New Hampshire lawmakers will huddle this week to reconsider dozens of bills and vetoes by Gov. Chris Sununu, including his rejection of a plan to change the state s last-in-the-nation primary date.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) dashed Republicans’ hopes of netting a gold-standard Senate candidate last week when he announced he’d run for reelection next year instead of challenging Sen.
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Published: 4/12/2021 3:00:49 PM
New Hampshire is known nationally for its century old tradition of holding the first presidential primary in the race for the White House.
Less well known is that the Granite State holds one of the last primaries for U.S. House and Senate, governor, Executive Council, and state legislative offices.
For over a century, New Hampshire has held its state primary in September. It’s one of only four states that still hold their contests in September, with the other 46 conducting their primaries earlier in the year.
A bill that passed the New Hampshire House of Representatives Thursday by a 195-174 vote would move the longstanding date of the state primary from the second Tuesday in September to the fourth Tuesday in June. That would expand the current seven- to eight-week sprint between the state primary and the November general election to a roughly 19- to 20-week period.