Incumbent Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) appears to be cruising to victory in New Hampshire’s gubernatorial election, up in recent polls and the prediction markets compared to her fellow statewide GOP candidate on the Senate ballot, John E. Sununu.

Both Ayotte and Sununu are former senators running statewide in the Granite State, seeking office in a difficult national environment for Republicans as they try to cut through the noise to appeal directly to voters. While Sununu’s race against Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) has been close but has trended toward Pappas, with forecasters predicting the race as “lean Democrat,” Ayotte has distanced herself from her opponent, Democrat Cinde Warmington, while dominating the polls.

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