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Even though President-elect Donald Trump did not win New Hampshire, he appears to have had an effect down the ballot, helping other Republicans to wins. The New Hampshire House has been closely divided, and Democrats thought they had a chance to build a majority, but their efforts ran into a wall of pro-Trump enthusiasm. The Democratic Party undertook a coordinated campaign in New Hampshire, meaning that all 17 offices and more than 100 staffers funded by the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris were working for the entire ticket.
Usually, that makes a difference, but Republicans took advantage of Trump's unique ability to inspire his supporters, added to the electoral fuel of the cost-of-living hardship that weighed down the incumbent administration. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play << Republicans are set to add to their House majority with 222 seats. They will also add to their majority in the Senate, where they picked up two seats for a total of 16.
One of the seats that flipped was Senate District 11. Incumbent Democrat Shannon Chandley lost to Republican challenger Tim McGough. A lot of the issues in the swing district were the same as in the race for governor.
McGough stayed focused on cost-of-living issues, and that paid off for him. A big surprise was the defeat of Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy, who lost to former state Rep. Victoria Sullivan.
Soucy, along with retiring Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, was one of the most moderate Democrats in the Senate. They will now choose a new leader from a caucus that's more left-leaning than it was before.
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