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Hispanic voters make their voices heard at the polls around New Hampshire
11-06-2024 4:50 PM

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Juan Tejada, a second-generation Latino voter in Nashua, said his top issues were cost of living increases since the pandemic and housing, a hot topic for many in the Granite StateAs a result, he voted for Donald Trump.“I voted for Trump-Vance mostly...

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Ballot question to raise judges’ retirement age fails
11-08-2024 3:51 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Concord Rep. Connie Lane, a Democrat, doesn’t see a need to raise the mandatory retirement age for the state’s judges.“I just think having set terms, the way they are, had worked for a long time and I don’t see that it’s been broken,” Lane said. “Part...


With community support, newly naturalized citizens cast first votes
11-08-2024 3:25 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Nar Darjee didn’t know what to expect Tuesday.In one hand, she had a large white envelope with documents in plastic sleeves. She grabbed her passport too and a driver’s license and waited for her ride to the polls.Outside the City Wide Community...


A county divided: Post-election dispatches from red, blue, and purple towns
11-07-2024 5:29 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS, RACHEL WACHMAN, and SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Retired fisherman Billy Benincase doesn’t live in a political echo chamber – and he likes it that way.Andover, the tiny town 30 minutes from Concord that Benincase calls home, is a dying breed – a politically split community in an era of rapidly...


Why does New Hampshire favor Democratic candidates nationally but Republicans in the state?
11-07-2024 4:57 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Pembroke residents voted decisively in favor of Maggie Goodlander on Tuesday, where about 300 more people chose the Democrat to represent them in Congress over her Republican opponent, Lily Tang Williams. Vice President Kamala Harris almost pulled off...


‘He’s going to change that’: With a second Trump presidency, New Hampshire residents looking for a change
11-06-2024 4:53 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Jonathan Paquette wants to buy a house. But supporting his wife and six kids on one paycheck feels like he can hardly buy anything these days.He’s hoping a second Donald Trump presidency will change that.“We have had a bunch of Democrats that have had...


NH State House seeing red as congressional delegation remains blue
11-06-2024 3:56 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN and DAVID BROOKS

Republican majorities in the State House remain as red as ever, and in some cases, more so.In the 24-member state Senate, Republicans were poised to pick up two seats, elevating their majority to 16-8.Locally, Daniel Innis of Bradford fought off a...


Lovlien wins District 3 County Commissioner seat
11-06-2024 3:03 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Incumbent David Lovlien, a Republican, won the race against Democratic challenger David Doherty for County Commissioner of Merrimack County’s District 3.Lovlien received 15,004 votes compared to Doherty’s 13,117. He has held the commissioner seat...


Democrat David Croft narrowly wins re-election as Merrimack County Sheriff
11-06-2024 2:44 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Democrat David Croft narrowly won re-election as Merrimack County Sheriff, fending off a challenge from Republican Frank Cassidy in a race that pitted former coworkers against each other.Croft, who will serve a third two-year term, captured 52%...


Karen Liot Hill elected to New Hampshire’s executive council, poised to be the only Democrat
11-06-2024 9:57 AM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire’s Executive Council is likely to once again have only one Democrat, with Karen Liot Hill securing victory in District 2 on Wednesday morning.Hill, from Lebanon, a long-time city councilor, received 57% of the vote, beating Republican Kim...


U.S. House: Goodlander wins New Hampshire’s 2nd District seat
11-05-2024 11:18 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Maggie Goodlander’s Washington D.C. resume was long from the beginning. She’d worked in the Department of Justice, clerked for the United States Supreme Court and served as an intelligence officer in the Naval Reserve. Now, she has added U.S. Congress...


Trump and Harris await results with battleground polls closing
11-05-2024 11:16 PM

Associated Press and Monitor staff reports

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states, respectively, as a divided America made its decision in a stark choice for the nation’s future Tuesday.Polls closed in...


Kelly Ayotte wins NH governor’s race
11-05-2024 11:03 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY and SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Joyce Craig conceded defeat in the race for governor as Kelly Ayotte’s margin of victory continued to grow as election results rolled in Tuesday night.The race was called shortly after 10 p.m., with Ayotte receiving 52% and Craig receiving 46% in what...


Reardon cruises to state Senate victory in Concord, Bow, Hopkinton
11-05-2024 10:24 PM

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

In her decades of public service in Concord, Tara Reardon has held the titles of county commission chair, city councilor, school board member, state representative and commissioner of the department of Employment Securities. With a roughly 27...


Concord school charter amendments pass, catapulting future of middle school into uncertainty
11-05-2024 9:40 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A pair of amendments to the Concord School District’s charter decisively passed on Tuesday, throwing the future of Concord’s controversial middle school project into question.The votes could ultimately lead to the reversal of the school board’s...


Live election results for State House and Merrimack County races in the Concord area
11-05-2024 8:06 PM

Here are more live election results for state Senate, state House of Representatives, Executive Council, House and Merrimack County races. This chart has the most detailed ballot results from the area tonight.Click on the different races you want at...


Full election results for top state races and Concord school board, ballot questions
11-05-2024 7:53 PM

Election results from multiple communities throughout the Concord area are coming in from local polling places. We will update these charts live throughout the night. 


State tells officials to ignore letter claiming election procedures are illegal
11-05-2024 4:22 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

Some elected officials have received letters claiming that they were violating the New Hampshire Constitution by following the state’s procedure for elections, prompting the Secretary of State to tell officials to ignore the letter and proceed as...


Ballot-counting machines from a number of polling places, including Laconia, to be randomly audited
11-05-2024 1:40 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

The AccuVote machines in Laconia’s Ward 3 is among those in eight polling places that were randomly chosen to be audited following Tuesday’s election.Two places using the new VotingWords device, Moultonborough and Rochester Ward 2, will also be...


Election live blog – A first-time voter in Boscawen goes from undecided to supporting Trump
11-05-2024 9:41 AM

Monitor staffEditor’s note: This live blog will be updated throughout the day as more information comes in from local polls. Check back for updates.Over half of registered voters cast ballots by 2:30 p.m. in HopkintonBellamy Ridinger, 28, from...


Longtime voters reflect on previous elections and current election anxiety
11-04-2024 2:53 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Anne Baier remembers attending a New York campaign rally for John F. Kennedy when she was eight years old. Baier wore a button that said “If I were 21, I’d vote for Kennedy.” She recalled the awe she felt at seeing Kennedy come on stage and address...

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