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NH Daily News Recap

Friday Nov 6, 2026

Thursday Nov 5, 2026

Boston Globe

Ayotte wins reelection as N.H. governor

First openly gay male senator. First Black woman governor. First Muslim senator. The midterms brought a wave of historic firsts.

N.H. Democrats break GOP trifecta, flipping state House and Senate

N.H. man, 70, charged with assault after allegedly slapping Turning Point volunteer outside polling location

Concord Monitor

Sixteen Merrimack County school districts adopt school tax caps so far

With win, Ayotte’s job just got tougher

‘Caught in the wave’: New Hampshire makes dramatic swing towards Dems

Conway Daily Sun

Bench dedicated in memory of the late Stoney Morrell in Bartlett

Bucking Democratic blue wave, McConkey defeats Boudman

In Carroll County, delegation balance hangs on 1 vote

Local Democrats ride blue tsunami to victory

Wild River Fire expands to 1,000 acres

Eagle-Tribune

Dems sweep Congressional races, seize control of NH Legislature

Plaistow students focus of prevention event

Foster's Daily Democrat

Dover's Broadway bridge, known for stuck trucks, gets its own T-shirt

Kelly Ayotte won. So did NH Democrats. Now comes the hard part

InDepthNH

State appears to have its first-ever Executive Council occupied by all Democrats

Super Majority Puts Democrats in Control in NH

Turning Point: Charlie Kirk’s Movement Makes a Splash – to Little Effect

Keene Sentinel

Affordability loomed large in local blue wave

Blue wave crashes locally, statewide and across the nation

Cuts on the horizon for some school districts after tax cap passes

Democrats win big in Monadnock Region House races

Here is who won and lost in Cheshire County races

Here is who won and lost in local NH House races

Here is who won and lost in NH Senate races

These Monadnock Region school districts voted for a tax cap

Turning Point youth activists pour into NH to support Sununu

Laconia Daily Sun

Bordes remains in Statehouse, joined by newcomers Hayward, Hoffman, Riley

City resident charged after video emerges of assault at Ward 5 poll

Coker, Wheeler plan to use 'team' approach to represent Meredith in Statehouse

Lakes Region voters support Webber for NH Senate District 2

Republicans retain Belmont as Kevin Nugent elected new state rep

Nashua Telegraph

NH Dems ride blue wave on Election Night

NH Bulletin

After staggering legislative upset, Democrats and Republicans process a new reality in Concord

Democrats poised to take all five NH Executive Council seats after dramatic election night

Democrats won Congress. Now they have to figure out how to deal with Trump.

NHBR

NH office construction pipeline runs thin

NHPR

Democrats appear to sweep NH Executive Council, grab big majorities in Legislature

Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become the first Black speaker of the House

NH’s infrastructures get a C grade in report

Over 100 NH communities pass a school tax cap

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