Politics & Government
Republicans In Prime Shape To Expand Majority In New Hampshire Senate
Republicans seemed poised to expand their control of the state Senate as results continued to trickle in Wednesday afternoon.
Republicans seemed poised to expand their control of the state Senate as results continued to trickle in Wednesday afternoon.
As of 3:30 p.m., the Associated Press had called the races for 12 Republicans and 7 Democrats. Republicans led all but one of the five uncalled contests, in District 20, and maintained leads in two seats currently held by Democrats — Amherst Sen. Shannon Chandley in District 11 and six-term Manchester Sen. Donna Soucy in District 18 — where the Republican competitors had claimed victory by Wednesday morning.
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If those leads hold, and other races shape up as expected, Republicans could expand their current 14-10 control of the Senate to a veto-proof majority of 16-8.
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