Republican former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte will be New Hampshire’s next governor, after defeating Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig Tuesday in a campaign built on a promise of economic continuity, increased focus on crime and immigration ...

Republican former Sen. Kelly Ayotte will win the New Hampshire governor’s race, CNN projects, completing a political comeback eight years after she lost her Senate seat.

Ayotte or Craig will replace Republican Chris Sununu, who announced last year that he would not be seeking reelection. Sununu has been in office since 2016, serving four two-year terms. Before announcing he would not seek reelection, Sununu considered becoming a candidate for president, but he eventually decided not to run.