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New Hampshire Democratic Governor nominee?
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SEP 9, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney (health care law)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
Age68 years old (Dec 7, 1957)
GenderFemale
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LocationNew Hampshire
BackgroundAttorney (health care law)
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth (BS)
Notable personal detailsCinde Warmington is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served on the New Hampshire Executive Council (District 2) from 2021 to 2025. She has worked in health care for decades and later practiced law as a health care attorney, including as a partner and chair of the Health Care Practice Group at Shaheen & Gordon. She has served on nonprofit boards focused on mental health and professional health programs and has run for governor in New Hampshire.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Cinde Warmington has said she would oppose tax increases on individuals and small businesses and supports maintaining New Hampshire’s status without an income or sales tax. She has argued tax dollars should not subsidize private schools and criticized actions that reduce funding to hospitals.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to health care services including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, protecting and expanding access to reproductive health care, and lowering costs for families. Emphasizes use of state policy and funding to broaden access to care rather than dismantling existing public programs.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform and orderly asylum/refugee resettlement while endorsing appropriate border security; opposes New Hampshire becoming an immigration sanctuary.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying legal protections for abortion and expanding access to reproductive health care in New Hampshire; has called for repealing the state 24-week abortion ban and restoring funding/contracts to reproductive health providers. Makes protection of reproductive freedom a central campaign issue and says she will appoint state justices who protect reproductive rights.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive decarbonization policies including a state net-zero emissions target by 2040, electrification of transportation and heating, expanded renewable energy deployment, and expanded net metering and incentives to grow clean-energy jobs and infrastructure. Advocates grid modernization, charging infrastructure for EVs, and treating PFAS and climate impacts as public-health and infrastructure priorities.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded gun-safety measures including universal background checks, waiting periods, red flag/extreme risk protection orders, bans on ghost guns and assault-style/“weapons of war,” and gun-free zones for schools. Emphasizes keeping weapons of war off the streets while supporting responsible gun ownership and measures to reduce gun violence.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMay 19, 2026
Cinde Warmington is in the news as an early Democratic challenger in New Hampshire’s 2026 governor’s race, where recent polls show Republican Kelly Ayotte ahead 47% to 39%. The surveys also show Ayotte with stronger favorability and approval ratings, though a notable share of voters remain undecided. Warmington has also been mentioned in coverage of immigration and voting-rights fights in New Hampshire, including opposition to an ICE detention facility and debate over proof-of-citizenship voting rules.
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Articles
NNewsweek26 days ago
Democrats’ Chances of Flipping New Hampshire Governor’s Seat: Poll
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TBThe Boston Globe25 days ago
Ayotte leads Warmington in N.H. governor’s race, per UNH poll
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TBThe Boston Globe3 months ago
N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte's ICE warehouse balancing act
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NNewsweek2 months ago
Full List of Seats Flipped by Democrats During Trump’s Second Term
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Polls
New Hampshire Democratic Governor nominee?
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