CONCORD — Many area lawmakers are supporting Colin Van Ostern for New Hampshire Secretary of State over longtime incumbent Bill Gardner. The contest will be decided Dec. 5. A third hopeful, Peter Sullivan, dropped out Friday.
The race now appears to be a two-man contest. Incumbent Gardner, 70 (D-Manchester), is currently being challenged by former executive councilor and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Colin Van Ostern, 39, (D-Concord), and until Friday, former state Rep. Peter Sullivan, 51 (D-Manchester).
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