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Tim McGough picks up state Senate seat for Republicans
11-06-2024 2:12 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Election results show Republicans are expanding their lead in the New Hampshire state Senate, partly by way of an upset over Democratic Sen. Shannon Chandley.Republican Rep. Tim McGough declared victory with a 1,000-vote, 3-point lead over Chandley in...

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Karen Liot Hill and Dave Wheeler emerge victorious for Executive Council
11-06-2024 12:46 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Democrat Karen Liot Hill decisively defeated Republican Kim Strathdee in the race for Executive Council District 2, winning 57.5% to 42.5%.Dave Wheeler, a longtime Republican member of the council, will keep his seat in District 5. As of noon on...


Maggie Goodlander defeats Lily Tang Williams in 2nd Congressional District
11-06-2024 8:31 AM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Maggie Goodlander’s Washington, D.C., resume was long from the beginning. She’d worked in the Department of Justice, clerked for the United States Supreme Court and served as an intelligence officer in the Naval Reserve. Now, she will add U.S....


Kelly Ayotte wins NH governor’s race
11-06-2024 8:01 AM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLYand SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Joyce Craig conceded defeat in the race for governor as Kelly Ayotte’s margin of victory continued to grow as election results rolled in Tuesday night.The race was called shortly after 10 p.m., with Ayotte receiving 52% and Craig receiving 46% in what...


Harris and Trump split Dixville Notch vote
11-05-2024 9:28 AM

By COLIN STRUCKMAN

The voting in Dixville Notch fell in line with the national polls on Tuesday morning in a race that couldn’t be any closer. Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris split the vote 3-3 to open Election Day in the 2024...


Experience vs. new blood: Mandatory retirement age for judges is on the ballot
11-04-2024 1:54 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

Among other things, the Nov. 5 election will put New Hampshire judges in the middle of a long debate about how to deal with older workers: whether it’s best to keep them for their experience or ease them out to make room for new blood.A proposed...


Kevin Avard challenged by Ben Ming in Senate District 12
11-01-2024 11:14 AM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A longtime legislator and a state representative wrapping up his freshman term will compete for New Hampshire’s 12th Senate district come Election Day.Incumbent Republican Sen. Kevin Avard and his challenger, Democratic Rep. Ben Ming, are competing in...


Shannon Chandley seeks to hold Senate District 12 seat against Tim McGough
11-01-2024 10:53 AM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In a competitive district, an incumbent Democratic senator will face a Republican looking to step up from the House of Representatives – and both campaigns are the center of financial questions.District 11, which includes Wilton, Amherst, Milford and...


Gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig tours GraniteLeaf Cannabis in Peterborough
10-31-2024 12:01 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig suited up on Wednesday – coveralls, hairnet and all – to tour GraniteLeaf Cannabis in Peterborough. Walking through the medical marijuana production facility, GraniteLeaf CEO Keenan Blum showed Craig the...


Matthew McLaughlin challenges Denise Ricciardi again in Senate District 9
10-31-2024 11:01 AM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A rematch will determine the New Hampshire’s state Senate’s 9th District in the Nov. 5 election.Republican Denise Ricciardi is running for her third term to serve her hometown of Bedford and several Monadnock region towns, including Jaffrey,...


Housing, taxes, rail among hot topics for Ayotte, Craig
10-28-2024 6:02 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Arlyss Martin, a 26-year-old Manchester resident, already knows she’ll be voting for Joyce Craig on Nov. 5 in the race for governor.“She has a lot more views that I align with,” Martin said. In particular, she said she likes Craig’s support of...


Ayotte raises nearly $7 million more than Craig thanks to Live Free PAC, recent finance reports show
10-22-2024 10:56 AM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte outraised her Democratic opponent, Joyce Craig, by nearly $7 million since each won their party primaries on Sept. 10 – largely thanks to Live Free PAC, a political action committee funded by the...


Williams, Goodlander talk foreign policy
10-21-2024 2:26 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lily Tang Williams condemns Vladimir Putin’s siege against Ukraine – but, she said the United States has given enough aid.“We thought, ‘Hey, with our help, maybe the war will end pretty fast,’” said Williams, the Republican nominee for New Hampshire’s...


Donavan Fenton, Richard Merkt square off in Senate District 10
10-21-2024 2:25 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two experienced legislators will vie to represent state Senate District 10, which includes Peterborough, Hancock and Peterborough.The Democratic incumbent, Donovan Fenton, served three terms in the state’s House of Representatives before heading to...


‘It’s finding the issues that touch us all’ – Maggie Goodlander draws on NH roots in run for Congress
09-30-2024 3:51 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After the results of her primary election came in, Maggie Goodlander waded through a sea of supporters, hugged her family members and took the stage, describing it as an “out of body” experience.Yet the location was anything but foreign.That very...


‘I fear the country I love is becoming the country I left’ – For Lily Tang Williams, her politics are rooted in lessons from China
09-26-2024 12:01 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lily Tang Williams keeps a bulky, dated photo album at her house in Weare. It creaks when she opens it – the sticky plastic protectors holding the photos to the pages don’t do their job well anymore. Inside are dozens upon dozens of black-and-white...


Craig, Ayotte spar in debate
09-26-2024 7:55 AM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Joyce Craig’s tenure as Manchester mayor remains a central focus of the race for governor, as the Democratic nominee drew on her experience in executive office while her Republican opponent, Kelly Ayotte, continued to attack her leadership record...


Bissex, Hsu, Leishman and Wheeler come out on top in Democratic legislative primaries
09-11-2024 1:59 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In two crowded Democratic primary races for state representative, four candidates pulled away with their party’s nominations to serve in Concord -- newcomers Hannah Bissex and Tom Hsu, and incumbents Jonah Wheeler and Peter Leishman.Bissex and Hsu won...


Democrat Karen Liot Hill faces off against Republican Kim Strathdee for Executive Council District 2 seat
09-11-2024 1:54 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Democrat Karen Liot Hill edged out Mike Liberty, while Republican Kim Strathdee beat Mary Rose Deak for their respective District 2 Executive Council nominations.The final results, which were not called until around 12:30 a.m., saw Hill clinch the win...


Melanie Levesque wins Executive Council District 5 primary
09-11-2024 12:46 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Melanie Levesque of Brookline won the Democratic primary for Executive Council District 5 and will face the Republican incumbent, Dave Wheeler, in November.Levesque won the district, which includes Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Greenfield,...


Democrat Goodlander wins 2nd Congressional District nod, Republican race stays close
09-11-2024 12:39 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY, SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN and JEREMY MARGOLIS

The race between Nashua native Maggie Goodlander and fellow Democrat Colin Van Ostern for the second congressional district nomination was never close.Even in Van Ostern’s hometown of Concord, Goodlander beat him in all 10 city wards with 63% of the...

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