Recapping Tuesday's Primaries in New Hampshire
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Retired Army Brigadier General Don Bolduc overcame other primary candidates to win the New Hampshire Republican Senate nomination in Tuesday's primaries.
Bolduc, a staunch conservative, defeated the more moderate state Sen. Chuck Morse, who was favored to win. In November, Bolduc will face Sen. Maggie Hassan (D), who won by only one-tenth of one point in 2016. The Senate race is expected to be one of the most competitive this year, as Democrats battle to maintain their majority in the Senate and Republicans attempt to regain control. Bolduc will now bid for the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, who did not endorse a candidate during the New Hampshire Senate primary.
Meanwhile, Gov. Chris Sununu won the Republican party's nomination for another term. He is favored to win against Democrat Tom Sherman, who ran unopposed on Tuesday.
Many right-rated news sources point out that Republican primary voters in moderate or Democrat-leaning states such as Maryland and Massachusetts have similarly chosen conservative candidates, and that a number of Republicans think President Joe Biden's drag on his party will be a bigger factor in November than whether Republican candidates are Trump loyalists or moderate. Some left-rated sources, conversely, highlighted speculation that some Republican are worried that their chances of winning the Senate in November have been hurt by the nomination of Trump-aligned candidates.
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From the Right
Retired Gen. Don Bolduc Wins Senate GOP Primary in New HampshireRetired Army Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc held off a strong field of Republican Senate GOP primary candidates Tuesday night to win the New Hampshire nomination in a bid to flip the seat of Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Decision Desk HQ projects.
Bolduc, a staunch conservative, held off the more moderate state Sen. President Chuck Morse and will now bid for the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, who did not make a choice in a field of candidates bidding for his support.
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Don Bolduc, a retired special forces general who has said he suffered from PTSD and a traumatic brain injury, was on track to edge out Chuck Morse, the state senate president, to face the incumbent Democrat, Maggie Hassan, in November.
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Chuck Morse concedes to far-right candidate Bolduc in New Hampshire Senate primary to face HassanNew 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.
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