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Nashua’s two state Senate seats are up for grabs this year.

Both incumbents, Senators Foster and Gottesman, have decided not to run again.

Senator Foster’s seat, District 13, is not likely to change party hands.

It’s long been held by Democrats and the party’s candidate, Representative Bette Lasky, is well known and popular.

But it’s a different story in Nashua’s District 12, which includes parts of Nashua, as well as Hollis, Mason, and Brookline.

There, voters have a choice among three candidates, and currently the race between two of them is close.

NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern has the story.

State Senate District 19 includes the towns of Derry, Hampstead and Windham and is one of the state’s most conservative districts.

Despite the numbers, Democrats believe economist Daphne Kenyon has a chance to upset incumbent Republican Senator Bob Letourneau.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has this profile.

The latest poll from the UNH Survey Center has Representative Carol Shea Porter leading her GOP challenger Jeb Bradley by 13 points.

But more than 10 percent of likely voters in the First Congressional District are still undecided.

The candidates and their campaigns are trying a variety of ways to reach those voters.

But political analysts say many of these voters can be among the hardest to win over.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

With so many close campaigns this year, election day is expected to be busy.

And across the state, thousands of poll workers will be trying to make sure the process runs as smoothly as possible.

This year they are getting some extra training, something voters can get in on too.

NHPR Correspondent Suzanne Bates has the story.

The economic crisis is having a breathtaking effect on most people's retirement accounts. And the credit crunch is taking a toll on business.

But, surprisingly, the market downturn could also hurt your health.

NHPR's Elaine Grant has the story.