First New Hampshire results are in: Ayotte and Lynch win

  Fox News has made its first call in the New Hampshire elections and we have one win for Democrats and one win for Republicans. It comes as no surprise to me that Governor John Lynch has already been declared the winner, he has held a double digit lead all along and it looks as if this lead is going to hold.

  If all goes well in the rest of the state races, this win by Governor Lynch will be offset by gains in the State House, Senate, and Executive Council. If the Republicans are able to make the gains expected, Governor Lynch will be forced to move back towards the center. This in itself will be a small victory although not a complete victory. The rest of the state races will decide how big of a defeat this is for Republicans at the state level.

  The bigger news here is the fact that Republican Kelly Ayotte has already been declared the winner of Democrat Paul Hodes. This is a hold for national Republicans as Kelly Ayotte will be replacing the retiring Republican Senator Judd Gregg, but this is a huge win for Republicans in New Hampshire. Paul Hodes was a two term congressman from the second district in New Hampshire, the voters knew where Paul Hodes stood on the issues; he voted with Nancy Pelosi over 90% of the time and they have rejected him. And this means that the early signs show New Hampshire voters rejecting Barack Obama’s agenda and this looks good in the races that are still too close to call. 

  It is beginning to look like a good night in New Hampshire but it is still early.