advantages, "defer paying taxes on those gains for seven years and get a 15% discount on the tax liability. In addition, they could avoid paying taxes on any future capital gains from the resort if they hold on to it for a decade".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhbr.com/a-broken-tax-break/|title=A broken tax break?|website=NHBR|date=December 5, 2019}}

In April 2025, Sununu said that unlike Congress, Americans would "absolutely" accept "ending Medicaid and Medicare and social security," along with increasing the retirement age beyond 67, in order to slash the national debt. He also said that "No young person thinks retirement should be in the mid-60s or 67."{{Cite web |date=2025-04-11 |title=Republican says Americans will accept cuts to Medicaid |url=https://www.newsweek.com/republican-says-americans-will-accept-cuts-medicaid-2058755 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}

In April 2025, former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu voiced both support and criticism regarding Elon Musk’s approach to cutting federal spending as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Sununu said that he agreed with Musk’s underlying goals, including major spending cuts and eliminating bureaucratic waste and explicitly supported large-scale job reductions in the federal government. However, Sununu criticized Musk’s messaging strategy as counterproductive and lacking empathy and described Musk’s "chainsaw" rhetoric and abrupt mass layoffs as politically tone-deaf and unnecessarily harsh, warning that such tactics made it difficult for lawmakers to defend or explain the changes to their constituents.[https://www.wlsam.com/2025/04/11/fmr-n-h-gov-sununu-musks-messaging-bad/ Fmr N.H. Gov. Sununu: Musk’s Messaging ‘Bad’]

In late June 2018 and again on June 4, 2019, Sununu vetoed New Hampshire Senate Bill 446, which would have increased the limit for renewable energy projects participating in net metering from 1 megawatt (MW) to 5 MW. A veto override vote held in 2018 by the New Hampshire House of Representatives failed to achieve a two-thirds majority.{{Cite web|url=https://dailyenergyinsider.com/featured/13165-n-h-governor-vetoes-energy-bill-citing-high-cost-to-electric-ratepayers/|title=N.H. governor vetoes energy bill citing high cost to electric ratepayers|date=2018-06-20|website=Daily Energy Insider|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-20}}

In a statement about his veto of Senate Bill 446 (and a separate bill, Senate Bill 365), Sununu said the bills would collectively cost New Hampshire electric ratepayers (consumers) around $100 million over three years. "While I agree that expanding net metering could be a benefit to our state, Senate Bill 446 would cost ratepayers at least $5 to $10 million annually and is a handout to large-scale energy developers", Sununu said. "These immense projects should use incentives already available and compete on their own merits."{{Cite web|url=https://www.fosters.com/news/20190626/dover-council-urges-override-for-net-metering-veto|title=Dover council urges override for net-metering veto|first=Brian|last=Early|website=fosters.com}}

In his 2020 budget address, Sununu proposed the creation of the New Hampshire Department of Energy, which he said will "streamline government" and "eliminate redundancies."{{Cite web|date=February 11, 2021|title=2021 Budget Address|url=https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/documents/20210211-budget-address.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=April 21, 2021|website=State of New Hampshire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421234909/https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/documents/20210211-budget-address.pdf |archive-date=2021-04-21 }} One focus of the department will be the development of offshore wind along New Hampshire's shoreline in the Gulf of Maine, a longstanding priority of Sununu's.{{Cite web|last1=Thill|first1=David|date=2020-10-05|title=N.H. offshore wind panel looks to catch up, collaborate with its neighbors|url=https://energynews.us/2020/10/05/n-h-offshore-wind-panel-looks-to-catch-up-collaborate-with-its-neighbors/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Energy News Network|language=en-US}}

In 2016, Sununu reluctantly supported Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election,{{cite news |last1=Ramer |first1=Holly |title=Sununu seeks 4th term as governor, not Hassan's Senate seat |url=https://apnews.com/article/congress-kamala-harris-maggie-hassan-new-hampshire-elections-59e19c06781f0da320ea6d1d74d9a4dc |access-date=14 June 2023 |work=AP News |date=November 9, 2021}} but in 2019, he called himself a "Trump guy through and through".{{cite news |last1=Zitser |first1=Joshua |title=GOP Gov. Chris Sununu says candidates in the race for 2024 Republican nomination are not scared of Trump |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sununu-trump-doesnt-scare-other-candidates-in-gop-2024-nomination-race-2022-12 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=Insider |date=December 10, 2022}} Unlike other moderate Republican governors like Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, Larry Hogan of Maryland, and Phil Scott of Vermont (all of whom chose not to support Trump for reelection in 2020), Sununu supported Trump and voted for him in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/sununu-still-has-a-donald-trump-problem-by-dan-adams/article_e93a65ee-e697-50dc-ade5-84c73ba8d8ce.html|title=Sununu still has a Donald Trump problem|last=Adams|first=Dan|date=17 May 2021|website=www.sentinelsource.com}}

In the aftermath of Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Sununu accepted Joe Biden's victory{{cite web|url=https://www.concordmonitor.com/On-the-trail-Windham-voting-discrepancy-boils-over-40356708|title=On the trail: Sununu disputes Trump's 'massive' voter fraud claim|work=Concord Monitor|date=8 May 2021}} and emerged as a critic of Trump.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/26/sununu-bucks-trump-in-2024-00027612|title=The one Republican Trump can't touch|last=Siders|first=David|date=26 April 2022|work=Politico|access-date=10 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-01/republican-governor-sununu-says-trump-too-extreme-for-white-house-comeback|title=New Hampshire's Sununu Says Trump Too Extreme for White House Comeback|last=Niquette|first=Mark|date=1 December 2022|work=Bloomberg|access-date=10 February 2023}} Nevertheless, he said in early 2023 that he would vote for Trump if he became the Republican nominee for president in 2024.{{cite news |last1=Schaffer |first1=Michael |title=Washington's Favorite Republican Is Making All the Right Moves |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/03/chris-sununu-is-winning-the-permanent-washington-primary-00085232 |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Politico |date=March 3, 2023}} After ruling out a 2024 run of his own, Sununu encouraged Republican primary candidates without a chance of winning to drop out of the race to prevent vote splitting that would lead to a Trump victory in the primaries.{{cite news |last1=Quinn |first1=Melissa |title=New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says he won't run for president in 2024 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chris-sununu-2024-wont-run-president-new-hampshire-governor/ |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=CBS News |date=June 5, 2023}} In December 2023, Sununu endorsed Nikki Haley for president in the 2024 United States presidential election.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-12 |title=Haley gets endorsement from Gov. Chris Sununu ahead of pivotal New Hampshire primary |url=https://apnews.com/article/haley-sununu-new-hampshire-presidential-election-990cc5cf71b5ae6d50c87cb91e95bfeb |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=AP News |language=en}} He campaigned for Haley;{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4289636-chris-sununu-nikki-haley-campaigning-new-hampshire-2024-gop-primary/|title=Sununu campaigning with Haley in New Hampshire|website=The Hill|first=Caroline|last=Vakil|date=November 2, 2023}} in January 2024, The New York Times called him "an energetic, unusually involved ally" of Haley's.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/us/politics/chris-sununu-nikki-haley.html|title=Chris Sununu, Nikki Haley's 'Best Friend,' Won't Stop Believing|first=Nick|last=Corasaniti|work=The New York Times |date=January 22, 2024|via=NYTimes.com}} He officially endorsed Trump in March 2024 after Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee.{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Ali Main, Shania |date=2024-03-08 |title=New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu backs Trump for president {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/08/politics/chris-sununu-supports-trump-for-president/index.html |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=CNN |language=en}}

Sununu has said that he supports legal abortion, but does not support taxpayer funding for abortions and supports a ban on partial-birth abortion.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmur.com/article/where-2016-candidates-for-governor-stand-on-issues/5213962|title=Where 2016 candidates for governor stand on issues|date=2016-08-12|work=WMUR|access-date=2018-07-26}} In 2015, as a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, he voted to defund Planned Parenthood.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/5/new-hampshire-defunds-planned-parenthood-facilitie|title=New Hampshire defunds Planned Parenthood facilities|work=The Washington Times|access-date=2018-07-26}} He later reversed his position and voted to restore the funding.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/abortion-becomes-central-issue-in-new-england-governors-races-1478444439|title=Abortion Becomes Central Issue in New England Governors' Races|last=Levitz|first=Jennifer|date=2016-11-06|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-07-27|issn=0099-9660}} In 2018, he said "I'm pro-choice. I support Roe v. Wade."{{cite web|url=https://www.concordmonitor.com/Molly-Kelly-calls-for-Sununu-to-revoke-support-for-Kavanaugh-20621930|title=Democratic challenger Kelly questions if Sununu is really pro-choice if he supports Kavanaugh|last=Steinhauser|first=Paul|date=October 3, 2018|website=concordmonitor.com}} Sununu had supported other contracts with Planned Parenthood.{{Cite news|url=http://nhpr.org/post/kelly-says-threats-abortion-gay-rights-key-issues-campaign-against-gov-sununu#stream/0|title=Kelly Says Threats To Abortion, Gay Rights Key Issues In Campaign Against Gov. Sununu|last=Rogers|first=Josh|access-date=2018-07-26}} In 2022, in response to reports that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade, he said, "I'm a pro-choice governor" and that he supports abortion rights in New Hampshire.{{Cite web |last=Sexton |first=Adam |date=2022-05-04 |title=Top elected officials in New Hampshire react to draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-senators-federal-law-abortion-rights/39898296 |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=WMUR |language=en}}

In 2019, Sununu vetoed a bill that would have banned people from carrying firearms on school property.{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/08/09/new-hampshire-governor-vetoes-gun-control-bills/MhAOpCtDzKyxuUQHvZbN7O/story.html|title=New Hampshire governor vetoes 3 gun control bills|website=BostonGlobe.com|date=August 9, 2019}}

During a 2016 gubernatorial debate, he said he opposed the settling of 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States.{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/f4bb924291e74ff3a20086b332278efd|title=Gubernatorial candidates face off in debates before primary|last=Ramer|first=Holly|access-date=2020-01-15}}

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In 2017, Sununu signed Senate Bill 12, which enacted the right to carry a handgun without a permit in New Hampshire.{{Cite web|title=Governor Chris Sununu Signs Constitutional Carry Legislation|url=https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-and-media/governor-chris-sununu-signs-constitutional-carry-legislation|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Governor Christopher T. Sununu|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Gov. Sununu signs concealed carry bill into law|date=13 December 2021|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/amazons-2021-holiday-toy-book/38136669|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113130539/https://www.wmur.com/article/amazons-2021-holiday-toy-book/38136669 |archive-date=2021-11-13 }}

In 2018, Sununu said he would refuse to send the New Hampshire National Guard to the US-Mexico border to enforce Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy in regard to undocumented immigrants.{{Cite news|last=DiStaso|first=John|date=2018-06-20|title=Sununu would refuse to deploy NH National Guard to border 'to separate families'|work=WMUR|url=http://www.wmur.com/article/sununu-would-refuse-to-deploy-nh-national-guard-to-border-to-separate-families/21628249|access-date=2018-07-26}}

Sununu is seen as supportive of LGBT rights; he said that he does not get involved with the state's GOP platform issues and spoke at an event for the Log Cabin Republicans, the LGBT wing of the Republican Party.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-sununu-says-he-doesnt-get-involved-in-nhgop-platform-issues/20724534|title=NH Primary Source: Sununu says he 'doesn't get involved' in NHGOP platform issues|last=DiStaso|first=John|date=2018-05-17|work=WMUR|access-date=2018-07-26}} In 2018, Sununu signed into law two bills intended to protect LGBT rights, one prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity in housing, employment, and public accommodations{{Cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-anti-discrimination-bill-set-become-law-new-hampshire-n871036 |title=Transgender anti-discrimination bill set to become law in New Hampshire|work=NBC News |date=May 3, 2018}} and one banning conversion therapy from being used on minors.{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/06/08/n-h-governor-signs-two-pro-lgbt-bills|title=N.H. governor signs two pro-LGBT bills|date=2018-06-08|work=Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights|access-date=2018-07-26}} In 2019, he allowed a bill to become a law without his signature that created a non-binary gender option for driver's licenses,{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-hampshire-s-gop-governor-to-allow-nonbinary-gender-option-on-state-issued-licenses/ar-AAEqip6?ocid=00000000|title=New Hampshire's GOP governor to allow nonbinary gender option on state-issued licenses|website=www.msn.com|access-date=2019-07-28}}{{cite web|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/07/11/bill-x-gender-nh-licenses-law-gender-lgbtq/|title=Bill Allowing 'X' Gender On NH Licenses Becomes Law|date=2019-07-11|website=CBS Boston|access-date=2019-07-28}} but also vetoed a bill to make it easier for transgender people to change their birth certificates, saying he believed the process was fine as is. Proponents of the bill responded that Sununu lacked understanding of the challenges the transgender community faced.{{Cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/867e5b6237fb485d804439685d82a7c3 |title=Sununu vetoes bill related to transgender birth certificates|work=Associated Press |date=July 21, 2019}} In 2022, Sununu said he would veto a "parental bill of rights" that critics claimed would have forced schools to disclose students' gender identities to their parents.{{Cite news |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/sununu-veto-parental-bill-of-rights-lgbt-children/40052199 |title=Sununu says he will veto bill critics say would force schools to out LGBT children |last1=Cronin |first1=Mike |date=May 19, 2022}} The bill died in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2022-05-26/nh-house-kills-controversial-parental-rights-bill-opposed-sununu|title=In narrow vote, N.H. House kills controversial parental rights bill opposed by Sununu|date=May 26, 2022|website=New Hampshire Public Radio}}

On July 18, 2024, Sununu signed three bills limiting transgender rights. The first bill bans trans girls from girls sports in grades 5 to 12. The second bans gender-affirming genital surgeries for minors and the third requires teachers to allow parents to have their child opt out of instruction about "sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression". Sununu vetoed a fourth bill that would have allowed businesses and government entities to discriminate against trans people.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-19 |title=Sununu signs bans on trans girls in girls' sports, gender affirming surgeries for minors |url=https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/07/19/sununu-signs-bills-limiting-transgender-youth-rights-sports-surgeries/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=New Hampshire Bulletin |language=en}}

Sununu has shifted his position on legalizing recreational marijuana. In 2018, he said it was "terrible" that the Democratic Party's platform supported legalization,{{cite news | newspaper=Seacoastonline.com | title=Sununu opposes marijuana legalization | last=McMenemy | first=Jeff | date=October 20, 2018 | url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181020/sununu-opposes-marijuana-legalization | access-date=December 20, 2020}} and that he would "absolutely" veto legislation "regardless of what the language looks like".{{Cite news|url=https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-Governor-Chris-Sununu-comes-out-charging-against-marijuana-legalization-attempt-22179116|title='The next major battle': Sununu charges against marijuana legalization|last=DeWitt|first=Ethan|date=December 14, 2018|work=Concord Monitor|access-date=November 20, 2019}} In 2022, he softened his stance, saying, "I think it's going to ultimately happen in New Hampshire", and that the best way to do it would be by selling it in state-run stores, as is done with alcohol.{{cite news | newspaper=The Boston Globe | title=An unexpected comment from New Hampshire's governor changes the calculus on marijuana legalization in the Granite state | last=Pindell | first=James | date=March 14, 2022 | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/14/marijuana/an-unexpected-comment-new-hampshires-governor-changes-calculus-marijuana-legalization-granite-state/ | access-date=April 9, 2022}} In 2023, he announced: "I stand ready to sign a legalization bill that puts the State of NH in the drivers seat, focusing on harm reduction—not profits."{{cite news |title=After years of reluctance, Sununu says he'd now approve marijuana legalization in NH |url=https://www.nhpr.org/politics/2023-05-12/sununu-support-marijuana-legalization-new-hampshire |access-date=July 18, 2023 |work=New Hampshire Public Radio |date=May 12, 2023}}{{cite press release |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Governor Chris Sununu Statement on Marijuana Legalization |url=https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-and-media/governor-chris-sununu-statement-marijuana-legalization |location= |publisher=nh.gov |access-date=July 18, 2023}}

In 2020, Sununu joined Democrats in supporting permanent funding for conservation efforts in the U.S. and particularly in New Hampshire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/sununu-joins-democrats-pushing-permanent-federal-conservation-funding|title=Sununu Joins Democrats Pushing For Permanent Federal Conservation Funding|last=Ropeik|first=Annie|website=www.nhpr.org|date=14 January 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-02-10}}

After the murder of George Floyd, Sununu established the New Hampshire Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community, and Transparency (LEACT). LEACT was created to examine police training and procedures and to report and investigate police misconduct and the relationship between law enforcement and New Hampshire communities.{{Cite web|last=Sexton|first=Adam|date=2020-06-17|title=Sununu creates commission to examine police transparency, accountability|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/sununu-creates-commission-to-examine-police-transparency-accountability/32883582|access-date=2021-04-21|website=WMUR|language=en}} In September 2020, LEACT submitted 50 recommendations to Sununu, ranging from the creation of an independent oversight commission to review allegations of police misconduct to the recommendation that all police officers in the state wear body cameras.{{Cite web|last=Bookman|first=Todd|title=Gov. Sununu Backs Long List Of Police Reforms, From Increased Oversight To Body Cameras|url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/gov-sununu-backs-long-list-police-reforms-increased-oversight-body-cameras|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.nhpr.org|date=17 September 2020|language=en}} Sununu endorsed all the recommendations, and said he would direct the New Hampshire State Police to comply with the recommendation to use body cameras.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

In December 2021, Sununu asked President Joe Biden and FEMA for emergency response teams to deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire.{{Cite web|last=Callery|first=Tim|date=2021-12-22|title=Gov. Sununu asks White House for team that specializes in monoclonal antibody treatment|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/joe-biden-white-house-covid-new-hampshire/38582090|access-date=2021-12-24|website=WMUR|language=en}}

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Sununu met his future wife, Valerie, in college; they married in 2001. The couple and their three children, Calvin, Edith and Leonardo, live in Newfields, New Hampshire.{{cite news |url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181106/gov-sununu-optimistic-after-voting-in-newfields |title=Gov. Sununu optimistic after voting in Newfields |first=Paul |last=Steinhauser |website=seacoastonline.com |date=November 6, 2018 |access-date=December 1, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nga.org/governor-spouse/valerie-sununu/|title=Valerie Sununu|website=NGA.org |access-date=April 25, 2024}}

Sununu is an active skier and rugby player. In 1998, he completed a five-month through-hike of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia.{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Jean |title=Gorham Through the Eyes of a Thru-Hiker |url=https://www.nhgrand.com/blog/2018/05/24/gorham-through-the-eyes-of-a-thru-hiker/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927144109/https://www.nhgrand.com/blog/2018/05/24/gorham-through-the-eyes-of-a-thru-hiker/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |website=nhgrand.com |date=24 May 2018 |publisher=New Hampshire Grand |access-date=7 January 2020}}

In September 2024, Sununu saved a choking contestant at a lobster roll eating contest by performing the Heimlich maneuver.{{cite news|last=Reinstein|first=Julia|date=September 9, 2024|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/new-hampshire-gov-chris-sununu-saves-choking-man/story?id=113516865|title=New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu saves choking man in lobster roll eating competition|publisher=ABC News|access-date=September 9, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/new-hampshire-governor-chris-sununu-lobster-heimlich/|title=New Hampshire governor gives Heimlich to choking man at lobster roll eating competition|location=Hampton Beach, New Hampshire|publisher=CBS News|date=September 9, 2024|access-date=September 9, 2024}}

Executive Council 1st term

In 2010, Sununu defeated incumbent Executive Councilor Beverly Hollingworth by 53,053 votes to 41,875,{{cite web|url = http://sos.nh.gov/2010ExeGen.aspx?id=313|title = Executive Council - NHSOS|website = sos.nh.gov|access-date = 2016-03-17}} or 55.9% to 44.1%.

Executive Council 2nd term

In 2012, Sununu defeated Bill Duncan, 75,856 votes to 55,432,{{Cite web|url=http://sos.nh.gov/2012ExeGen.aspx?id=27997|title=Executive Council - 2012 General Election - NHSOS|website=sos.nh.gov}} or 55.2% to 40.3%, with 4.5% going to Libertarian candidate Michael Baldassarre.

Executive Council 3rd term

In 2014, Sununu defeated Robin McLane, 61,601 votes to 38,420,{{cite web|url = http://sos.nh.gov/2012ExeGen.aspx?id=27997|title = Executive Council - 2012 General Election - NHSOS|website = sos.nh.gov|access-date = 2016-03-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://sos.nh.gov/Elections/Election_Information/2014_Elections/General_Election/Executive_Council_-_2014_General_Election.aspx?id=8589941796|title=Executive Council - 2014 General Election - NHSOS|website=sos.nh.gov}} or 61.6% to 38.4%.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Chris Sununu (incumbent)

|votes = 352,813

|percentage = 56.98%

|change = -8.14%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Tom Sherman

|votes = 256,766

|percentage = 41.47%

|change = +8.11%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Kelly Halldorson

|votes = 5,071

|percentage = 0.82%

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Karlyn Borysenko

|votes = 2,772

|percentage = 0.45%

|change = N/A

}}{{Election box write-in with party link

|votes = 1,713

|percentage = 0.28%

|change = +0.19%

}}{{Election box total

|votes = 619,135

|percentage = 100.0%

}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

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{{Reflist}}

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• [http://www.governor.nh.gov/ Office of the Governor] official government site
• [http://www.chrissununu.com/ Chris Sununu for Governor] official campaign site
• {{C-SPAN|107021}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130606072731/http://www.nh.gov/council/district3/biography.html Councilor Christopher T. Sununu] at the New Hampshire Executive Council, District 3, archived
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060732/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/04/the-next-sununu-like-father-like-son/ ABC News article on Sununu]

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