Russell Prescott

The top candidates running in NH’s 1st Congressional District also had a testy back-and-forth over abortion rights.

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Republican Russell Prescott has been a reliable conservative voice in New Hampshire politics for 20 years. Can he appeal to the district’s independents?

For more than 20 years, Rep. Chris Pappas has rarely attracted the limelight. But he could be the first Democrat in decades to win more than three terms to the 1st District.

Russell Prescott defeated his GOP challengers in the state’s 1st Congressional District, setting up a November contest with incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas.

Next year, Republican Governor Chris Sununu will be working with a Democratic majority in the legislature and on the Executive Council. The last time the…