SUNUNU, JOHN E

R · senate · bioguide S001078

FEC candidate id: S0NH00201
Internal id: 27768243-3a19-491b-9809-b1cd77185d55
Status: challenger

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), New Hampshire. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	1,394,868
People	Median age	43
Income	Median household income	$99,031
Income	Per-capita income	$52,798
Income	In poverty	7.3%
Income	Unemployed	3.3%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.444
Race	White alone	87.9%
Race	Black alone	1.5%
Race	Asian alone	2.6%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	4.7%
Race	Two or more races	6.4%
Origin	Foreign-born	6.1%
Language	Speaks English only at home	92.1%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	2.6%
Education	High school or higher	67.4%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	40.6%
Education	Advanced degree	16.1%
Household	Family households	64.5%
Household	Avg household size	2.44
Household	Never married (15+)	30.5%
Housing	Median home value	$402,500
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,491
Housing	Single-family detached	63.3%
Housing	Built before 1940	3.4%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.4%
Housing	Vacant units	14.3%
Service	Veterans (18+)	7.6%
Health	With a disability	13.3%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	92.9%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	4.8%
Commute	Drove alone	72.0%
Commute	Public transit	0.5%
Commute	Worked from home	16.8%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2016	$22	$17,819	$0	$0	$0
2014	$5	$14,362	$17,798	$0	$0
2012	$322	$21,304	$32,157	$0	$0
2010	$31,545	$84,594	$53,138	$0	$0
2008	$7,376,457	$8,010,010	$104,187	$0	$4,708,245
2006	$1,088,442	$441,168	$737,739	$0	$597,943
2004	$414,408	$416,839	$90,466	$0	$162,908
2002	$3,638,823	$3,545,925	$92,898	$100,000	$1,676,874

Elections

2002 general senate · NH-S — won
2002 general senate · NH-S — won
2002 general senate · NH-S — won
2002 general senate · NH-S — won
2008 general senate · NH-S — won
2008 general senate · NH-S — won
2008 general senate · NH-S — won
2008 general senate · NH-S — won
2008 general senate · NH-S — lost_general
2008 general senate · NH-S — lost_general
2008 general senate · NH-S — lost_general
2008 general senate · NH-S — lost_general

Committees

2007 SENATORS' CLASSIC COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type Q
2008 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTE — joint_fundraising · type N
2008 SENATE-RNC VICTORY COMMITTEE; THE — joint_fundraising · type Q
2008 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type S
DRAFT SUNUNU.COM COMMITTEE — independent · type U
GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND, THE — joint_fundraising · type Q
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type N
SENATE BATTLEGROUND FUND — joint_fundraising · type Q
SENATE MAJORITY COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type N
SENATE MAJORITY COMMITTEE 2008 — joint_fundraising · type N
SUNUNU VICTORY COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type X
TEAM SUNUNU — principal · type S

Recent votes

No votes on file.

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 23.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
senate race	-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2026	$227,950	$0	3

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-03-31	SLF PAC	support	$79,950	POSTAGE / PRINTING / PRODUCTION
2026-03-31	SLF PAC	support	$43,000	ONLINE ADVERTISING
2026-02-19	SLF PAC	support	$105,000	ONLINE ADVERTISING

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-31	SLF PAC	24E	$43,000
2026-03-31	SLF PAC	24E	$79,950
2026-02-19	SLF PAC	24E	$105,000

Connected on the graph

Inbound (6)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-03-31	SLF PAC	supports_independently	$79,950	fec_ies
2026-03-31	SLF PAC	supports_independently	$43,000	fec_ies
2026-03-31	SLF PAC	contributed_to	$43,000	pas2
2026-03-31	SLF PAC	contributed_to	$79,950	pas2
2026-02-19	SLF PAC	supports_independently	$105,000	fec_ies
2026-02-19	SLF PAC	contributed_to	$105,000	pas2

Outbound (12)

date	type	to	amount	source
—	independent_committee_of	DRAFT SUNUNU.COM COMMITTEE	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	2007 SENATORS' CLASSIC COMMITTEE	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	SENATE MAJORITY COMMITTEE 2008	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	2008 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTE	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	2008 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	SUNUNU VICTORY COMMITTEE	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	2008 SENATE-RNC VICTORY COMMITTEE; THE	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	SENATE MAJORITY FUND	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	SENATE BATTLEGROUND FUND	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT	—	candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	TEAM SUNUNU	—	candidate_committees

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