Voters in New Hampshire go to the primary on Tuesday.
新罕布什尔州的选民在星期二参加初选。
They will choose candidates for Congress, governor, and the state legislature.
他们要选出国会、州长和州立法机构的候选人。
Senator Jeanne Shaheen decided not to run again.
参议员珍妮·沙欣决定不再竞选连任。
So, the race has become very close.
所以,竞争变得很激烈。
Eight Republicans want to get her seat.
八名共和党人想得到她的席位。
They include former senators John Sununu and Scott Brown.
其中有前参议员约翰·苏努努和斯科特·布朗。
Shaheen has beaten them before.
沙欣以前曾打败过他们。
On the Democratic side, five candidates are competing for the nomination.
民主党方面,五名候选人竞争提名。
Representative Chris Pappas gave up his House seat to join this race.
众议员克里斯·帕帕斯放弃了众议院席位,来参加这次竞选。
Sununu lost to Shaheen in 2008.
苏努努在2008年被沙欣打败。
This time, his campaign focuses on the prices of housing, healthcare, and energy.
这次,他的竞选重点是住房、医疗和能源的价格。
He says he has been away from politics for 17 years.
他说,自己离开政坛17年。
He is not worried about reelection, and he does not need to please anyone.
他不担心连任,也不需要取悦任何人。
Brown once represented Massachusetts.
布朗曾代表马萨诸塞州。
He challenged Shaheen in 2014, but he did not succeed.
他在2014年挑战沙欣,但没有成功。
Later, he served as ambassador to New Zealand.
后来,他担任驻新西兰大使。
He criticizes Sununu for relying on his family's fame.
他批评苏努努靠家族名声。
He says he is the only truly independent candidate.
他说,自己是唯一真正独立的候选人。
Papas is ahead in fundraising and polls.
帕帕斯在筹款和民调中领先。
But his lead has gotten smaller.
但他的优势变小了。
His opponents include scientist Karishma Manzur.
他的对手包括科学家卡里什马·曼祖尔。
Some voters now support Manzur because Papas takes money from super PACs.
有些选民因为帕帕斯接受超级政治行动委员会的资金,转而支持曼祖尔。
In the first district, Shaheen's daughter Stefany Shaheen leads the Democratic primary race. Former candidate Maura Sullivan also leads it.
在第一选区,沙欣的女儿斯特凡尼·沙欣和前候选人莫拉·沙利文在民主党提名竞争中领先。
On the Republican side, political newcomer Anthony DiLorenzo has Trump's support.
共和党方面,政治新人安东尼·迪洛伦佐得到特朗普的支持。
In the second district, Democrat Maggie Goodlander, the current representative, faces a challenge from progressives.
在第二选区,民主党现任众议员玛吉·古德兰德面对进步派的挑战。
Republican governor Kelly Ayotte has fewer opponents in the primary.
共和党州长凯利·阿约特的初选对手较少。
No one is competing for the Democratic nomination for governor.
民主党的州长提名没有人竞争。
Voters will also choose candidates for the state legislature.
选民还要选出州立法机构的候选人。
Republicans now control both houses.
共和党现在控制两院。
New Hampshire's state primaries come late.
新罕布什尔州的州级初选比较晚。
Winners have only eight weeks to win over voters.
获胜者只有八周时间来争取选民。
But future primaries will move to June.
但未来的初选会移到六月。