Sununu on Tuesday won the GOP Senate nomination in swing state New Hampshire, in a race that may determine if Republicans keep control of the chamber in the midterm elections. Sununu defeated former Sen. Scott Brown, the reports, in the showdown to succeed retiring longtime Democratic Sen.
Jeanne Shaheen, the first woman in the nation's history elected governor and senator. Republicans haven't won a Senate election in New Hampshire in 16 years, but they view the open Democrat-held seat as a top flip opportunity in the fight to hold their slim majority in the midterms. Sununu will now face off in the general election against either four-term Rep.
Chris Pappas or socialist candidate and scientist Karishma Manzur, who are battling for the Democratic nomination. THESE 12 MIDTERM RACES WILL DECIDE WHICH PARTY CONTROLS THE SENATE Sununu, the son of former Gov. Sununu and older brother to former Gov.
Chris Sununu, is a former congressman and senator who is aiming to return to the Senate. President Donald Trump in February endorsed Sununu, a longtime GOP Trump critic, over Brown, one of Trump's first-term ambassadors. Sununu was also backed by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Brown charged in a Fox News Digital interview that Sununu's "got 70 endorsements on his website, but he doesn't have the president’s. He's embarrassed by it." "I've had the MAGA base and a lot of those so-called traditional Republicans for almost over a year," Brown highlighted. "Johnny came lately, and he's here, and now he thinks everyone's going to just vote for him.
You got to go earn it." DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB Brown claimed that Sununu is "beholden" to Trump, Thune, the Senate leadership, and outside groups. "He owes them everything. He doesn't work for the people of New Hampshire," Brown charged.
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