Don Bolduc wins New Hampshire’s GOP Senate primary, NBC News projects
The GOP race boils down to Don Bolduc, an anti-establishment candidate leading in the polls, and state Senate President Chuck Morse, who's been endorsed by Gov. Chris Sununu.
Don Bolduc, a self-styled political outsider, has won New Hampshire’s Republican U.S. Senate nomination, NBC News projects, overcoming a push by the GOP establishment to elevate state Senate President Chuck Morse.
Bolduc will face Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, who was renominated easily Tuesday, in what’s expected to be one of the fall’s marquee matchups.
With less than two months until the general election, Hassan starts with a commanding cash advantage. She reported $7.3 million on hand at the end of August, according to campaign finance reports. Bolduc reported $84,000.
The primary — the last major contest before November’s midterm elections — had become a national battleground, with outside money from both parties flowing into a state that could determine partisan control of the Senate.
Although there were other candidates, the GOP battle boiled down to a clash between insider and outsider. Morse, a longtime state legislator, had an endorsement from Gov. Chris Sununu and more than $4 million in air cover from a group with ties to establishment Republicans in Washington, D.C.
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