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State Senate leadership, bill requests, recounts, and more: Tracking the Election Day ripples

11-12-2024 11:11 AM

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN and ETHAN DeWITT

A week past Election Day, a clearer picture has emerged of legislative priorities, voter turnout, and results ranging from Executive Council seats to a proposed constitutional amendment.Both parties – Republicans with bolstered control and Democrats...


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Under an emboldened Republican legislature, Democrats push for more accountability on Education Freedom Accounts

11-12-2024 5:18 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican Sen. Ruth Ward argued that Education Freedom Accounts – and the outcomes for students who use them – are measured well enough already. Democrats disagreed, saying they want more oversight on what those roughly 5,300 students are...


On the trail: 2026 starts to come into focus

11-08-2024 12:50 PM

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Votes are still being counted in some states across the country, and some races have yet to be called in the 2024 election.But in New Hampshire, the campaign spotlight will quickly shift to the state’s 2026 Senate election, which will likely be one of...


A county divided: Post-election dispatches from red, blue, and purple towns

11-07-2024 5:29 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS, RACHEL WACHMAN, and SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Retired fisherman Billy Benincase doesn’t live in a political echo chamber – and he likes it that way.Andover, the tiny town 30 minutes from Concord that Benincase calls home, is a dying breed – a politically split community in an era of rapidly...


Why does New Hampshire favor Democratic candidates nationally but Republicans in the state?

11-07-2024 4:57 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Pembroke residents voted decisively in favor of Maggie Goodlander on Tuesday, where about 300 more people chose the Democrat to represent them in Congress over her Republican opponent, Lily Tang Williams. Vice President Kamala Harris almost pulled off...


What do you do with political signs after elections?

11-07-2024 11:47 AM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Now that election season has ended and routines are back to normal, one piece of the campaign season still remains — political signs. From front yards and business properties to roadside spots, these signs are everywhere.So what should people do with...


Secretary of State: Voter turnout exceeded expectations

11-06-2024 5:14 PM

By GEOFF FORESTER andARIANNA MacNEILL

The phrase “record turnout” was an overarching theme on election day, and Secretary of State David Scanlan confirmed it came true in New Hampshire.Of the Granite State’s roughly 1.4 million residents, around 1.1 million of them are of voting age....


‘He’s going to change that’: With a second Trump presidency, New Hampshire residents looking for a change

11-06-2024 4:53 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Jonathan Paquette wants to buy a house. But supporting his wife and six kids on one paycheck feels like he can hardly buy anything these days.He’s hoping a second Donald Trump presidency will change that.“We have had a bunch of Democrats that have had...


Hispanic voters make their voices heard at the polls around New Hampshire

11-06-2024 4:50 PM

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Juan Tejada, a second-generation Latino voter in Nashua, said his top issues were cost of living increases since the pandemic and housing, a hot topic for many in the Granite StateAs a result, he voted for Donald Trump.“I voted for Trump-Vance mostly...


NH State House seeing red as congressional delegation remains blue

11-06-2024 3:56 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN and DAVID BROOKS

Republican majorities in the State House remain as red as ever, and in some cases, more so.In the 24-member state Senate, Republicans were poised to pick up two seats, elevating their majority to 16-8.Locally, Daniel Innis of Bradford fought off a...


Lovlien wins District 3 County Commissioner seat

11-06-2024 3:03 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Incumbent David Lovlien, a Republican, won the race against Democratic challenger David Doherty for County Commissioner of Merrimack County’s District 3.Lovlien received 15,004 votes compared to Doherty’s 13,117. He has held the commissioner seat...


Democrat David Croft narrowly wins re-election as Merrimack County Sheriff

11-06-2024 2:44 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Democrat David Croft narrowly won re-election as Merrimack County Sheriff, fending off a challenge from Republican Frank Cassidy in a race that pitted former coworkers against each other.Croft, who will serve a third two-year term, captured 52%...


Karen Liot Hill elected to New Hampshire’s executive council, poised to be the only Democrat

11-06-2024 9:57 AM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire’s Executive Council is likely to once again have only one Democrat, with Karen Liot Hill securing victory in District 2 on Wednesday morning.Hill, from Lebanon, a long-time city councilor, received 57% of the vote, beating Republican Kim...


Trump wins White House in political comeback

11-06-2024 5:54 AM

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted...


U.S. House: Goodlander wins New Hampshire’s 2nd District seat

11-05-2024 11:18 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Maggie Goodlander’s Washington D.C. resume was long from the beginning. She’d worked in the Department of Justice, clerked for the United States Supreme Court and served as an intelligence officer in the Naval Reserve. Now, she has added U.S. Congress...


Trump and Harris await results with battleground polls closing

11-05-2024 11:16 PM

Associated Press and Monitor staff reports

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states, respectively, as a divided America made its decision in a stark choice for the nation’s future Tuesday.Polls closed in...


Live election results for State House and Merrimack County races in the Concord area

11-05-2024 8:06 PM

Here are more live election results for state Senate, state House of Representatives, Executive Council, House and Merrimack County races. This chart has the most detailed ballot results from the area tonight.Click on the different races you want at...


Full election results for top state races and Concord school board, ballot questions

11-05-2024 7:53 PM

Election results from multiple communities throughout the Concord area are coming in from local polling places. We will update these charts live throughout the night. 


State tells officials to ignore letter claiming election procedures are illegal

11-05-2024 4:22 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

Some elected officials have received letters claiming that they were violating the New Hampshire Constitution by following the state’s procedure for elections, prompting the Secretary of State to tell officials to ignore the letter and proceed as...


‘It’s an honor and a privilege to vote’: Senior citizens reflect on the electoral process

11-05-2024 2:54 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As the van pulled away from Peabody Place and headed to the polls at Franklin High School, the senior citizens aboard reminisced about prior elections and what voting means to them.“We used to have booths with curtains and machines that had little...


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