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With primary season almost at a close, New Hampshire and Rhode Island held nominating contests on Tuesday.
Two incumbents in New Hampshire, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, defeated long-shot primary challenges, the Associated Press determined at 8 p.m. ET.
Delaware will hold its state primary on Sept. 15.
Here are key things to watch for Tuesday's primaries:
New Hampshire gubernatorial race
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, the incumbent, faced a long-shot primary challenger, Franklin City Councilor Karen Testerman.
Sununu was first elected in 2013, and was the first Republican elected after Democrats had held the seat since 2005. Testerman jumped into the race due to Sununu's response to COVID-19, saying that he has been too restrictive, according to WMUR.
According to a June poll by Saint Anselm College Survey Center, Sununu's job approval rating was at 77%.
Two Democrats are also vying to be their party's gubernatorial nominee, State Sen. Dan Feltes and Andru Volinsky, a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire.
Both Feltes and Volinsky have touted their records on education funding, and have criticized Sununu for his coronavirus response, particularly for allowing local school districts to decide how to reopen.
Feltes has outraised Volinsky in fundraising. However, Volinsky earned the support of top progressives, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders.
NH Sen. Jeanne Shaheen defeats primary challengers
Shaheen, the Democratic incumbent, defeated two long-shot challengers in the Democratic primary for her Senate seat.
Shaheen competed against Paul Krautmann and Tom Alciere, who previously ran for a House seat in 2018 as a Libertarian candidate.
According to the Saint Anselm survey, Shaheen's approval rating is at 52%.
There are also four candidates running on the Republican side, Gerard Beloin, Don Bolduc, Andy Martin and Bryant "Corky" Messner.
Messner is leading in fundraising and has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/hampshire-gov-chris-sununu-faces-133131355.html
Two incumbents in New Hampshire, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, defeated long-shot primary challenges, the Associated Press determined at 8 p.m. ET.
Delaware will hold its state primary on Sept. 15.
Here are key things to watch for Tuesday's primaries:
New Hampshire gubernatorial race
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, the incumbent, faced a long-shot primary challenger, Franklin City Councilor Karen Testerman.
Sununu was first elected in 2013, and was the first Republican elected after Democrats had held the seat since 2005. Testerman jumped into the race due to Sununu's response to COVID-19, saying that he has been too restrictive, according to WMUR.
According to a June poll by Saint Anselm College Survey Center, Sununu's job approval rating was at 77%.
Two Democrats are also vying to be their party's gubernatorial nominee, State Sen. Dan Feltes and Andru Volinsky, a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire.
Both Feltes and Volinsky have touted their records on education funding, and have criticized Sununu for his coronavirus response, particularly for allowing local school districts to decide how to reopen.
Feltes has outraised Volinsky in fundraising. However, Volinsky earned the support of top progressives, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders.
NH Sen. Jeanne Shaheen defeats primary challengers
Shaheen, the Democratic incumbent, defeated two long-shot challengers in the Democratic primary for her Senate seat.
Shaheen competed against Paul Krautmann and Tom Alciere, who previously ran for a House seat in 2018 as a Libertarian candidate.
According to the Saint Anselm survey, Shaheen's approval rating is at 52%.
There are also four candidates running on the Republican side, Gerard Beloin, Don Bolduc, Andy Martin and Bryant "Corky" Messner.
Messner is leading in fundraising and has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/hampshire-gov-chris-sununu-faces-133131355.html
