# What to watch in New Hampshire and Rhode Island’s US primary elections

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-08 10:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/what-to-watch-in-the-uss-new-hampshire-and-rhode-island-primary-elections?traffic_source=rss

> Voters in New Hampshire and Rhode Island will choose Democratic and Republican candidates this week for November’s US midterm elections. New Hampshire’s key contest is to replace outgoing Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, with Chris Pappas and John Sununu seen as leading contenders in their respective primaries, while Rhode Island’s main race is for governor.

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