Voter Choice

We don't save your ballot. Close this tab or step away for 15 minutes and your picks are erased.

U.S. Senate: who gets your vote?

What this role does

U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.

  • National laws
  • Federal spending
  • Federal judge nominations

Read about them. Then tap a button to pick one. You can change it later.

Data last updated: Oct 14, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

Our reading of the duties, not an official requirement. Doesn't rank or recommend anyone.

Office role sources

Each link opens in a new tab.

AI can make mistakes. Check the source links.

Candidate
Chris Pappas

Chris Pappas

Running for U.S. Senate · New Hampshire

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
JS

John E. Sununu

Running for U.S. Senate · New Hampshire

NationalRepublican

Chris PappasCandidateJohn E. SununuChallenger

Job fit

Chris Pappas

Offices held

  • represents New Hampshire's First Congressional District in Congress 1

Other work

  • restaurant business in Manchester 2

Education

  • graduating from Harvard 2

John E. Sununu

Other work

  • John E. Sununu has been a director since April 2009. 3
  • Senator Sununu served as chief financial officer for Teletrol Systems 3

Education

  • He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Chris Pappas

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorsother politicianslabor unionspolitical allies (same party)Other kinds of donors
small donors$4.7Mlarge donors$8.8Motherpoliticians$408Klabor unions$143Kpolitical allies(same party)$140KOther kinds ofdonors$97K$14.6M raised
$4,743,8384Small individual donors
$8,783,1874Large individual donors

John E. Sununu

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$507Klarge donors$1.9M$2.9M raised
$507,4465Small individual donors
$1,891,3295Large individual donors

Checks

Chris Pappas

No voting record to check yet

John E. Sununu

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | Congressman Chris Pappas · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Chris | Chris Pappas for Senate · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. John E. Sununu - Director - Boston Scientific (web-extracted page text) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
Show 1 more running

0/2 selected

View comparison ↑

Pick any two candidates below. Your second selection updates the comparison automatically. “Shown above” marks the current cards, not a selection. Comparison selections do not change your pick.

Chris Pappas
Candidate A

Chris Pappas

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $14.6M raised, 60% from large donors, 8% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,104,872.76 (8% of $14,633,398.41 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $786,940.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Sources

1 Background: Meet Chris | Chris Pappas for Senate · checked 2026-10-19

2 Background: About | Congressman Chris Pappas · checked 2026-10-19

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

0/2 selected
EL
Candidate B

Edmond Laplante

Constitution

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: About Me | Edmond Laplante for US Senate · checked 2026-10-19

0/2 selected
JS
Candidate C

John E. Sununu

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $2.9M raised, 66% from large donors, 14% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $417,000.00 (14% of $2,877,775.12 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Sources

1 Background: John E. Sununu - Director - Boston Scientific (web-extracted page text) · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

0/2 selected