The Republican primary for this election was much more highly contested than the respective Democratic one, with Scott Brown beating out Jim Rubens and Bob Smith for the Republican nomination.
Candidates Declared • Gerard Beloin, candidate for
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in
2012 and candidate for the U.S. Senate
in 2010 •
Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator from
Massachusetts (2010-2013) • Robert D'Arcy •
Jim Rubens, Chairman of the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling, former state senator and candidate for
Governor in
1998 •
Bob Smith, former U.S. Senator from this seat (1990-2003) and candidate for
President in
2000 Withdrew • Karen Testerman, conservative activist and candidate for
Governor in
2010 (endorsed Smith)
Declined •
Richard Ashooh, candidate for
New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in
2010 •
Charles Bass, former U.S. Representative •
Bill Binnie, industrialist, investment banker and candidate for the U.S. Senate
in 2010 •
Jeb Bradley, Majority Leader of the
New Hampshire Senate and former U.S. Representative •
David M. Cote, chairman and CEO of
Honeywell •
Frank Guinta, former U.S. Representative (
ran for NH-01) •
Daniel Innis, Dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the
University of New Hampshire (
ran for NH-01) •
Ovide Lamontagne, businessman, candidate for the U.S. Senate in
2010 and nominee for
Governor in
1996 and
2012 •
Andy Sanborn, state senator •
Mark Steyn, conservative author and political commentator •
Chris Sununu,
executive councillor, son of former governor
John H. Sununu and brother of former U.S. Senator
John E. Sununu (ran for re-election) •
John E. Sununu, former U.S. Senator • Fred Tausch, businessman
Endorsements Polling Results == General election ==