New Hampshire held its primary election on Tuesday.
新罕布什爾州星期二舉行初選。
Voters chose candidates for 424 seats in Congress, the governor's office, and the state legislature.
選民要決定國會、州長和州議會共424個席位的候選人。
Senator Jeanne Shaheen said she will not run again.
聯邦參議員珍妮·沙欣說,她不再競選連任。
This made the race very close.
這讓競爭變得很激烈。
Eight people in the Republican Party want to get the nomination.
共和黨有八人想得到提名。
Two of them are former senators. She beat them before.
其中有兩位前聯邦參議員,她以前打敗過他們。
These two are John E. Sununu and Scott Brown.
這兩人是約翰·E·蘇努努和斯科特·布朗。
Five people from the Democratic Party are running.
民主黨有五人參選。
Congressman Chris Pappas gave up his seat. He now runs for senator.
聯邦眾議員克里斯·帕帕斯放棄連任,改為參選參議員。
Sununu lost to Shaheen in 2008.
蘇努努在2008年被沙欣打敗。
He said housing, health care, and energy prices must be affordable for people.
他說,住房、醫療和能源的價格要讓人付得起。
He said he left politics for 17 years and does not need to please anyone.
他說,他離開政壇17年,不需要討好任何人。
He only needs to speak for the people of New Hampshire.
他只需要為新罕布什爾州人民說話。
Brown used to represent Massachusetts.
布朗以前代表麻薩諸塞州。
He challenged Shaheen in 2014, but he lost.
他在2014年挑戰沙欣,但失敗了。
He says he is the only truly independent person.
他說,他是唯一真正獨立的人。
He criticizes Sununu for winning support through his family's fame.
他批評蘇努努靠家族名望贏得支持。
Sununu once called Trump a "loser," but Trump still supports him.
蘇努努曾叫川普「輸家」,但川普還是支持他。
Papas raised a lot of money in the Senate primary, much more than his rivals.
帕帕斯在參議員初選中籌到很多錢,比對手多很多。
Polls also showed he was far ahead.
民調也顯示他領先很多。
But his lead has gotten smaller recently.
但他的優勢最近變小了。
His seat in the U.S. House drew many candidates.
他的聯邦眾議員席位吸引了很多候選人。
They include Shaheen's daughter Stefany Shaheen, and former candidate Maura Sullivan.
其中包括沙欣的女兒斯特凡尼·沙欣,還有前候選人莫拉·沙利文。
On the Republican side, Anthony DiLorenzo is running. Trump supports him.
共和黨方面,川普支持的安東尼·迪洛倫佐參選。
Veteran Holly Nofletsky is also running.
退伍軍人霍莉·諾夫萊茨基也參選。
Maggie Goodland is the Democratic congresswoman for the second district. She faces a challenge.
第二選區的現任民主黨眾議員瑪姬·古德蘭德面對挑戰。
Her challenger is progressive state lawmaker Peggy Bishman.
挑戰她的是進步派州議員佩姬·比舍曼。
Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte wants to serve another term.
共和黨州長凱莉·阿約特想連任。
Her primary opponents are not very well known.
她的初選對手不太有名。
The Democrats chose health care lawyer Cinde Warmington.
民主黨派出醫療保健律師辛德·沃明頓。
Voters will also choose state legislature candidates.
選民也要提名州議會候選人。
Now Republicans hold the majority in both state houses.
現在共和黨在州眾議院和參議院都占多數。