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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

In the State Senate race to succeed Becky Whitley, a former teacher and police officer is facing off against a longtime former state representative and lawyer.Republican Pamela Ean came to New Hampshire nearly 30 years ago, and has served as a teacher...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With less than one week until Election Day, a new public opinion survey in swing state New Hampshire indicates Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris with a single-digit lead over former President Donald Trump, the Republican...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two experienced public officials will compete for a seat on the Executive Council on Nov. 5.The incumbent, Republican Dave Wheeler, will face Melanie Levesque, a former Democratic state senator who’s challenging him in the council’s fifth district,...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Republican incumbent Senator Ruth Ward and Democratic challenger David Trumble are clashing over the future of public education funding and the state’s response to climate change.Both issues have taken center stage in the race state for Senate...

By DAVID BROOKS

Among other things, the Nov. 5 election will put New Hampshire judges in the middle of a long debate about how to deal with older workers: whether it’s best to keep them for their experience or ease them out to make room for new blood.A proposed...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

David Scanlan has served as New Hampshire secretary of state since January 2022. In that job he oversees all aspects of state elections. He served as deputy secretary of state for 20 years before assuming his latest role.Q: What is your role as...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Emmett Soldati figures his first question about the seat he's running for is the same as most voters. “What is the Executive Council?” Five years ago, then-councilor Andru Volinsky walked into Teatotaller Cafe in Dover, where Soldati is the owner, and...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Local election results in Concord on Nov. 5 will include tallies for a pair of amendments to the school district’s charter that would give the public more say over major decisions involving school building moves and property sales.While those...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Jim O’Connell and John Stephen have spent weeks crisscrossing the eastern part of the state door knocking, talking to people on the streets and attending events to inform them about the duties of the Executive Council and what’s at stake in this...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Five out of six school board candidates pledged to respect a majority vote on the ballot referendums that will face Concord voters on Nov. 5 – even if the measures fail to reach the 60% threshold to amend the school district’s charter.The votes, which...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Arlyss Martin, a 26-year-old Manchester resident, already knows she’ll be voting for Joyce Craig on Nov. 5 in the race for governor.“She has a lot more views that I align with,” Martin said. In particular, she said she likes Craig’s support of...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

In a race for a seat on New Hampshire’s Executive Council, both Democrat Karen Liot Hill and Republican Kim Strathdee have found common ground on a key issue – funding for Planned Parenthood.Living without health insurance years ago, Strathdee found a...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

President Joe Biden saying in Concord “we’ve got to lock him up” in reference to his former political rival sent shockwaves through the race for the White House.Speaking at a political gathering of supporters at the New Hampshire Democratic Party...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Danielle Feole knew the drill taking her son Joey, 6, to see President Joe Biden.The wait to hear the president would be long, so she packed an iPad and Grey, the stuffed animal wolf that’s attached to her son’s hip.The afternoon in Concord would be...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lily Tang Williams condemned Vladimir Putin’s siege against Ukraine – but, she says the U.S. has given enough aid.“We thought, ‘Hey, with our help, maybe the war will end pretty fast,’” said Williams, the Republican nominee for New Hampshire’s second...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte outraised her Democratic opponent, Joyce Craig, by nearly $7 million since each won their party primaries on Sept. 10 – largely thanks to Live Free PAC, a political action committee funded by the...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

For three years, Frank Cassidy worked under Merrimack County Sheriff David Croft, but he resigned in 2023 after alleging that Croft fostered a “hostile work environment,” according to his resignation letter, which was shared with the Monitor.Now...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Beyond having the same first name and both living in Pembroke, the two candidates for District 3’s County Commissioner seat share the common goal of wanting to give back to their community.David Doherty, a Democrat, worked for several decades as a...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After the results of her primary election came in, Maggie Goodlander waded through a sea of supporters, hugged her family members and took the stage, describing it as an “out of body” experience.Yet the location was anything but foreign.That very...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Joyce Craig’s tenure as Manchester mayor remains a central focus of the race for governor as the Democratic nominee drew on her experience in executive office while her Republican opponent, Kelly Ayotte, continued to attack her leadership record...