Blue wave crashes locally, statewide and across the nation

By: Rick Green

Outlets: Keene Sentinel

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 804

Last Updated: 4 days ago


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Democrats campaigning against the rising cost of living flipped the N.H. Legislature, the Executive Council and the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, sending a blue wave crashing across federal, state and local races.

Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who won a second term by narrowly defeating Democrat Cinde Warmington, will work next year with a N.H. House and Senate controlled by Democrats, based on returns the Associated Press reported Wednesday afternoon with almost all the vote counted.

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