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Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate race, avoiding Republican flip
<p>Pappas focused campaign against Republican John Sununu on serving as a bulwark against Trump administration</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/03/midterm-election-results-live-updates"><strong>US midterm elections – live updates</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/03/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races"><strong>Track live results from all 50 states</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>Chris Pappas, the four-term Democratic congressman, has won New Hampshire’s US Senate race, protecting the open seat from a Republican flip in a closely fought contest against John Sununu, the former senator.</p><p>Pappas, 46, is a centrist voice in the US House who has at times<a href="https://www.c-span.org/clip/campaign-2026/pappas-i-dont-regret-voting-for-the-laken-riley-act/5205740"> broken with his party </a>on major legislation. He focused his Senate campaign on serving as a bulwark against the Trump administration, which is unpopular in the Granite State. Pappas will be the first openly gay man to serve in the US Senate.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/new-hampshire-senate-chris-pappas-john-sununu">Continue reading...</a>
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