Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte has won the New Hampshire governor’s race, NBC News projects, defeating Democrat Joyce Craig to keep the seat in Republican hands. Ayotte will succeed Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who declined to run for a fifth two-year term.

Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was elected governor of New Hampshire on Tuesday, defeating Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig to keep the office under Republican control for another two years.

Ms. Ayotte entered the race with greater name recognition than the Democrat, Joyce Craig, and was seen as a natural successor to Gov. Chris Sununu, a moderate Republican.

Republican former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte will succeed Gov. Chris Sununu as New Hampshire’s next governor, after beating her Democratic opponent, former Manchester mayor Joyce Craig, and waging a campaign centered around opposition to progressive policies in the Granite State.

Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was elected governor of New Hampshire on Tuesday, extending the GOP’s hold on the office by defeating former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig. The seat was open for the first time since 2016 after Republican Gov. Chris Sununu ...

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte has won the New Hampshire governor’s race over former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig.

Joyce Craig conceded to former Sen. Kelly Ayotte in the New Hampshire governor's race. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.

Republican Kelly Ayotte defeated Democrat Joyce Craig in the closely watched New Hampshire governor’s race. Ayotte, a former state senator, and Craig, the former mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, were vying to fill the open seat left vacant by outgoing Gov.

Former GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte defeated Democratic challenger Joyce Craig, a former mayor, to win the New Hampshire governorship in a tossup state, the Associated Press projected. With 57% of the vote tallied,

New Hampshire voters select their next governor on Tuesday, choosing between Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Joyce Craig.