WASHINGTON — New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan received re-election Tuesday, NBC Information tasks, defeating Republican Don Bolduc and retaining a crucial seat in Democratic palms.
Whereas the race attracted much less consideration than some others, Hassan received her Senate seat six years in the past in one of many closest races within the nation, and Democrats had grown more and more nervous in current weeks as Bolduc appeared to achieve energy in polls.
Bolduc, a retired Military brigadier normal backed by former President Donald Trump within the waning days of the marketing campaign, has superior false conspiracy theories about Covid-19 vaccines and the 2020 presidential election. After profitable the nomination, nevertheless, he waffled on 2020, saying the election had not been stolen.
He usually feuded with fellow Republicans, together with his state’s standard Gov. Chris Sununu, whom he referred to as a “Chinese language Communist sympathizer.” Sununu backed a unique candidate within the GOP main, calling Bolduc a “conspiracy-theory extremist.”
A number of nationwide Republican teams deserted Bolduc, assuming he couldn’t win — it didn’t assist that he criticized Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell — however a late surge in polling led some nationwide teams to step in and assist.
Hassan, a former governor looking for her second time period within the Senate, vastly outraised Bolduc, an inexperienced candidate and self-described “political outsider.” As of Oct. 19, he had spent simply over $900,000, whereas Hassan spent greater than $31 million, based on marketing campaign finance experiences.
Democrats truly helped the underfunded candidate win the GOP nomination after they spent greater than $3 million criticizing his essential opponent as a yes-man for McConnell, who’s disliked by many Trump allies. Democrats meddled within the main as a result of they thought Bolduc can be simpler to defeat within the normal election.
