New Hampshire primary results: Key takeaways for US midterm elections

The GOP aims to summation a New England foothold arsenic Democrats strive to clasp the Senate seat.

Republican John E Sununu and Democrat Chris Pappas person won their superior elections successful New Hampshire and volition vie for a United States Senate spot that could flip the enclosure successful November.

Former Senator Sununu and House Representative Pappas are battling to regenerate outgoing Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Both candidates were beardown frontrunners successful their respective races.

In the House Republican primaries, Anthony DiLorenzo won successful the 1st Congressional District and Lily Tang Williams won the 2nd District without overmuch contest.

Tang Williams volition look House Representative Maggie Goodlander, who is moving for a 2nd term. Shaheen’s daughter, Stefany Shaheen, defeated retired Marine Maura Sullivan successful a choky Democratic superior for the 1st District.

Republican Kelly Ayotte dominated the authorities gubernatorial race, defeating 2 little-known challengers. Former US legislator and authorities lawyer wide Ayotte is seeking a 2nd two-year term, moving against Cinde Warmington, who ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris won the authorities successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination by a borderline of 2.78 percent points implicit President Donald Trump.

New Hampshire Republican Senate campaigner John Sununu, accompanied by his woman Kitty, addresses supporters astatine his superior predetermination nighttime ticker enactment connected September 8, 2026, successful Manchester, New Hampshire [CJ Gunther/Getty via AFP]

Critical Senate race

While New Hampshire has mostly elected Republicans for authorities authorities and Democrats for Congress, the Grand Old Party views the contention arsenic an accidental to summation a foothold successful New England.

Democrats anticipation to clasp the seat, arsenic they request a nett summation of 4 seats to retake the Senate presently controlled by Republicans.

The 2nd frontrunner successful the Democratic superior race, antiauthoritarian socialist Karishma Manzur, failed to decision Pappas contempt gaining connected him successful caller weeks. Manzur criticised Pappas for his narration with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

Sununu defeated 7 opponents, including a former authorities legislator from Massachusetts, Scott Brown.

“Chris Pappas has 3 main qualities: ineffective, partisan and retired of interaction with New Hampshire,” Sununu said astatine a triumph party.

Pappas sought to necktie Sununu to the progressively unpopular US President Donald Trump during his campaign. Trump endorsed Sununu, contempt the Republican campaigner describing him arsenic a “loser” during the 2024 statesmanlike race.

“While New Hampshire families are struggling to marque ends meet, John Sununu has thrown his batch successful with Donald Trump and supports the policies that cater to large corporations and billionaires portion they marque beingness harder for Granite Staters,” Pappas said.

Tight contention for Democratic House nomination

Stefany Shaheen won the Democratic information for the 1st District and volition vie for the spot near unfastened by Pappas.

In the 2nd Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Goodlander defeated progressive challenger Paige Beauchemin. Tang Williams won the Republican superior successful her 3rd effort for the spot and was the GOP nominee successful the 2024 elections.

Meanwhile, governmental newcomer DiLorenzo defeated 3 different candidates without overmuch difficulty, having received an endorsement from Trump.

Rhode Island primaries

Voters crossed Rhode Island caput to the polls tomorrow. Its astir intimately watched predetermination is the contention for governor.

Governor Dan McKee, facing elector dissatisfaction and debased occupation support ratings, is up against challenger Helena Foulkes, who challenged him successful the 2022 gubernatorial superior elections. Foulkes has led successful polls by treble digits for months.

Harris won Rhode Island successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination with a pb of 13.7 percent points.