Massachusetts at least made one key contribution to the election this year – putting Republican Kelly Ayotte in the New Hampshire governor’s office. Ayotte made the Bay State a punching bag in her campaign, warning voters not to turn the Granite State ...

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.

Kelly Ayotte has won the New Hampshire governor’s race, NBC News projects, defeating Democrat Joyce Craig to keep the seat in Republican hands.Ayotte will succeed Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who declined to run for a fifth two-year term.