Gov. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, has unseated Senator Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire. Republicans hold the Senate majority, 51-48.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 6:30 PM EST
New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, has unseated Senator Kelly Ayotte, a Republican, in one of the most competitive and closely watched races of this election cycle. The race was called Wednesday afternoon.
The race cost about $120 million, an extraordinary sum for such a small state.
The main challenge for both was to keep their bases happy while appealing to the state’s large number of independents. This forced both candidates to emphasize bipartisanship and to try to keep politics out of major issues, like the state’s crushing opioid epidemic.
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