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Monitor staffEditor’s note: This live blog will be updated throughout the day as more information comes in from local polls. Check back for updates.Over half of registered voters cast ballots by 2:30 p.m. in HopkintonBellamy Ridinger, 28, from...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Anne Baier remembers attending a New York campaign rally for John F. Kennedy when she was eight years old. Baier wore a button that said “If I were 21, I’d vote for Kennedy.” She recalled the awe she felt at seeing Kennedy come on stage and address...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Wanda Clarkson finds JD Vance relatable. She appreciates his backstory – growing up in a household that struggled with poverty and drug use – and that he didn’t come from money, like some politicians.“He knows where we’re coming from,” Clarkson, a...

By DAVID BROOKS

As you prepare to vote Tuesday, here is some advice:I forgot where and when to vote.Polling places and times in the Greater Concord area are in the Monitor and on the Monitor website. For everybody else, there’s an online form from the Secretary of...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HANOVER — Former Vice President Mike Pence outlined his concerns for the Republican Party and the future of American democracy inside the Hanover Inn Thursday evening as about two dozen people gathered on the sidewalk outside to protest his record on...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Paula Whittaker’s feelings about Manchester depend on the specific section of the state’s largest city and the time of day. There are some areas, like the Western Side, that she avoids – especially when she has her daughter in tow – but she said she...

Don’t expect voting on Tuesday to be speedy: Officials are anticipating record turnout and probably a lot of people registering at the polls.Secretary of State David Scanlan on Thursday predicted a record number of 824,000 New Hampshire voters will...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A retired Navy commander who registered as a Democrat earlier this year is challenging a Republican businessman and marketing professor in a race that could determine control of the state Senate.Political newcomer Stu Green grew up in Andover and...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

While different in many of their views, Howard Pearl and Kelly Roberts find common ground in lowering property taxes for New Hampshire residents and wanting to serve their constituents to the best of their ability.“I firmly believe that New Hampshire...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The state’s Legislative Ethics Committee declined to determine whether or not a new conflict of interest law would require Senate candidate Tara Reardon to recuse herself from certain legislation if she is elected next month primarily because she is...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

In the State Senate race to succeed Becky Whitley, a former teacher and police officer is facing off against a longtime former state representative and lawyer.Republican Pamela Ean came to New Hampshire nearly 30 years ago, and has served as a teacher...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With less than one week until Election Day, a new public opinion survey in swing state New Hampshire indicates Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris with a single-digit lead over former President Donald Trump, the Republican...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two experienced public officials will compete for a seat on the Executive Council on Nov. 5.The incumbent, Republican Dave Wheeler, will face Melanie Levesque, a former Democratic state senator who’s challenging him in the council’s fifth district,...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Republican incumbent Senator Ruth Ward and Democratic challenger David Trumble are clashing over the future of public education funding and the state’s response to climate change.Both issues have taken center stage in the race state for Senate...

By DAVID BROOKS

The state’s top election official did his best Tuesday to ward off in advance any conspiracy theories about next week’s election, saying that claims about illegal voters or ballot tampering don’t resonate in New Hampshire because of in-person...

By DAVID BROOKS

Among other things, the Nov. 5 election will put New Hampshire judges in the middle of a long debate about how to deal with older workers: whether it’s best to keep them for their experience or ease them out to make room for new blood.A proposed...

Eleven years ago an amusing little controversy arose around New Hampshire elections: Whether the novel act of posting “selfies” online (this was 2013, remember) could legally be applied to pictures of your completed ballot inside the voting booth.The...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

David Scanlan has served as New Hampshire secretary of state since January 2022. In that job he oversees all aspects of state elections. He served as deputy secretary of state for 20 years before assuming his latest role.Q: What is your role as...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Emmett Soldati figures his first question about the seat he's running for is the same as most voters. “What is the Executive Council?” Five years ago, then-councilor Andru Volinsky walked into Teatotaller Cafe in Dover, where Soldati is the owner, and...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Local election results in Concord on Nov. 5 will include tallies for a pair of amendments to the school district’s charter that would give the public more say over major decisions involving school building moves and property sales.While those...