Jeanne Shaheen easily defeats Republican Corky Messner for US Senate in New Hampshire

• Senator Jenne Shaheen was reelected to a third term in the US Senate in New Hampshire on Tuesday.
• Shaheen defeated Republican Bryant "Corky" Messner, a military veteran and businessman.

Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen won reelection to the US Senate in New Hampshire, defeating Republican Bryant "Corky" Messner, Decision Desk HQ projects.

Shaheen, first elected in 2008, will now serve a third term in the US Senate. She previously served as New Hamshire's governor. In the Senate, she serves on the powerful Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Messner a military veteran, lawyer, and businessman won the GOP nomination over retired US Army General and veterans' health advocate Don Bolduc in September. He was endorsed by President Donald Trump, who also lost New Hampshire, Decision Desk HQ projected.