CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen has won a third term in the U.S. Senate.
Shaheen defeated Republican Corky Messner and Libertarian Justin O’Donnell on Tuesday. She has touted her record of working across party lines on issues including helping small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, securing funding to address the opioid crisis and improving veterans’ access to health care.
She contrasted her long history of public service with Messner’s relatively recent arrival from Colorado, saying he lacked understanding of both her record and the state. Shaheen was the first woman elected governor of New Hampshire and the first woman ever to serve as both governor and U.S. senator.
Messner, an Army veteran and founder of a Denver-based law firm, argued the state would be better served by a political outsider.