CBS News projects Maggie Hassan wins the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire.
" of the FBI and frequent criticism of popular moderate GOP Governor Chris Sununu. Sununu has backed Morse and called Bolduc a"conspiracy theorist."Sen. Maggie Hassan, Don Bolduc and Chuck MorseBolduc has been the frontrunner in the race and was leading by more than 20 points in a University of New Hampshire poll that came out in late August. Former President Trump did not endorse either candidate.
Hassan, a former governor, was first elected in 2016, flipping the seat from Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte, one of only two Democratic flips in that cycle. Hillary Clinton won the state in 2016 by just over a point, and although Trump targeted it aggressively in 2020, the state went for Mr. Biden by 7 points in 2020.
In New Hampshire's 1st District, Rep. Chris Pappas is being challenged by former Trump aide Karoline Leavitt, Matt Mowers, who is backed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Gail Huff Brown, the wife of former moderate GOP Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts. Republicans are also facing off to see who will challenge Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in November. Sununu has backed Keene Mayor George Hansel. One of his opponents, Bob Burns, has
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