On the trail: Most NH voters say Harris won debate

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

A majority of voters in New Hampshire say that Vice President Kamala Harris bested former President Donald Trump in Tuesday’s debate, according to a new public opinion survey A Saint Anselm College Survey Center poll released on Friday indicates that...

Sununu signs law requiring ID to vote

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Gov. Chris Sununu signed a long-awaited bill eliminating voter affidavits, a reversal from concerns he’s shared for months.It’s a move to protect integrity in the voting process, he said in a statement on Thursday. Voting rights advocates say it’ll...

Sununu has until Friday to sign or veto New Hampshire voter ID bill

By ETHAN DeWITT

Gov. Chris Sununu has days to decide the fate of a bill that would require proof of voter identification with no exceptions in future New Hampshire elections, after the legislation arrived at his desk Monday. Opponents of the bill are attempting to...

Lily Tang Williams beats out 12 others in 2nd congressional district to face Maggie Goodlander in general election

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Lily Tang Williams, a libertarian-leaning Republican who fled Communist China, won one of the most closely watched primary-day races in the state late Tuesday night, setting up a race against Democrat Maggie Goodlander for New Hampshire’s second...

John Stephen and Jim O’Connell to face off in District 4 Executive Council Race come November

By RACHEL WACHMAN

John Stephen emerged as the Republican nominee to represent District 4 on the Executive Council in Tuesday’s primary following a contested race with six candidates vying for the win. In November, Stephen will face off against Democrat Jim O’Connell,...

‘Unanswered questions’: Reardon wins Senate primary with conflict of interest ruling still ahead

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Tara Reardon may have prevailed in a contentious three-way state Senate primary in the heavily Democratic Concord area, but a key test for her candidacy, and her potential first term, is still ahead.On Monday, the state Legislative Ethics Committee...

Democrat Karen Liot Hill faces off against Republican Kim Strathdee for Executive Council District 2 seat

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...

Frank Cassidy easily wins Merrimack County Sheriff primary, setting up general election clash with former boss and current sheriff David Croft

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Career law enforcement official Frank Cassidy coasted to victory in the Republican primary for Merrimack County Sheriff, vaulting him to a general election contest against Democrat David Croft, the current sheriff and Cassidy’s former boss.Cassidy...

Reardon takes Senate District 15 race, topping McWilliams, Brennan

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Tara Reardon, long-time former state representative from Concord and current county commissioner, won the Democratic primary for the state Senate representing the Capital Region by a 372-vote margin. In the three-way race between Reardon and two...

Democrat Goodlander, Republican Tang Williams to face off in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional district

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...

Ayotte and Craig claim victory in governor primaries

By ALEXANDER RAPP, RACHEL WACHMANand MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Dennis Martin heard “Don’t Mass Up New Hampshire” and he was sold. The U.S. Coast Guard veteran moved to Londonderry 24 years ago from the “People's Republic of communism, Massachusetts.” He hasn’t looked back. “This was the best slogan I’ve heard in...

Live results: NH Primary 2024 winners and losers

Election results from NH Primary on Sept. 10, 2024.This will be updated as results come in after polls close Tuesday night.

Voting location change causes confusion among Allenstown voters

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Some voters in Allenstown wound up at the wrong voting location after the town switched from St. John the Baptist Church to Allenstown Elementary School, which is now unoccupied.Allenstown town moderator Judy Silva said the town made sure to publicize...

In Loudon, House seats draw narrow competition

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Dennis Jakubowski put on his washed green hat, stitched with a white peace sign, and headed to the Loudon polls Tuesday morning. Jakubowski, 70, hoped he could sway his neighbors to vote down ballot Democrat. In a narrowly divided legislature, every...

In Nashua, voters weigh Goodlander and Van Ostern’s commitment to the community

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Paige Beauchemin showed up at Ledge Street Elementary School in Nashua at 5:45 a.m. on Election Day came with a mission.The state representative for the city’s fourth ward said she’ll be camped out by the polling place throughout the day and plans to...

Hopkinton voters weigh in on campaigning strategies at the polls

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After casting his ballot at the Hopkinton Middle High School on Tuesday, Mark Winzeler didn’t hold back.“It’s the ugliest campaign I’ve ever witnessed,” said the 70-year-old. “All the political advertisements with shots against each other, I’m just...

In tight State Senate primary race, Tara Reardon has no comment at Concord polls

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The Ward 5 polling station at the Christa McAuliffe School was the epicenter of election day energy in the Capital City Tuesday morning. Not long after voting began, a swarm of CindeWarmington supporters flocked to the courtyard outside the school...

Democratic governor candidates Warmington and Craig cast ballots and meet voters across the state

By ALEXANDER RAPP and RACHEL WACHMAN

Democratic gubernatorial candidates Cinde Warmington and Joyce Craig began their days early by casting their votes and greeting voters in their home cities.In their final push to win the Democratic nomination, the candidates intend to spend their days...

Three voters explain why they support their candidate in Senate District 15 primary

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

For one Concord voter, the candidate who knocked on his door earned his vote. For another, it was a longstanding relationship that earned her trust. A third leaned on his top issue, the environment, to determine his choice. The race to succeed...