Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate race to become first out gay senator
Nov 03, 2026
Pappas focused campaign against Republican John Sununu on serving as a bulwark against Trump administrationUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesChris Pappas, the four-term Democratic congressman, has won New Hampshire’s US Senate race, protecting the open seat
from a Republican flip in a closely fought contest against John Sununu, the former senator.Pappas, 46, is a centrist voice in the US House who has at times broken with his party on major legislation. He focused his Senate campaign on serving as a bulwark against the Trump administration, which is unpopular in the Granite State. Pappas will be the first out gay man to serve in the US Senate. Continue reading... ...read more read less