Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:34 PM ET
Cinde Warmington
Democratic · 3 November 2026

Cinde Warmington

Cinde Warmington is a New Hampshire attorney and former executive councilor who launched a 2026 Democratic campaign for governor against Republican incumbent Kelly Ayotte.

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  4. Voters make their case in key NH, Maine races and ballot debate: Letters

    Oct 11 − To the Editor:Cinde Warmington’s priorities for her job as Governor are everything we need for New Hampshire. She is listening to us.

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  1. Warmington Files Complaint Over Ad Hitting Her ‘Net Zero’ Policies

    After years of advocating for a “net zero” energy policy in New Hampshire, Democrat Cinde Warmington's campaign has filed a complaint over an ad attacking

    NH Journal
  2. Newsom heads to New Hampshire to stump for Democrats - Los Angeles Times

    The governor’s visit to New Hampshire comes after he raised a half of a million dollars for New Hampshire Democrats this election cycle.

    LA Times
  3. Did John Sununu take money from an opioid distributor?

    The issue of opioid money has loomed large over the 2026 midterm election cycle as Sununu’s party has made former New Hampshire Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington’s past opioid lobbying work the center of her campaign…

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  4. Cinde Warmington targets cost of living at Dartmouth event

    Cinde Warmington discusses her policy priorities with freshman Max Corbett, left, sophomore Peter Drew, right, and other Dartmouth Rockefeller Student Assistants at the Nelson A.

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Born
December 7, 1957
Education
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (B.S. in medical technology)
University of Texas at Arlington (MBA)
University of New Hampshire School of Law (J.D.)

Biography & Campaign Analysis

Background

Cinde Warmington was born on December 7, 1957. Her degrees are a Bachelor of Science in medical technology (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), a Master of Business Administration (University of Texas at Arlington) and a Juris Doctor (University of New Hampshire School of Law).

She started out as a health care administrator and then spent two decades as a health care lawyer, including in the health care practice group of the firm Shaheen & Gordon.

In 2002 she lobbied in Concord, New Hampshire, on behalf of Purdue Pharma, a pharmaceutical company that has since become defunct. Her husband, Bill Christie, is an attorney who previously advised the New Hampshire Democratic Party as its legal counsel.

Career

In 2020 Warmington won the 2nd district seat on the Executive Council of New Hampshire, succeeding fellow Democrat Andru Volinsky, with 54.4 percent of the vote against Republican Jim Beard, and in 2022 she won reelection over Republican state senator Harold F. French by 60 percent to 40 percent.

She served on the council from 2021 to 2025. Warmington announced a campaign for governor in June 2023 and placed second in the 2024 Democratic primary, behind Joyce Craig, a former mayor of Manchester, with Jon Kiper third.

2026 race

In February 2026 Warmington began a second run for the governorship, seeking to unseat Republican governor Kelly Ayotte, who wants another two-year term in the November 3, 2026, election. The state's primary elections were set for September 8, 2026. Her stated priorities include housing, the opioid crisis and wider abortion access, including repeal of the 24-week abortion ban enacted under Governor Chris Sununu.