Chris Pappas and John E Sununu won their party nominations for New Hampshire's open Senate seat. Their contest now becomes a crucial test in the battle for Senate control.

New Hampshire voters chose party nominees for the Senate, House and governor's races on Tuesday. The results set up high-stakes November contests, including the open Senate seat and a 2nd District rematch.

Former Republican senator John E Sununu won New Hampshire's Senate primary and will face Democrat Chris Pappas in November. Jeanne Shaheen's retirement has redrawn the state's political battlefield and compressed the general election campaign.

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 - A late surge by a progressive challenger has injected drama into New Hampshire's Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday, threatening to complicate U.S. Representative Chris Pappas' path to nomination. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.