Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate race to become first out gay senator
Pappas focused campaign against Republican John Sununu on serving as a bulwark against Trump administration
TL;DR
- Chris Pappas won the New Hampshire US Senate race, defeating John Sununu.
- Pappas will be the first openly gay man to serve in the US Senate.
- His campaign focused on opposing the Trump administration and its policies.
- Pappas pledged to fight for reproductive freedom and against data centers and ICE detention facilities.
- He criticized the significant financial investment from Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and corporate interests into the opposition.
- John Sununu, who represented New Hampshire in the Senate before, pitched himself as independent-minded and distanced himself from Trump.