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Federal Offices
One of the state's two U.S. Senate seats is up this year, with incumbent Judd Gregg not running. Republican Kelly Ayotte is facing Congressman Paul Hodes, a Democrat. Libertarian Ken Blevens and independent Chris Booth are also on the ballot. In the 2nd Congressional District, which covers Hillsborough County plus points west and north, Republican Charlie Bass faces Democrat Ann McLane Kuster. Libertarian Howard Wilson and independent Tim vanBlommesteyn are also running. In the 1st District, which covers southeast New Hampshire, incumbent Democrat Carol Shea-Porter faces Republican Frank Guinta. Independent Philip Hodson is also running.
The Telegraph has established an Online Voter Guide that readers in the area can use to find out information about all the candidates running. You can access that voter guide from this page by clicking the button below.
After the election, political losers deal with facing reality
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Sunday, November 7, 2010
Debora Pignatelli had to compose an e-mail message unlike any other she had written before. The Nashua resident sat down in the quiet of her …
Republicans savor next-day feeling
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
MANCHESTER -- U.S. Sen.-elect Kelly Ayotte of Nashua said she’s optimistic the Democratic-led U.S. Senate and President Barack Obama got the wake-up call that voters …
Blogger loses bid to cover Ayotte
By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
CONCORD – A blogger lost his request for an injunction in New Hampshire district federal court that would have allowed him, if not to cover …
Bass’ 2nd District comeback denies Kuster
By ALBERT McKEON and HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writers | Wednesday, November 3, 2010
CONCORD –Republican Charles Bass called it a comeback Tuesday, again winning the 2nd Congressional District seat after suffering defeat four years ago. In a close …
Likeable, lucky Nashuan builds case
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 3, 2010
CONCORD – Kelly Ayotte, of Nashua, became the first Republican woman elected to major office in state history Tuesday by offering an appealing blend of …
A big win for junior senator who has plans
By JAKE BERRY and DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writers | Wednesday, November 3, 2010
CONCORD – Kelly Ayotte’s supporters, who waited through the night to learn the results of September’s primary election, slept much easier Tuesday as the former …
Obama makes call, hoping NH voters make call for Dems
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 2, 2010
CONCORD – President Barack Obama tried on the eve of today’s election to infuse late momentum into Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Paul Hodes’ campaign and …
Pasta, extra helping of last-minute plugs whet GOP appetites
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASHUA – It would be easy to assume the pasta dinners symbolized the fiscal austerity that Republican candidates promise to bring to government. But a …
Both candidates boast tough stance on crime
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, October 29, 2010
As attorney general, Republican Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte, of Nashua, convinced a jury to impose what could become the first death penalty in 70 years …
Ayotte, Hodes vie for a Senate seat
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, October 29, 2010
MANCHESTER – Republican Kelly Ayotte, of Nashua, and Democrat Paul Hodes, of Concord, jointly endorsed a $60 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia but fought, …
Senate foes share anti-earmarks view, say it won’t hamper state
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, October 28, 2010
NASHUA – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Paul Hodes of Concord denied during back-to-back appearances here Wednesday that their absolute opposition to …
In debate, Bass, Kuster have last go face to face
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
MANCHESTER – Charles Bass and Ann McLane Kuster jumped on their last chance to directly challenge each other with only a week remaining before the …
1st District rivals’ fourth debate revisits themes, includes Pelosi
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Tuesday, October 26, 2010
MANCHESTER – Two congressional candidates entered the debate hall at Saint Anselm College on Monday night. But another representative, from nearly 2,000 miles away, took …
Kuster has VP’s backing
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Tuesday, October 26, 2010
NASHUA – Vice President Joe Biden visited a 1950s-style eatery Monday afternoon to stump for Democratic congressional candidate Ann McLane Kuster eight days before the …
US Senate race features candidates who are polar opposites in every way
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Sunday, October 24, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in a series of stories examining the candidates running for major office in the Nov. 2 general election. They are …
Jobs at forefront for candidates
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Saturday, October 23, 2010
The candidates seeking the 2nd Congressional District seat continued to focus on jobs Friday, but for different reasons. Ann McLane Kuster visited a Nashua business …
Blogger sues Ayotte, others over access
By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Friday, October 22, 2010
NASHUA – A blogger with a history of getting under the skin of conservative politicians has sued former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, the city and …
The Lobby Launches
Thursday, October 21, 2010
A new media outlet focusing exclusively on New Hampshire business and politics launched this week. The Lobby, a partnership between The Telegraph and New Hampshire …
Kuster questions Bass claim that 2 jobs created for 4 lost
By Albert McKeon Staff Writer | Thursday, October 21, 2010
Democratic congressional candidate Ann McLane Kuster challenged her Republican opponent Charles Bass on his remark that two new jobs are created for every job lost …
Control spending, says GOP’s Guinta
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 20, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in an occasional series of stories based on meetings between The Telegraph editorial board and candidates for federal and state …
Account continues to plague Guinta
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Sunday, October 17, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in a series of stories examining the candidates running for major office in the Nov. 2 general election. Taxpayer dollars …
Who’s right? Voters left with decision in 2nd Dist.
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Sunday, October 17, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in a series of stories examining the candidates running for major offices in the Nov. 2 general election. She’s a …
Candidates stand on solid financial ground
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Sunday, October 17, 2010
They promise to carry the country out of a deep financial hole. They’ll review programs and spending measures that cost millions, and sometimes billions, of …
Bass, Kuster debate economy, health care – and ethics
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Friday, October 15, 2010
CONCORD – Charles Bass paused a heated debate with political opponent Ann McLane Kuster to compliment her late mother. Bass knew Susan McLane, a former …
Bass stock-buy confusion may lead to inquiry
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, October 15, 2010
A leading public-interest group said if Charles Bass wins election to the U.S. House on Nov. 2, a House Ethics Committee probe could sort out …
House candidate admits mistake on financial form
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, October 14, 2010
Republican congressional candidate Charles Bass admitted Wednesday that he mistakenly self reported he had bought at least $500,000 worth of privately held stock in a …
Hodes maintains support for federal spending cuts
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 13, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in an occasional series of stories based on meetings between The Telegraph editorial board and candidates for federal and state …
1st Congressional debate has candidates disagreeing from start to end
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 13, 2010
MANCHESTER – From the opening statement to the closing remarks, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and her opponent, former Manchester mayor Frank Guinta, found little common …
Candidates come together at local political breakfast
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Monday, October 4, 2010
NASHUA – Typically, Libertarian candidates don’t share a stage with Democrats and Republicans. So on Sunday, three of them made the most of their brief …
Bass, Kuster square off in first debate
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Friday, September 24, 2010
NASHUA – Annie prefers a PC, although she recognizes the allure of a Mac. She enjoys eating corn at family barbecues and drinks a glass …
Foes Hodes, Ayotte face off in 1st debate
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, September 23, 2010
CONCORD – Democratic candidate Paul Hodes of Concord and Republican Kelly Ayotte of Nashua engaged in a sharp but civil dispute over tax cuts, stimulus …
Election night all in the timing
By JAKE BERRY and ALBERT McKEON Staff Writers | Sunday, September 19, 2010
Not long before 1 a.m. Wednesday, Congressional candidate Rich Ashooh ducked quietly into a private office to avoid the crowds buzzing through his Bedford headquarters. …
‘Robust’ turnout for primary
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Saturday, September 18, 2010
CONCORD – The turnout of 201,992 voters Tuesday dipped below expectations but was the second-largest number ever to cast ballots in a state primary, Secretary …
GOP gathers in hopes to unify
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, September 17, 2010
MANCHESTER – Major Republican nominees and State Chairman John H. Sununu served plenty of red meat remarks about their Democratic opponents at a GOP unity …
New rules are blamed for later victory, concession speeches
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN and ALBERT McKEON Staff Writers | Thursday, September 16, 2010
New state-mandated rules for counting ballots considerably slowed the process for municipal clerks on primary night, leading to unusually late victory and concession speeches in …
GOP’s Ayotte, Dems’ Hodes tell who foe is
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, September 16, 2010
CONCORD – Former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte of Nashua won a roller-coaster, razor-thin Republican U.S. Senate primary over Manchester lawyer Ovide Lamontagne and quickly locked …
Bass visits Horn in Nashua, accepts her help
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Thursday, September 16, 2010
Just hours earlier, Charles Bass and Jennifer Horn had wanted to beat each other. But once Bass defeated Horn in the Republican primary for the …
Primary fight tests newcomer Ayotte
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, September 16, 2010
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Kelly Ayotte of Nashua had no on-the-job training for how to act as an overwhelming favorite right out of the gate …
Horn concedes in 2nd District race; Dems’ pick Kuster
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Wednesday, September 15, 2010
CONCORD – Charles Bass stopped a hair short of declaring victory in his Republican Party primary early this morning, but cited his confidence in a …
Ayotte passes Lamontagne in Senate race
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Wednesday, September 15, 2010
MANCHESTER – Ovide Lamontagne, of Manchester, looked like he could be the giant killer Tuesday to beat U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg’s hand-picked successor Kelly Ayotte, …
Primary voters to narrow choices
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Tuesday, September 14, 2010
NASHUA – Don’t rush to judgment about an erosion of democracy. If people complain about the low number of registered voters who go to the …
There is no debate: Money talks here
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Saturday, September 11, 2010
Almost anyone can run for political office, but not everyone can appear in a televised debate. That unkind truth of modern politics was told this …
Ayotte plans to attend rally featuring Arizona sheriff
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, September 10, 2010
CONCORD – Republican Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte, of Nashua, will be among leading GOP candidates who plan to attend Sunday’s Republican rally starring “America’s toughest …
Senate hopefuls tone it down in debate
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, September 10, 2010
MANCHESTER – The five Republican candidates for U.S. Senate politely disagreed on abortion rights, Supreme Court choices and amending the Constitution during the final televised …
Dems target Mahoney in 1st District
By HOLLY RAMER The Associated Press | Friday, September 10, 2010
CONCORD – Fliers urging Republican voters in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District to “vote NO on Sean Mahoney” have left the candidate both bemoaning and …
Pro-abortion stand brings Binnie threats
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, September 9, 2010
CONCORD – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Binnie, of Rye, said he and his 80-year-old father received death threats over his support for legal abortion …
Anti-abortion rights help for Ayotte
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, September 9, 2010
CONCORD – National leaders in the anti-abortion rights movement are putting money and political muscle behind Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte, of Nashua, in …
5 debaters pushing for 1 House seat
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Thursday, September 9, 2010
GOFFSTOWN – It’s not often Republicans fight among themselves in a public forum, and then, minutes later, Democrats go at one another on that same …
In Their Own Words
Binnie: Create jobs, balance budget and cut the waste
By BILL BINNIE | Sunday, September 5, 2010
This is the last in an occasional series of op-ed pieces by candidates for governor and Congress. The Telegraph extended this invitation to those candidates …
Candidates talk law on immigration
By NORMA LOVE The Associated Press | Friday, September 3, 2010
CONCORD – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Binnie knows a little something about immigrating to the United States. The 52-year-old multimillionaire businessman is a naturalized …
