| − | '''Kelly A. Ayotte''' (born June 27, 1968, in Nashua, N.H) served as the junior [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[New Hampshire]] from 2011 to 2017. She was defeated by 1,018 votes. President Donald Trump has claimed that her defeat was due to massive voter fraud. Ayotte won her 2010 Senate bid by a 60%-37% margin against U.S. Representative [[Paul Hodes]]. She previously won the Republican primary by a very narrow margin over the more [[conservative]], [[Tea Party]]-backed opponent Ovide Lamontagne.<ref>http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/15/new-hampshire-gop-senate-primary-is-dead-heat-between-ayotte-and/</ref> At the age of 42, Ayotte was the youngest woman in the U.S. Senate. | + | '''Kelly A. Ayotte''' (born June 27, 1968, in Nashua, N.H) is the Governor-elect of [[New Hampshire]], served as the junior [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[New Hampshire]] from 2011 to 2017. She was defeated by 1,018 votes. President Donald Trump has claimed that her defeat was due to massive voter fraud. Ayotte won her 2010 Senate bid by a 60%-37% margin against U.S. Representative [[Paul Hodes]]. She previously won the Republican primary by a very narrow margin over the more [[conservative]], [[Tea Party]]-backed opponent Ovide Lamontagne.<ref>http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/15/new-hampshire-gop-senate-primary-is-dead-heat-between-ayotte-and/</ref> At the age of 42, Ayotte was the youngest woman in the U.S. Senate. |
| | Ayotte served as the Attorney General of [[New Hampshire]] from 2004 through her resignation in 2009. Previously she served as Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Homicide Unit and led the prosecution of numerous murder cases. | | Ayotte served as the Attorney General of [[New Hampshire]] from 2004 through her resignation in 2009. Previously she served as Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Homicide Unit and led the prosecution of numerous murder cases. |