CONWAY — Vikram Mansharamani of Lincoln — entrepreneur, economist, author and former Yale and Harvard lecturer — is hoping to be the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate in the Nov. 8 general election.
First, he'll have to beat 10 other Republicans, including state Senate President Chuck Morse and retired general Don Bolduc, in the Sept. 13 primary.
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