On Tuesday, former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu<\/a> (R) said he will not run for Senate in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sununu, who served as governor for four two-year terms before not seeking reelection in November, announced his decision in an interview<\/a> with local news outlet the Pulse of New Hampshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to run,\u201d Sununu said, according to NH Journal<\/a>. \u201cI really thought about it. I actually talked to the White House this morning. I talked to Tim Scott. Thanked him for all their support and confidence and all that. But I don\u2019t have to be the candidate, and I\u2019m not going to be the candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Speculation that Sununu may run was further stoked on Sunday after President Trump said that he met with Sununu in the Oval Office and declared his support for his potential candidacy. Trump said he hoped that Sununu would run and expected that he would win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the Democrat side, Rep. Chris Pappas announced<\/a> his candidacy for the seat on Thursday after a listening tour in which he traveled to all 10 of the state\u2019s counties as he considered running. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Former Sen. Scott Brown, a Republican who represented Massachusetts in the Senate from 2010 to 2013, recently announced his candidacy for Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n