In Senate District 8, the race has yet to be called, but Republican incumbent Ruth Ward is currently in a narrow lead against Democratic challenger Jenn Alford-Teaster. In District 11, the race has yet to be called, but Democrat Shannon Chandley is in a narrow lead over GOP incumbent Gary Daniels, up about 1,000 with one precinct yet to report. The race was narrow, decided by only 146 votes, leaving the possibility for a call for a recount. With 88 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Debora Pignatelli was leading over incumbent Dave Wheeler by a little over 5,000 votes.ĭemocratic candidate Melanie Levesque overturned incumbent Kevin Avard, flipping Senate District 12 and becoming the first African American woman in the New Hampshire State Senate. In District 5, which represents Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Greenfield, Greenville, Jaffrey, Lyndeborough, Mason, New Ipswich, Peterborough, Rindge, Sharon, Temple and Wilton, is still up in the air Wednesday morning. In District 2, which includes Dublin and Hancock, the race has been called for Democrat Andru Volinsky held his seat, keeping the district blue. In District 1, Democrat Chris Pappas will succeed outgoing Representative Carol Shea Porter, keeping the district blue. In District 2, Ann McLane Kuster kept her seat with a healthy 57 percent of the vote with 90 percent of districts reporting, winning over GOP challenger Steven Negron. Congressional districts stayed blue following Tuesday’s election. With more than 90 percent of districts reporting on Monday morning, Sununu had more than 52 percent of the vote, compared to Democratic competitor Molly Kelly’s 46 percent.īoth the state U.S. Soucy, of Manchester, was re-elected and expected to become the new Senate president.Republican incumbent Chris Sununu held onto his seat for a second term. 'They voted for paid family and medical leave, access to affordable health care, resources to combat the opioid crisis, and to continue supporting our local public schools,' Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy said in a statement. The work to build a NH that works for everyone continues.ĭemocratic leaders said voters made their intentions clear at the polls. To everyone who supported our campaign, thank you - and don’t get discouraged. We must now come together to find solutions to the challenges facing the people of NH. (Credit: Chris Sununu) Congratulations to Chris Sununu on his victory tonight. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu votes with his wife Valerie in Newfields on Election Day. Sununu has supported paid family leave, though he threatened to veto a leave bill earlier this year. 'Paid family leave is about being with the people we love most when they need us most,' Kelly said on the campaign trail. She said she supported up to six weeks of paid leave for employees for reasons including having a child or dealing with a spouse's illness.

Kelly made paid family leave the cornerstone of her campaign.

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