The GOP swept the elections in the Granite State, with both Congressional Districts reverting to the GOP, the lone GOP Senate seat remaining in Republican hands, and major swings in the New Hampshire House and Senate. The New Hampshire Senate, presently majority Democrat, reverts to Republican control, with 21 19 of 24 Senate seats going to Republicans, an almost unheard of shift. It's a similar story in the New Hampshire House, with a wide majority of the 400 House seats going to the GOP. UPDATE: 298 of the 400 seats in the New Hampshire House are now held by Republicans!
In the governor's race, Democrat incumbent John Lynch survived a challenge by former NH HHS director John Stephen. But all 5 seats of the Executive Council (one of those weird New Hampshire things) falls to the GOP. Between the shifts in the Senate, House, and Executive Council, New Hampshire may now be able to undo much of the damage done during the reign of the Democrat majority legislature.
With two of three Congressional offices, the state Senate, House, and Executive Council now firmly in the hands of cheapskate Republicans, New Hampshire can no longer be called a Blue State, something that never really sat well with most Granite Staters.
In the governor's race, Democrat incumbent John Lynch survived a challenge by former NH HHS director John Stephen. But all 5 seats of the Executive Council (one of those weird New Hampshire things) falls to the GOP. Between the shifts in the Senate, House, and Executive Council, New Hampshire may now be able to undo much of the damage done during the reign of the Democrat majority legislature.
With two of three Congressional offices, the state Senate, House, and Executive Council now firmly in the hands of cheapskate Republicans, New Hampshire can no longer be called a Blue State, something that never really sat well with most Granite Staters.
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