ABOVE: U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) (Photo courtesy of Collin Gately)
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) has won re-election.
The Associated Press declared the gay Democrat the winner of his race against Republican Matt Mowers in New Hampshire’s 1st congressional district Nov. 4 at 12:40 a.m.
The New York Times reported Pappas won by a 53-45% margin with 68% of the votes counted.
Pappas came into election day with polls showing he was trailing Mowers among likely voters. The poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center between Oct. 24-31, found 50% of likely voters in New Hampshire’s 1st congressional district would back Mowers compared to the 48% who said they support Pappas.
Pappas dating life became a topic of discussion during the campaign when Mowers brought up that Pappas had been dating a a corporate lobbyist who was lobbying on behalf of Amazon. Pappas denied the accusation but later admitted to the relationship.
