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Former Republican Senator John E. Sununu and Democratic Representative Chris Pappas won their respective primaries in New Hampshire. They will face each other in the general election for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen. The matchups follow primary victories over challengers in their respective parties.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that John Sununu and Chris Pappas won their respective party primaries to set up a general election battle for the open New Hampshire Senate seat.
Left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post and NBC News provided analytical takeaways and dissected the challenges facing candidates in the upcoming general election. Center outlets such as CBS News and CNBC focused directly on the projected primary outcomes and candidate opponents. Right-leaning outlets like Blaze Media and the Washington Examiner framed the results as a victory for the political establishment and highlighted the background of the candidates.
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With Sununu vs. Pappas, familiar names will compete in New Hampshire Senate race
Republican John E. Sununu, a former U.S. senator, and Democrat Chris Pappas, a member of the U.S. House, are vying to replace U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, whose decision not to seek reelection created a cascade of competitive races.
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Source context: Republican John E. Sununu, a former U.S. senator, and Democrat Chris Pappas, a member of the U.S. House, are vying to replace U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, whose decision not to seek reelection created a cascade of competitive races.
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Former Republican senator John E. Sununu and Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas easily won their primaries for an open U.S. Senate seat.
NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki dissects the latest primary results out of New Hampshire and the “steeper” challenge Republican Senate nominee John Sununu will face headed into the general election against Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.).
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Republican John E. Sununu, a former U.S. senator, and Democrat Chris Pappas, a member of the U.S. House, are vying to replace U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, whose decision not to seek reelection created a cascade of competitive races.
Rep. Chris Pappas defeated democratic socialist Karishma Manzur in the Democratic primary, while former Sen. John Sununu defeated Scott Brown in the GOP contest.
Incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., will retire when her term ends in January.
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The political establishment has carried the day in the Senate primary elections in New Hampshire.U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday to succeed three-term Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, while former Sen. John Sununu captured the Republican nomination, setting up an open-seat general election critical to both parties’ hopes of…
Republican John E. Sununu was declared the winner of Tuesday’s New Hampshire GOP Senate primary, teeing up a battleground general election with Democratic nominee Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH). The race was called for Sununu, a former New Hampshire senator and the brother of former New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, at 8 p.m. by the…
(The Center Square) a Democratic New Hampshire Rep. Chris Pappas will face former Sen. John E. Sununu in the November elections to settle an open U.S. Senate race that could
