Close New Hampshire Senate primary tests direction of GOP


              New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Bolduc, center left, poses with supporter Mike Egan of Manchester, N.H., during a primary night campaign gathering, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Hampton, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)
            
              New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Bolduc speaks on the radio program, "John Fredericks Show," during a primary night campaign gathering, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Hampton, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)
            New Hampshire Republican 1st Congressional District Candidate Matt Mowers smiles while talking with voters and campaign volunteers, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, during a stop at a polling station in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) New Hampshire Republican 1st Congressional District Candidate Matt Mowers rests on a campaign sign while talking with voters and campaign volunteers, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, during a stop at a polling station in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) New Hampshire Republican 1st Congressional District Candidate Matt Mowers greets campaign volunteers, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, during a campaign stop at a polling station in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) New Hampshire Republican 1st Congressional District Candidate Matt Mowers smiles while waiting to greet voters, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, during a campaign stop at a polling station in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Voters cast their ballots, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at a polling station in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Voters cast their ballots, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at a polling station in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Bolduc shakes hands with campaign volunteers while arriving with his dog "Victor" before voting, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Stratham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Bolduc carries his ballot before casting his vote, with his dog "Victor", while voting, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Stratham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) A bin of "I Voted Today" stickers rests on a table at a polling place, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Stratham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Voters walk past campaign volunteers at a polling place, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Stratham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Bolduc, shakes hands with campaign volunteers after voting, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Stratham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Voters walk past campaign volunteers at a polling place, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Stratham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Bolduc places a "I Voted Today" sticker on the harness of his dog "Victor" after casting his vote, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Stratham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) FILE - Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., listens during a hearing March 14, 2022, in Manchester, N.H. Republican candidate Don Bolduc, staunchly conservative, retired Army general is favored to win New Hampshire's Republican Senate nomination and face potentially vulnerable Hassan. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)