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Election forecaster Cook Political Report is moving New Hampshire’s Senate race to a “toss-up” prediction, good news for Republicans.
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Report → move → Republicans
The rightward shift in the U.S. Senate race from a “leans Democrat” rating to a “toss-up” rating comes as Republican candidate and former Sen. John Sununu has gained momentum in recent general election polling against Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH).
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Sununu → toss → Pappas
Cook Political Report is the second major election forecaster to shift the race to the right, following Inside Elections’s move to shift the race in early September.
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Report → shift → September
“Republicans convinced a member of the most beloved political family in the state to run for Senate — former Sen. John E. Sununu — and both public and private polls show him in a closer-than-expected race with newly-minted Democratic nominee, 1st District Rep. Chris Pappas,” the Cook Political Report wrote in the assessment.
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Report → convince → assessment
“Even in a light blue state, the amount of money national Republicans have dedicated to this race is a flashing red light for Democrats.”
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Republicans → dedicate → Democrats
Sununu, one of Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) prized recruits of the 2026 election cycle, represented New Hampshire in the Senate from 2003 to 2009, when he was ousted by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).
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he → prize → Shaheen
In a comeback bid nearly two decades later, Sununu is taking on Pappas to see who will replace Shaheen when she retires at the end of her term.
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she → take → term
The state currently has an all-Democratic Senate delegation and voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election by a 2.8 percentage point margin.
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state → have → margin
However, the state has a Republican governor in Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH).
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state → have → Ayotte
Sununu is endorsed by President Donald Trump, but the National Republican Senatorial Committee has embraced him as a candidate who can win independents in the New England state.
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who → endorse → state
The Cook Political Report wrote in the race assessment that “the central question in the race is whether Sununu’s brand is enough to escape the anchor of a deeply unpopular President Donald Trump.”
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brand → write → Trump
Pappas has aimed to tie Sununu to Trump in his messaging, doing just that in his response to the shift of the race on Tuesday.
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Pappas → aim → Tuesday
“Cook Political Report just changed the rating for our race to toss-up.
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Report → change → race
That means this is a highly competitive contest,” Pappas said in a video on X. “I’m up against Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidate, John Sununu, who stands with him on the war in Iran, on higher prices, and on cuts to healthcare.”
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who → mean → healthcare
Sununu entered the race in 2025 without an endorsement from Trump, later earning the president’s backing in February.
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Sununu → enter → February
Sununu has highlighted his independent nature throughout the campaign trail, as his website states that he “strives to reflect the character of New Hampshire: independent, practical, and results-oriented.”
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he → highlight → Hampshire
The Washington Examiner has reached out to Sununu and Pappas for comment.
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Examiner → reach → comment
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