Pappas, Sununu will fight out to succeed Shaheen in New Hampshire Senate race
Pappas and Sununu won their primaries and will compete in a race that could help decide Senate control, analysts said.
- On Tuesday, Republican former Sen. John Sununu and Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas won their New Hampshire Senate primaries, setting up a general election battle to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
- Shaheen retired this year after serving three terms, prompting Republicans to believe they can capture the open seat with Sununu, a member of a well-known political family.
- Primary results show Sununu received 70% of the vote to Brown's 25%, while Pappas defeated challenger Karishma Manzur, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, with 62% to 36% support.
- Campaign attacks have already intensified, with Pappas accusing Sununu of making $35 million from regulated industries, while the GOP super PAC One Nation alleged the congressman supported tax breaks for "million dollar homes."
- This contest is a crucial battleground race for the Senate majority, with Republicans citing GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte on the ticket, though Democrats remain skeptical in a state President Donald Trump has never won.
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The primary that took place on Tuesday, September 8th saw the victory of Chris Pappas, already elected to the House of Representatives, against the very progressive Karishma Manzur. The battle against his Republican opponent, John Sununu, is expected to be particularly tight.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP). Greek-American Democrat Chris Pappas won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire on Tuesday, defeating four other candidates and setting up a November showdown with Republican John E. Sununu for an open Senate seat that has emerged as one of a handful around the country that could determine control of the chamber.Pappas, a four-term member of the U.S. House, and Sununu, a former U.S. senator, are vying to repl…
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