'''Ovide Lamontagne''' is an attorney and [[Republican]] candidate for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[New Hampshire]] during the 2010 election. He received the endorsement of [[South Carolina]] Senator [[Jim DeMint]].
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'''Ovide Lamontagne''' is an attorney and was [[Republican]] candidate for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[New Hampshire]] during the 2010 election. He lost the primary to [[Kelly Ayotte]] despite receiving the endorsement of [[South Carolina]] Senator [[Jim DeMint]] and the [[Tea Party Movement]]. Ayotte was endorsed by [[Sarah Palin]].