Stefany Shaheen wins race for NH's 1st Congressional District

Democrat Stefany Shaheen defeated Republican Anthony DiLorenzo in the race for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.

Shaheen, 52, previously served on the Portsmouth City Council and the city’s police commission. She also spent several years as a consultant for the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, a federally funded research project championed by her mother, retiring U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

Leading up to the general election, DiLorenzo and Shaheen sparred frequently over who was …