Dems score upset win in New Hampshire special election, giving GOP fresh reason to worry

Heading into Tuesday's state legislative special election in New Hampshire, Republicans had reason to be cautiously optimistic. The race was in a district that Donald Trump won by 9 points in 2024, and the Democratic candidate had already run and lost twice before by wide margins.

And yet, the contest turned into the latest in a series of red-to-blue flips. NH Journal reported:

In what Granite State Republicans hope is not a preview of November, Democrat Bobbi Boudman won Tuesday's special election for Carroll County District 7, defeating Republican Dale Fincher 51 percent to 47 percent in a district that voted Republican by more than 13 points just 16 months ago...