Voters in New Hampshire took part in the primary election on Tuesday.
新罕布什尔州的选民周二参加初选。
They chose 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 for another term.
参议员珍妮·沙欣决定不再竞选连任。
This caused a very close and competitive race.
这引发了激烈的竞争。
Eight Republicans want to take her place.
八名共和党人想接替她的位置。
They include former senators John Sununu and Scott Brown.
其中包括前参议员约翰·苏努努和斯科特·布朗。
Shaheen had beaten them in the past.
沙欣过去曾击败过他们。
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 run.
众议员克里斯·帕帕斯已放弃众议院席位来参选。
Sununu was defeated by Shaheen in 2008.
苏努努在2008年被沙欣击败。
This time, his campaign focuses on the prices of housing, healthcare, and energy.
这次他的竞选重点是住房、医疗和能源的价格问题。
He says he has been out of politics for 17 years. He is not worried about reelection, and he does not need to please anyone.
他说自己离开政坛17年,不担心连任,也不需要讨好任何人。
Brown once represented Massachusetts and lost his challenge against Shaheen in 2014.
布朗曾代表马萨诸塞州,2014年挑战沙欣失败。
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 and says he is the truly independent candidate.
他批评苏努努靠家族名声,并说自己才是真正独立的候选人。
Papas leads in fundraising and polls, but his advantage has shrunk.
帕帕斯在筹款和民调中领先,但优势变小了。
His opponents include scientist Karishma Manzoor.
他的对手包括科学家卡里什马·曼祖尔。
Some voters switched to Manzoor because Papas took money from a super PAC.
一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 and former candidate Maura Sullivan lead the Democratic nomination.
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支持。
In the second district, Democratic Representative Maggie Goodlander 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。
The Democratic nomination for governor has no competition.
民主党的州长提名没有竞争。
Voters will also nominate candidates for the state legislature.
选民还会提名州立法机构的候选人。
Republicans currently control both houses.
共和党目前控制两院。
New Hampshire's state primary is late, so winners have only eight weeks to win over voters.
新罕布什尔州的州级初选较晚,获胜者只有八周时间争取选民。
But future primaries will move to June.
但未来的初选会移到六月。