Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 9
Kelly Ayotte Wins New Hampshire GOP Primary, Setting Up 2-Year Term Fight With Cinde Warmington
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 9

Kelly Ayotte Wins New Hampshire GOP Primary, Setting Up 2-Year Term Fight With Cinde Warmington

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 9

Summary

  • Kelly Ayotte easily beat Shaun Fife and Bob Wayne McClory in Tuesday's Republican primary, advancing to a general election matchup with Democrat Cinde Warmington for New Hampshire governor.
  • Warmington, a former two-term Executive Council member, ran unopposed and enters the race after losing the 2024 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
  • Ayotte is seeking a second two-year term after winning the governorship in 2024, when she kept the office in Republican hands following Chris Sununu's retirement.
  • The fall contest is likely to test Ayotte's first-term record on bail reform, school cellphone restrictions and budget cuts, while Warmington is already attacking her over ties to President Donald Trump.

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