Kelly Ayotte made the Bay State a punching bag in her campaign, warning voters not to turn the Granite State into liberal Massachusetts, and apparently the strategy worked.

Kelly Ayotte was elected governor of New Hampshire on Tuesday ... She used a “Don’t Mass it up” slogan to rail against more liberal Massachusetts to the south while accusing Craig of supporting tax hikes and blaming her for crime, homelessness ...

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.