COOS COUNTY — Voters have determined what candidates will be on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election: Republican Kelly Ayotte will run against Democrat Joyce Craig with the outcome determining the next governor.
As InDepthNH.org reported Tuesday night, Ayotte, a former N.H. Attorney General and U.S. senator received 66 percent of votes for governor while Republican challenger Chuck Morse, former state Senate president, captured 32 percent of all votes cast in New Hampshire.
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