By Riley King
Today in New Hampshire voters will head to polls for New Hampshire's state primary, when voters will pick the nominees for several key races.
The races for governor and the 2nd Congressional District are wide open this year, with incumbents in the seats stepping down. Meanwhile several people are running to challenge the Democratic incumbent in the 1st Congressional District.
On the Democratic side, some say the pointed attacks have reached a level unmatched in any of the party's recent election cycles. In the governor's race, former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig and Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington have traded accusations the that the other profited off the opioid crisis.
Former Gov. John Lynch, who tends to stay above the fray, jumped into the fight in the 2nd Congressional District, flipping his endorsement to Maggie Goodlander and calling Colin Van Ostern's campaign the "nastiest" he has seen in 50 years of New Hampshire politics.
On the Republican side, some noted, that they have had their own fights. In the governor's race, Chuck Morse and Kelly Ayotte have traded barbs over the air, in the mail and in person. Morse went all in with his support for former President Donald Trump in the first-in-the-nation primary but didn't land that crucial endorsement.
1st Congressional District, Joe Kelly Levasseur burst into contention almost instantaneously running as the "Trump or bust" candidate, showcasing the power of Trump in the GOP.
After the hard-fought primaries, the winners and losers will have to patch things up quickly to try to unite and win in November. With the primary coming so late on the calendar, experts said that could be easier said than done.
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