Nationwide, election results have trickled in since the polls closed on Election Day. Here’s what we know about the New Hampshire races — and what’s still too early to call.
Harris wins New Hampshire; Trump wins national race
Vice President Kamala Harris has won New Hampshire’s four electoral votes by 51%, with 383,369 votes, to former President Donald Trump’s 360,031 votes — with 89% of votes reported as of publication. The Associated Press called New Hampshire for Harris at 1:16 a.m. on Nov. 6.
Nationally, Trump won the presidency with 277 electoral points to Harris’s 224, according to the Associated Press. Five states — totaling 37 electoral votes — have yet to be called as of publication: Alaska, Arizona, Maine, Michigan and Nevada.
U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional District: Goodlander beats Tang Williams
Democrat Maggie Goodlander won the race to replace retiring Rep. Annie Kuster ’78, beating Republican opponent Lily Tang Williams. According to the Associated Press, Goodlander won by a margin of 6.5 points with 92% of ballots counted — a vote total of 194,075 to 170,383 at time of publication.
Tang Williams conceded to Goodlander in an interview with WMUR on election night.
“When you look at the numbers, it’s just not going to put us in the finish line,” Tang Williams said. “When it’s time to move on, to congratulate your opponent who won the victory, I think that’s [the] right thing to do.”
New Hampshire Governor: Ayotte beats Craig
Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., will head to the governor’s mansion in January, beating Democrat and former Manchester, N.H., mayor Joyce Craig with 53.3% of the vote to Craig’s 44.7%. Ayotte earned 394,602 votes, while Craig earned 330,764 votes with 91% of votes counted. Ayotte will succeed Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who declined to run for a fifth term.
Craig conceded the race to Ayotte on election night in a speech in Manchester, N.H.
“Earlier tonight, I called Kelly Ayotte and congratulated her on her victory,” Craig said.
New Hampshire Executive Council, 2nd District: Liot Hill beats Strathdee
Democrat Karen Liot Hill ’00 beat Republican Kim Strathdee with 57% of the vote to Strathdee’s 43%. Current returns give Liot Hill 83,130 votes, and Strathdee 62,250 votes. Liot Hill will replace Democratic Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington.
The current New Hampshire Executive Council is held by a 4-1 Republican majority.
New Hampshire state Senate, 5th District: Prentiss beats McIntyre
Democratic incumbent Suzanne Prentiss beat Republican challenger John McIntyre with 67% of the vote. Current returns show Prentiss with 20,391 votes and McIntyre with 10,064 votes.
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton County’s 12th District: All candidates win
Incumbent Mary Hakken-Phillips, government professor and incumbent Russell Muirhead, Institute of Writing and Rhetoric lecturer Ellen Rockmore and activist Terry Spahr won the four seats representing Hanover and Lyme in New Hampshire’s House of Representatives. With no Republicans on the ballot, all four were expected to win after winning September’s Democratic primary.
Ballot measure to set new mandatory retirement ages for state judges and county sheriffs not called yet
This year, the New Hampshire ballot featured a ballot measure on the mandatory retirement age for state judges and county sheriffs. Currently, the mandatory retirement age for state judges is 70 years old.
If approved by two-thirds of voters and adopted by the governor, the constitutional amendment — proposed by the state legislature — will change the mandatory retirement age for state judges to 75 years old and set a mandatory retirement age for county sheriffs at 70 years old. The measure has not been called at time of publication, with 84% of votes reported.
