Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte has won the GOP nomination for New Hampshire governor. The race largely was between Ayotte and former state Senate President Chuck Morse in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Current Gov. Republican Chris Sununu is not seeking reelection after four terms. Ayotte was New Hampshire’s first female attorney general.
Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte , right, speaks during a Republican gubernatorial candidate debate with former state Senate president Chuck Morse on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. A voter enters a booth fill out a ballot in a primary election to pick candidates for governor, the U.S. House, and the state Legislature, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Nashua, N.H.
“Tonight demonstrates that we are unified as a party and we have the momentum to win in November. Together, we will keep New Hampshire on the Sununu path,” she said in a statement. “I will keep our state moving in the right direction and will work to ensure our future is even brighter.” In contrast to its first-in-the-nation presidential primary, New Hampshire is among the last states to hold state-level primary elections, leaving the winners just eight weeks to woo voters before Nov. 5.
Throughout the campaign, the candidates criticized each others’ pasts. Van Ostern repeatedly brought up Goodlander’s work for the late Sen. John McCain and other Republicans, while she pointed out his work at a venture capital firm.“I’m receptive to the argument that she’s kind of carpet-bagging,” said Streeter, of Concord, an engineer. “At the same time I know that nothing happens in Washington, D.C.
Warmington, a lawyer, is in her second term on the Executive Council, a five-member panel that approves state contracts and judicial and state agency nominations. As the lone Democrat, she frequently opposes positions taken by fellow members and the governor, particularly on matters related to health care and education. She has been criticized for her past work as a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical industry.
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