Kiper won’t be on the ballot in November after failing to collect enough signatures

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 491

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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Jon Kiper, the independent candidate who had announced a bid for New Hampshire governor, failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for November’s gubernatorial election.

Kiper needed 3,000 voters’ signatures to get his name on the ballot. He said he collected only about 500. He blamed his failure to collect the signatures partly on the fact that he wasn’t willing “to spend 40 grand to pay people to do it for me.” He said he’s …

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