1986Final results
1986 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
John H. Sununu (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Paul McEachern (D) by 7.4 points.
John H. SununuRepublican · winner
53.7%134,824
Paul McEachernDemocrat
46.3%116,142
250,966 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET