新罕布什尔州和罗德岛州选民投票参加州初选

新罕布什尔州和罗德岛州选民将在未来两天内参加州初选，投票选择联邦、州和地方各级候选人。1其中新罕布什尔州的民主党初选于周二举行，旨在确定参议院候选人。2

在新罕布什尔州民主党参议院初选中，三届现任参议员珍妮·沙欣已宣布退休，为这一民主党必须防守的脆弱席位开放竞争。2众议员克里斯·帕帕斯寻求获得提名，拥有超过400万美元的现金储备。2进步派挑战者卡瑞什玛·曼祖尔是一名科学家，虽然缺乏公职经验，但已获得地面支持。2

Voters in New Hampshire and Rhode Island are heading to the polls over the next two days to select candidates for federal, state, and local offices 1. The elections carry particular significance for Democrats in New Hampshire, where the party must defend a vulnerable Senate seat following the retirement announcement of three-term Senator Jeanne Shaheen 2.

In the New Hampshire Democratic primary, Representative Chris Pappas is seeking the Senate nomination with a substantial financial advantage, holding over $4 million in cash reserves 2. He faces progressive challenger Karimah Majumdar, a scientist and activist with grassroots support but no prior public office experience 2. Republicans view the open seat as an opportunity to gain ground in a state Democrats consider essential to maintaining their Senate majority 2.