Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte, who faces Democrat Joyce Craig in the November 2024 election, shakes hands with administrators during a visit to a local concrete coating business, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Joyce Craig, Democratic candidate for governor, talks with sawmill manager Joey St. Onge during a visit to the Milan Lumber mill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Milan, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Joyce Craig, Democratic candidate for governor, listens to workers during a visit to the Milan Lumber mill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Milan, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte, who faces Democrat Joyce Craig in the November 2024 election, listens to employees during a visit to a local concrete coating business, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Joyce Craig, Democratic candidate for governor, talks with Mark Brady, administrator of Coos County, left, and Paul Grenier, former mayor of Berlin, N.H., during a visit to the Milan Lumber mill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Milan, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte, who faces Democrat Joyce Craig in the November 2024 election, answers a question during a visit to a local concrete coating business, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)