Weare Republican Lily Tang Williams will face off against Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) in the general election. Courtesy photo

NASHUA – In a rematch from 2024, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) is once again being challenged by Weare Republican Lily Tang Williams to represent New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District.

Both candidates were dominant in the Sept. 8 primary elections.

The results showed Goodlander with 81 percent of the vote over State Rep. Paige Beauchemin (D-Nashua), who received 18 percent. In Nashua, Goodlander secured 77 percent of the vote. Her strongest showing was in Ward 9 where she captured 872 votes.

“Today was a great day for democracy in the state that does it best. Thank you to the extraordinary people who made today possible: our town clerks, election officials and volunteer poll workers,” Goodlander said during her watch party at Feathered Friend Brewing in Concord. “Running for office is never easy. It means asking your neighbors for the most precious thing that they could really ever give you: their trust. But the willingness to step forward is what democracy is all about and I want to thank you above all for every person who put their name on the ballot today.”

Looking ahead, Goodlander said the Nov. 3 general election will focus on two “very different visions.”

Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) will face off against Weare Republican Lily Tang Williams in the general election. Courtesy photo/U.S. House of Representatives

“One vision hands tax breaks to billionaires. It provides cover to price gouging corporations. It involves senseless wars of choice that are jacking up our costs, cruel cuts that are ripping health care away from people in every corner of our district,” she said. “The other vision, I think, is simpler. It’s our vision to protect the promises that we have made to one another. That includes Social Security and Medicare. It’s a vision about lowering costs, the sky-high costs of living, and making prosperity not a distant promise but a reality for everybody in the state, in the richest country in the history of the world.”

In the Republican primary, Tang Williams received 65 percent of the vote to secure her nomination. Her closest opponent, Victor Orlando of Hollis, received 13 percent. In Nashua, Tang Williams captured 65 percent of the vote. Her strongest showing was in Wards 1 and 5 where she captured 449 votes in each ward.

“This victory belongs to Granite Staters who believe the American Dream is worth fighting for,” said Tang Williams. “Now we take that fight straight to Maggie Goodlander. I’ll work for every Granite Stater as an independent voice, not the extremists driving today’s Democrat Party. Maggie Goodlander has had two years in Congress. Now she has to answer for what she has and hasn’t accomplished. I’m ready to fight to make New Hampshire affordable again and preserve the American Dream.”

In the 2024 general election, Goodlander defeated Tang Williams by seven percent.

In the race for U.S. Senate, former U.S. Sen. John Sununu took 68 percent of the vote to lock in the Republican nomination. His closest opponent, former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts, received 26 percent. In Nashua, Sununu received 64 percent of the vote. His strongest showing was in Ward 1 where he garnered 494 votes.

“As senator, I’ll have just one job, stand up for the people of New Hampshire every single day/ We will keep listening, keep working and stay laser-focused on the economy, jobs, and making life more affordable,” said Sununu. “We will clean up Washington and hold politicians in both parties accountable. I’ll push term limits, make Congress pay for the full cost of their healthcare, and cut Congress’ pay if they vote to shut down the government.”

Sununu will lock up with Congressman Chris Pappas, who won the Democratic primary with 65 percent of the vote. Pappas’ closest opponent, Dr. Karishma Manzur of Exeter, received 32 percent. In Nashua, he received 62 percent of the vote. His strongest showing was in Wards 1 and 5 where he collected 714 votes in each ward.

“Chris understands the challenges that so many Granite Staters are feeling with the president’s actions driving up prices across the board,” said outgoing U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) “I’ve been so gratified to see Chris develop as a strong leader, from his start working on my first campaign for governor to representing Granite Staters in Concord and Washington. I am confident that Chris will send John Sununu packing this November back to his lobbying firm, just like voters did in 2008.”

In the gubernatorial race, incumbent Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte easily won in the primary with 91 percent of the vote. Her closest opponent, Shaun Fife of Gilmanton, received four percent. In Nashua, Ayotte took 92 percent of the vote. Her strongest showing was in Ward 1 where she received 730 votes.

“Gov. Kelly Ayotte has delivered for Granite Staters, tackling the housing shortage, strengthening public safety, and protecting the New Hampshire advantage. Ayotte has kept her promise of no income or sales tax, while keeping New Hampshire on the right track,” said Gregory Gianforte, chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

Standing in her way is Democrat Cinde Warmington, a former member of the Executive Council, who was unopposed in the primary.

“Cinde Warmington is a champion for working families, focused on building a New Hampshire where every single person can afford to put a roof over their head. Right now, too many Granite Staters are struggling to make ends meet in the Trump-Ayotte economy, from soaring property taxes and grocery bills to skyrocketing health care premiums and electric rates,” said Warmington’s campaign manager Andrea Cervone. “While Kelly Ayotte continues to do the bidding of the special interests and corporations that are bankrolling her campaign, Cinde will fight to give Granite Staters the breathing room they need to get ahead: lowering housing costs, reversing Ayotte’s property-tax-hiking school voucher scheme and putting an immediate moratorium on data centers.”

In the 2024 gubernatorial election, Ayotte received 53 percent of the vote to defeat former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig, who received 44 percent.