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2nd Congressional District candidates Ann McLane Kuster (D) and Steve Negron (R) meet before a live audience at New Hampshire Public Radio's studio in Concord. 

Hosted by Laura Knoy and NHPR investigative and data reporter Casey McDermott.

The major parties have their nominees, including in the Governor's race, where Democrat Molly Kelly won.  In the 1st Congressional District, Eddie Edwards will represent the Republican Party - while Chris Pappas received the Democratic nomination. We look at the closely contested 2nd Congressional District race as well. 

Nationally, some Republicans are expressing worry about how the two major news stories this week - a guilty plea from the President's former lawyer and a guilty verdict in a case involving his former campaign manager - could affect the party's chances in the mid-term election.

State Rep. Steve Negron insists he doesn't share that worry.  

The Republican candidate vying for a primary win in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District race contends the legal troubles surrrounding Trump associates have no effect on his campaign.

We sit down with Steve Negron, candidate running for the Republican nomination in the Second Congresssional District. A former officer of the U.S. Airforce, a small-business owner, and the grandson of a Mexican immigrant, he is a state representative from Nashua.

The interview with Steve Negron begins at 40:00. 

The Granite State's two U.S. Senators call for a delay in the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings. With state primary elections around the corner, a plethera of polls predicts who's up and who's down.   

As part of a series of interviews with GOP candidates in the 2nd Congressional District primary, we sit down with Stewart Levenson.

Dr. Levenson is a rheumatologist, and former Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the VA Medical Center in Manchester. In 2017, he became a whistleblower against the VA, alleging substandard care of patients at the hospital. He lives in Hopkinton. 

As part of a series of interviews with GOP candidates in the 2nd Congressional District primary, we sit down with Robert Burns.

Robert Burns is a former Hillsborough County treasurer, and served as National Youth Coalition chairman for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. He is a lifelong New Hampshire resident, currently residing in Bedford. 

We take a break from our Race for the 1st series to look at the candidates for Congressional District 2. Annie Kuster (D), the incumbent, will be challenged by Steve Negron, a State Representative from Nashua, VA whistleblower and physician Dr. Stewart Levenson of Hopkinton, and Captain Lynne Blankenbeker, who recently retired from a career as a military nurse and lives in Concord. Political reporter Paul Steinhauser joins us to discuss the race. 

Captain Lynne Blankenbeker wrapped up her 31-year active duty military career earlier this month. But instead of easing into retirement, the trained nurse and Concord resident is entering the Republican primary for the state’s 2nd Congressional District.

Blankenbeker launched her campaign in a pub in front of supporters, where she talked up her health care and military experience.

Sen. Maggie Hassan announced she is helping to introduce legislation designed to prevent modifications that allow for the rapid fire of semi-automatic weapons. One of the Manchester VA whistleblowers has announced he will challenge Democrat Annie Kuster in New Hampshire's second district as a Republican. And Granite Staters fill more than 20 trucks with supplies for Puerto Rico, thanks to a N.H. state house drive that exceeded expectations.

Jim Lawrence is running for Congress in District 2  in New Hampshire. He’s a Republican, going up against incumbent Democrat, Ann McLane Kuster. His pitch to voters relies heavily on his record as what he calls "a small business owner."  But it’s hard to get much detail on what exactly that record entails.

The candidates for New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District sparred and sniped over a wide range of financial and social issues in their final debate last night.

But the matchup between incumbent Democrat Anne Kuster and GOP challenger Marilinda Garcia didn’t seem to produce any big moments that might tip the scales  one way or another.  

As they have all campaign long, Garcia and Kuster each portrayed the other as a political puppet. Garcia tried to tie Kuster to unpopular policies of President Obama, while Kuster characterized Garcia as a tool of the Tea Party.