New Hampshire's governor's race pits ex-Sen. Kelly Ayotte against ex-Mayor Joyce Craig

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In one of the nation’s most competitive gubernatorial races, New Hampshire voters are choosing between one candidate trying to jump from local to statewide office and another seeking to bring federal experience to the Statehouse. Democratic former Manchester...

New Hampshire candidates for governor question and criticize each other in final debate

Republican Kelly Ayotte’s support for former President Donald Trump was a flash point Wednesday in her final debate with Democrat Joyce Craig in the race to become New Hampshire’s next governor. As a U.S. senator in 2016, Ayotte initially said she supported Trump as the GOP...

With 2 women running, the New Hampshire governor's race is both close and personal

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — One of the nation's most competitive gubernatorial races has also become intensely personal. None of the nation’s 12 female governors are up for reelection, but five women are running as major party gubernatorial nominees in four states. Two of them are in...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Hampshire on Election Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire has backed Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections, though it has been a battleground state in many of those years due to the tight margins of victory. Republican former President Donald Trump, who faces Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris...

In online debate, New Hampshire candidates for governor tell voters to reject each others' promises

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Joyce Craig urged voters Tuesday to reject each others’ campaign promises about legislation they’d veto if elected New Hampshire’s next governor. Ayotte, a former U.S. senator and state attorney general, and Craig, a...

Former US Sen. Ayotte to face former Manchester Mayor Craig in New Hampshire governor's race

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire will elect a female governor for the third time in November after former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig won their respective primaries Tuesday. The governor's office is an open seat for the first time since 2016...

Kelly Ayotte wins Republican nomination for governor in New Hampshire primary election

New Hampshire Democratic candidates for governor target Republican Kelly Ayotte in final debate

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Kelly Ayotte wasn’t on the debate stage Friday, but New Hampshire’s Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls mentioned her by name at least a dozen times. Though six Republicans are seeking the GOP nomination in Tuesday’s primary, Ayotte has led in...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Hampshire's state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is among the smallest states in the country, but its state primaries on Tuesday have enough intrigue to fill a much larger state. The New England state has an independent streak that makes it hard to categorize as red or blue. While it has voted for...

New Hampshire GOP gubernatorial hopefuls debate a week ahead of primary

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A question about reducing anger and division in politics sparked one of the harshest exchanges of the night Tuesday when candidates seeking the Republican nomination for governor met for a debate. Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former state Senate president...