Pappas wins NH Democratic Senate primary

The battleground New Hampshire Senate race is set between Republican former Sen. John Sununu and Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas, NBC News projects, after both prevailed in their primaries Tuesday night.

Consensus

Chris Pappas won the Democratic Senate nomination in New Hampshire.
Karishma Manzur ran as a first-time candidate and member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
The general election will be between Chris Pappas and Republican John Sununu.
The race is considered a key battleground for control of the Senate in the midterms.
Jeanne Shaheen, the retiring Democratic Senator, is the first woman elected both governor and senator in U.S. history.
Pappas has been a U.S. Representative since 2018.
John Sununu previously served as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from 2003 to 2008.
Sununu lost his re-election bid in 2008 to Jeanne Shaheen.

Points of divergence

Pappas defeated Manzur in a decisive victory, with Manzur having seen a surge in support in recent weeks. — foxnews
Pappas led 62% to 36% in the primary with about one-fifth of the vote counted, but may fall short of the support his campaign claimed in internal polling. — nbcnews
Manzur argued that Pappas is a 'genocide enabler' due to his support from AIPAC and his stance on Israel. — foxnews
Pappas launched an attack ad against Sununu in mid-August, accusing him of corporate corruption and profiting from the pharmaceutical industry. — nbcnews
One Nation, a GOP-aligned nonprofit, ran an ad accusing Pappas of giving tax breaks to New Yorkers with million-dollar homes. — nbcnews
Pappas stated in an interview that Israel is a historic ally of the United States and the only democracy in the region. — foxnews
Trump endorsed Sununu in the Republican primary, who received 70% support compared to Scott Brown’s 25% with a sixth of the vote counted. — nbcnews

Pappas wins NH Democratic Senate primary

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