Republican former Sen. Kelly Ayotte will win the New Hampshire governor’s race, CNN projects, completing a political comeback eight years after she lost her Senate seat. Ayotte defeated Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig in the race to ...

Ayotte or Craig will replace Republican Chris Sununu, who announced last year that he would not be seeking reelection. Sununu has been in office since 2016, serving four two-year terms. Before announcing he would not seek reelection, Sununu considered becoming a candidate for president, but he eventually decided not to run.

Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was elected governor of New Hampshire on Tuesday, defeating Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig to keep the office under Republican control for another two years.

Ms. Ayotte entered the race with greater name recognition than the Democrat, Joyce Craig, and was seen as a natural successor to Gov. Chris Sununu, a moderate Republican.

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte has won the New Hampshire governor’s race over former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig.

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Republican Kelly Ayotte won the New Hampshire governor's race on Tuesday, The Associated Press projected, defeating Democrat Joyce Craig in one of the nation's only closely fought gubernatorial contests. Ayotte, a former U.S. senator ...

Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte is poised to become the next governor of New Hampshire. With about 56% of the vote tallied, the Associated Press projected Ayotte's victory as she held a lead of 51.7% over her opponent, former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig who had 46.2%. Craig called Ayotte to concede just before 10 p.m.

Republican Kelly Ayotte defeated Democrat Joyce Craig in the closely watched New Hampshire governor’s race. Ayotte, a former state senator, and Craig, the former mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, were vying to fill the open seat left vacant by outgoing Gov.

Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) is projected to win the New Hampshire gubernatorial race, keeping the office in Republican hands, according to Decision Desk HQ. Ayotte was generally seen as the front-runner throughout the general election campaign to replace popular retiring Gov.

Republican Kelly Ayotte wins the race for governor in New Hampshire over Democrat Joyce Craig in what was described as the most competitive race for governor in the country this year.

New Hampshire voters select their next governor on Tuesday, choosing between Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Joyce Craig.