By mail and in person, voters in New Hampshire and Rhode Island cast their ballots in the states’ Sept. 8, 2020 primaries, with over a dozen openly LGBTQ national, state and local LGBTQ candidates on their ballots.
Here are the latest results from this morning after primary day:
In New Hampshire:
Congressman Chris Pappas ran uncontested in the state’s Democratic primary to return to his seat in the US House of Representatives. Pappas is the first openly LGBTQ person elected to Congress from New Hampshire, and cochair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. He will face Republican challenger Matt Mowers in the general election on Nov. 3.
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, won the Democratic primary election for State Senate, District 21, by 62.96 percent. If elected, Perkins Kwoka will become the first LGBTQ woman to serve in the Granite State senate.
State Rep. Jim MacKay, an incumbent, won the Democratic primary election for the state’s House, representing Merrimack District 14, by 85.46 percent.
Republican State Rep. Joe Alexander, an Hillsborough 6 incumbent, also moves on to the general election with 14.63 percent in a nine-way race with five candidates moving on from the primary.
Also advancing to the Nov. 3 general election are Democratic incumbent State Reps. Lisa Bunker, Rockingham 18; Gerri Cannon, Strafford 18; Sue Mullen, Hillsborough 7; Andrew O’Hearne, Sullivan 7; Joshua Query, Hillsborough 16; Linda Tanner, Sullivan 9; and Joyce Weston, Grafton 8; and challengers for the state’s House Nikki Fordey, Hillsborough 20, and Bryce Stack, Hillsborough 21.
In Rhode Island:
Congressman David Cicilline ran uncontested in the state’s Democratic primary to return to his seat in the US House of Representatives. David Cicilline is cochair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. He is also running for Assistant Speaker of the House right after the general election on Nov. 3.
In the Democratic primary for State Senate incumbents Sam Bell, District 5, won by 70.4 percent, and Deborah Ruggiero, District 4, won by 53.6 percent; challenger Tiara Mack, District 6, won by 58.2 percent; and Melissa Murray, District 24, ran uncontested.
Incumbent Rep. Rebecca Kislak, District 4, ran uncontested in the Democratic primary for the state’s House.
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