Two candidates — Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Maura Sullivan, an Obama-era official — remained locked in a Democratic primary race early Wednesday morning in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District.

The contested race remains too close to call as both Shaheen and Sullivan, the two frontrunners, vie for a chance to keep the district under Democratic control as its incumbent, Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., pursues higher office.

Pappas, who has represented the district since 2019, announced a bid for the U.S. Senate last year.

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\"I’m honored that the people of New Hampshire have entrusted me to fight for them; I’m proud of what we have accomplished together and I’m going to continue this fight in the U.S. Senate,\" Pappas said in apress release.

Incumbents often present their party’s best chance to win incompetitive districts. Pappas last won reelection in a 54.0% to 45.9% victory over Republican challenger Russell Prescott, a local legislator.

The race attracted a crowd ofDemocratic challengershoping to fill the open seat. In addition to Sullivan and Shaheen, eight contenders jumped into the race for the open seat, including Carleigh Beriont, a state legislator. Beriont ended the night almost ten points behind Shaheen and Sullivan but still managed to capture roughly 20% of the vote.

Although Sullivan raised more financial support, it was Shaheen who led the race for much of the night, closing out Tuesday evening with a roughly 2% lead.

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Sullivan accumulated $3.6 million in campaign contributions, outstripping Shaheen’s $2.4 million, according to records fromthe FEC.

But Shaheen also enjoyed the backing of her mother, who endorsed her last year.

\"I’m so proud that Stefany is answering the call to serve the district she was born and raised in, where she has started a business, worked on the Portsmouth City Council and advocated for affordable health care and clean water,\" Sen. Jeanne Shaheen saidin a statement.

\"She’s working hard to earn voters’ support in her own right and on her own merits — and I couldn’t be prouder to support her candidacy.\"

Shaheen emphasized priorities like Medicare for All, expanding tax breaks for first-time homebuyers and overhauling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Sullivan, for her own part, pitched herself as an experienced veteran. On her campaign website, she highlighted her military service in the Marines, her work with the Obama administration in 2014 as an assistant secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and her leadership as a private sector health technology executive.

\"I joined the Obama administration. I was proud to work on matters of national security, healthcare and reform to help fellow military families like mine,\" Sullivan said in a campaign video.

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Sullivan’s platform includes cracking down on what she described as price gouging, bolstering the VA, opposing Trump’s tariffs and increasing federal investments in housing development.

In remarks late on Tuesday, Sullivan told her supporters the campaign was far from over.

\"I feel incredibly proud of the campaign that we ran — which is far from over, by the way. There are still a lot of results to come in,\"Sullivan said.

Upon securing the nomination, either Shaheen or Sullivan will advance to thegeneral electionon Nov. 3.

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President Donald Trumpscored a key victory in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, with his chosen candidate winning the GOP primary for one of the state's two battleground congressional districts.

Businessman Anthony DiLorenzo defeated Novel Iron Works owner Hollie Noveletsky and state Rep. Brian Cole to clinchthe Republican nominationfor the Granite State's 1st U.S. House district.

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The race has been contentious on both sides of the aisle for the open seat, which is currently occupied by Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., who is running for the U.S. Senate.

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As a result of his U.S. Senate run, Pappas is leaving the House, opening a moderately blue seat that the nonpartisan Cook Partisan Voting Index rates D+2. That means it does lean in favor of Democrats, but the right Republican candidate could sweep come November.

New Hampshire only has two congressional districts, with the 1st being the smaller of the two geographically. It includes part of southern New Hampshire, including Manchester, the state's most populous city. New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District is notably a seat that former White House Press SecretaryKaroline Leavittran for in 2022. Pappas defeated her by just under 10%.

The three candidates running for the GOP nomination in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District largely overlapped on most issues during their debates. But the most recent face-off, hosted by local station WMUR earlier this month, saw DiLorenzo become a target over his stance on illegal immigration.

Noveletsky and Cole both seized on DiLorenzo's comments on \"The Granite Discourse\" podcast in which he suggested that deporting illegal immigrants should focus on felons and violent criminals over those who did not commit crimes since getting to the U.S., according to NHJournal.

\"Unlike Anthony, who is on record on Granite Discourse saying that if somebody came here illegally and was working that they should have a path, I disagree,\" Noveletsky said during the debate.

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DiLorenzo said he supported deporting people who came to the U.S. illegally and added, \"I would start with the dangerous people, the criminals, the drug dealers, the human traffickers. The law is clear, and I support law enforcement and the enforcement of our laws.\"

Trump endorsed DiLorenzo in July, writing on Truth Social, \"As a very successful Businessman and Entrepreneur, Anthony understands the America First Policies required to Create GREAT Jobs, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., and Champion our Nation’s Golden Age.\"

DiLorenzo was also endorsed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn.

Noveletsky, meanwhile, was endorsed by a slew of New Hampshire state officials as well as House Rules Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., according to her campaign website.

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Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, won aDemocratic primaryearly Wednesday morning in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District — a high-profile race that’s attracted a crowd of Democratic candidates.

Her victory tees up a critical race Democrats need in order to win control of theHouse of Representativesas the district’s incumbent, Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., pursues higher office.

Pappas, who has represented the district since 2019, announced a bid for the U.S. Senate last year.

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Incumbents often present their party’s best chance to win in competitive districts. Pappas last won reelection in a 54.0% to 45.9% victory over Republican challenger Russell Prescott, a local legislator.

The race attracted a crowd of Democratic challengers hoping to fill the empty seat.

In addition to Shaheen, eight contenders jumped into the race, including Maura Sullivan, a Marine veteran and an Obama-era official. The field also included Carleigh Beriont, a union organizer and progressive, and Christian Urrutia, an Army National Guard officer and international law attorney. Urrutia would eventually later drop out and endorse Shaheen who quickly became a frontrunner.

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Sen. Shaheen, whoannounced her retirement last March, endorsed her daughter.

\"She’s working hard to earn voters’ support in her own right and on her own merits — and I couldn’t be prouder to support her candidacy.\"

Shaheen emphasized priorities likeMedicare for All, expanding tax breaks for first-time homebuyers and overhauling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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Sullivan, for her own part, pitched herself as an experienced veteran. On her campaign website, she highlighted her military service in the Marines, her work with theObama administrationin 2014 as an assistant secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and her leadership as a private sector health technology executive.

\"I joined theObama administration. I was proud to work on matters of national security, healthcare and reform to help fellow military families like mine,\" Sullivan said in a campaign video.

Sullivan’s platform includes cracking down on what she described as price gouging, bolstering the VA, opposing Trump’s tariffs and increasing federal investments in housing development.

Having cleared the primary, Shaheen will advance to the general election on Nov. 3.

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New Hampshire 1st District Primaries Set Shaheen Against DiLorenzo

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