Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire 2026 Senate election
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8 outlets (CBS News, Axios, The Guardian US, NBC News, Fox News, BBC US, NPR and PBS NewsHour) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 8 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Senate”, “wins”, “Pappas”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “election”; Axios uses “challenge” and “beat”; The Guardian US uses “avoiding” and “flip”; Fox News uses “battleground” and “Trump-backed”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas defeated former GOP Sen. John Sununu in the New Hampshire Senate race, CBS News projects, keeping the seat in Democratic control.”
- The Guardian US reports: “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 …”
- NBC News reports: “Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas has won New Hampshire’s Senate race, NBC News projects, defeating Republican John Sununu’s bid to return to the chamber after two decades.”
Read the full coverage
- CBS News: Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire 2026 Senate election
- Axios: Democrats beat back GOP Senate challenge in N.H. with Pappas win
- The Guardian US: Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate race, avoiding Republican flip
- NBC News: Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire’s Senate race
- Fox News: Democrats score major Senate victory as Pappas defeats Trump-backed Republican in key battleground
- BBC US: Democrats win first key Senate race of the night
- NPR: Jon Ossoff wins reelection in Georgia, easily defeating Republican Mike Collins
- PBS NewsHour: Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida's 20th District
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