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New Hampshire residents vote in gubernatorial contest, congressional races

New Hampshire residents vote in gubernatorial contest, congressional races

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Voters are choosing between Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and Democrat Dan Feltes on Tuesday.

Sununu, who is seeking a third, two-year term, ran on his experience as a manager, including leading the state during the coronavirus pandemic.

Feltes has argued that Sununu didn’t do enough to protect nursing home residents or schoolchildren and sought to portray Sununu as out of touch with the needs of working families.

The two frequently were at odds at the Statehouse, where Feltes has represented Concord in the state Senate for three terms, most recently as majority leader.

Also, Democrats are seeking to maintain their dominance of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation on Tuesday while Republicans hope to regain lost ground.

Three of the four members of the all-Democratic delegation are up for reelection: U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen faces Republican Corky Messner. First District Rep. Chris Pappas faces Republican Matt Mowers, and 2nd District Rep. Annie Kuster faces Republican Steve Negron.

While the state has been represented only by Democrats in Washington for the last four years, Republicans held some of the seats before that, and the 1st District in particular had swung back and forth between the parties.

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