Chuck Morse concedes to far-right candidate Bolduc in New Hampshire Senate primary to face Hassan

New Hampshire state Senate President Chuck Morse (R), an establishment favorite, early Wednesday conceded defeat to retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc, who has espoused former President Trump’s false 2020 election claims, in the state’s Republican primary to face incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) in November.

The Associated Press has not yet called the race for Bolduc, but he leads Morse by 1 percentage point with more than 80 percent of the vote reported. 

Morse tweeted early in the morning that he called Bolduc to congratulate him and said that the focus needs to...