New Hampshire voters pick nominees as Sen. Shaheen's exit sparks a scramble for key seats
Sununu won the Republican primary and will face Chris Pappas for New Hampshire’s open Senate seat.

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- Source type — The article is AP reporting, a major wire service with a strong record of original reporting.
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The article reports primary outcomes, campaign statements and voter perspectives, with named candidates and clear election context. It offers limited independent verification or broader policy analysis, and many claims are campaign rhetoric attributed to the candidates.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes both Senate candidates' criticisms of one another and some voter perspective. However, the campaign claims receive limited independent scrutiny, and coverage across the many races is necessarily uneven.
- Counterarguments presented — Both Senate candidates are quoted criticizing the other, but their claims are not substantially tested.
- Source diversity — Candidate statements and one voter's comments provide some variety, though independent expert or documentary sources are limited.
- Omitted context — The article gives limited detail on the candidates' policy records or the basis for their accusations.
- Loaded language — Charged language appears in attributed campaign remarks rather than in the article's narration.
The article uses straightforward election reporting and attributes competing campaign criticisms to the candidates who made them. Its neutral presentation does not establish a discernible partisan lean.
- Language tone — The narration is mostly factual and uses no sustained partisan or loaded language.
- Framing — The article presents the primary results and describes the Senate race's political stakes without endorsing a side.
- Source selection — It includes statements from both Senate candidates and comments from a voter.
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Republican John Sununu and Democrat Chris Pappas won their New Hampshire Senate primaries, setting up a contest that could help determine control of the Senate. Voters also chose nominees in several competitive House races.
Sununu and Pappas will compete for the open Senate seat after Sen. Jeanne Shaheen decided not to seek reelection. Pappas is leaving his House seat after four terms. The article says the New Hampshire race is among those that could determine control of the Senate.
Pappas criticized Sununu’s support for President Donald Trump and his policies; Sununu called Pappas ineffective, partisan and out of touch. In House races, Democrat Stefany Shaheen and Republican Anthony DiLorenzo won their respective primaries for the 1st District, while Maggie Goodlander and Lily Tang Williams will face off in the 2nd District.
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SWIPE →Democratic Senate nominee in the New Hampshire general election
Pappas's version of this story ↗Republican primary candidate for the 1st Congressional District
Republican Senate primary candidate defeated by Sununu
Democratic Senate primary candidate defeated by Chris Pappas
President who endorsed Sununu and was criticized by Pappas and Stefany Shaheen
Democratic nominee for the 1st Congressional District
Democratic primary challenger to Maggie Goodlander
Republican nominee for the 1st Congressional District
Democratic incumbent in the 2nd Congressional District race
Senator whose decision not to seek reelection opened the Senate seat
Democratic primary candidate for the 1st Congressional District
Republican nominee for the 2nd Congressional District
Part of a bigger story
9 OUTLETSJohn Sununu won New Hampshire’s Republican Senate primary, and Democrat Chris Pappas won the Democratic primary for the open Senate seat. They will face each other in the general election. Center outlets mostly present the results as the start of a competitive Senate race with implications for control of the chamber. Some also cover House races, while another article focuses on Democrats’ concerns about the general-election contest and campaign spending.
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