NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H., won her primary to advance to a general election matchup in a Democratic-leaning seat that generally encompasses the western half of New Hampshire, from Massachusetts to the Canadian border. Goodlander is the wife of former Biden national security adviser Jacob Sullivan and won her first race for the seat in 2024, succeeding outgoing Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H. While Republicans have dominated the governor’s office in New Hampshire in recent years, Democrats have had great success at the congressional level. The district has been in Democratic hands since 2013 and, before that, largely in the hands of Rep. Charles Bass, R.N.H., who served two long terms interrupted by a Democrat in the mid-1990s. TRUMP SAYS WE CAN RECOVER ALL EQUIPMENT LEFT IN AFGHANISTAN BY BIDEN ADMINISTRATOR Now Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) speaks at a campaign event in front of then-President Joe Biden, at the New Hampshire Democratic Party headquarters, on October 22, 2024 in Concord, NH (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser) Goodlander faced New Hampshire state Rep. Paige Beauchemin, D-Hillsborough, and there is also an independent candidacy in the general election. The winner of a four-way Republican primary Tuesday night was Goodlander’s latest opponent, Lily Tang Williams. Goodlander’s husband’s role in the White House was prominent, as Sullivan was front and center during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, played a role in foreign relations during the early part of the Russia-Ukraine war, and helped manage the United States’ relationship with China. PRIMARY REVOLUTION Jake US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (C) watches as US President Joe Biden (R) meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the Quadrilateral Summit at Archmere Academy in Wilmington, Delaware, on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) SUBSCRIBE FOR THE POLITICAL NEWSLETTER Beauchemin ran against Goodlander from the left, arguing that the incumbent has not been progressive or effective enough during her first term. The district is the more rural of the two and includes cities such as Pittsburg in the northern woods of New Hampshire. According to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., the political landscape in the Granite State will be very different no matter what happens in January. Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he worked in the New York and Washington offices of Fox News since 2013.
