New Englanders went to the polls Tuesday and largely cast votes for Vice President Kamala Harris, though wins in other states propelled Donald Trump to the presidency.
The region traditionally goes Democratic in presidential elections, but at the state and local level, Republicans saw wins.
In New Hampshire, in what some saw as the most competitive governor's race in the country. Ayotte will succeed Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who declined to run for reelection and campaigned on her behalf.
Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott easily won reelection. The race for lieutenant governor was not called as of Wednesday afternoon, but Republican John Rodgers, a former Democrat, incumbent Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, a progressive Democrat. In the Vermont Statehouse, Republicans picked up more seats than they have in more than a decade, putting .
Maine is between Democratic incumbent and his Republican challenger Austin Theriault. Voters in that Maine district again selected Trump, giving him his .
With the results of local races still coming in, Republicans also look poised to keep or gain power in statehouses in and .
New England incumbents keep their seats
When it comes to their representatives in Washington, New Englanders mostly elected to stay with the Democratic leaders they know.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts .
Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Rep. Becca Balint also by wide margins.
In Maine, , and claimed victory as well.
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In Rhode Island, Democrats and U.S. Reps. Gabriel Amo and Seth Magaziner all won reelection.
New Hampshire’s U.S. Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in Congress. A political newcomer, Democrat Maggie Goodlander, will join him in Washington after . Goodlander is married to Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor to outgoing President Joe Biden.
Voters weigh in on ballot questions
New England voters were also making big decisions on issues ranging from standardized testing, to what ages judges should retire, to mail-in voting and whether to redesign a state flag.
Massachusetts voters approved . They also voted to as a graduation requirement. And they voted to .
A measure to in the Bay State failed. Massachusetts voters also failed to pass .
Rhode Islanders decided against a constitutional convention, but to fund public projects.
The results aren’t finalized yet, but voters in New Hampshire to raise the required retirement age of judges from 70 to 75.
In ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, voters approved a ballot question that could pave the way for lawmakers to allow for no-excuse voting by mail.
Maine voters a plan to redesign the state’s flag. While the final results were not in by Wednesday afternoon on bond questions related to research and historic preservation, voters strongly approved a and .
Note: This story will be updated with more election results.
