New Hampshire Democrat flips first state seat since 2016

Published May 24, 2017 1:59am ET



Democrat Edie DesMarais won a New Hampshire state house race Tuesday evening, making it the first seat to flip since President Trump was elected.

DesMarais will be the first Democrat to hold the seat in the district’s history, after beating out Republican Matthew Plache for the Wolfeboro seat. The vote was 811 to 755.

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