NEWFIELDS, N.H. – After eight years in office, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire is in his final weeks steering New England’s only swing state.
Sununu announced last year that he wouldn’t seek an unprecedented fifth two-year term as governor. New Hampshire and Vermont are the only two states in the nation to hold gubernatorial elections every two years.
And he’s leaving office on a high note, with his approval ratings remaining firmly in positive territory.
So what’s next for the 50-year-old Sununu, who eight years ago, when first elected, was the nation’s youngest governor?
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Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is interviewed by Fox News Digital, on July 11, 2024, in Newfields, New Hampshire. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
“I’m excited to get back to the private sector. I like businesses, I like deal sourcing,” the governor said in a Fox News Digital interview. “I’m not sure exactly what the private sector is going to bring, but I think it’s going to be pretty exciting.”
New Hampshire, a perennial swing state, will likely have a competitive Senate contest in 2026 when longtime Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a former governor, is up for re-election. And Sununu is likely to be courted by national Republicans to run for the Senate.
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But Sununu reiterated what he told Fox News Digital in July.
“Definitely ruling out running for the Senate in 2026. Yeah, definitely not on my dance card,” he said.
But the governor predicted that Republicans will “have a good candidate. There’s no question about it. A couple of different folks that might be interested in running. I think that’d be fantastic. We’ve had an all-Democrat [congressional] delegation for a long time. I think the people in the state… would love a different voice, would love just some sort of change.”
Sununu, one of the more recognizable governors nationwide thanks to his regular appearances the…
