A Republican candidate for Mayor of Manchester, the biggest city in New Hampshire, has beaten his Democrat rival in a victory despite the odds.
A Republican candidate has beaten his Democrat rival for mayor of New Hampshire’s biggest city, Manchester, despite the odds stacked against the GOPer, whose opponent was the hand-picked successor of the city’s current mayor and fellow Democrat.
The unofficial tally on Nov. 7 election night showed Republican mayoral candidate Jay Ruais with 9,392 votes, or just over 51 percent, while his Democrat opponent, Kevin Cavanaugh, received 8,904 votes, or just under 49 percent.
“Today, the voters of Manchester spoke,” Mr. Ruais said in a statement Tuesday night, thanking his opponent for running a “great campaign” and calling him a “selfless servant” for the city.
Mr. Cavanaugh, an alderman and former state senator, has conceded.
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