Pappas will fall short of a 40 percent margin

Chris Pappas will fail to reach a 40 percentage point margin in the September 8, 2026 Democratic primary, leaving the U.S. Senate nomination contest competitive. The University of New Hampshire poll from August 20 to 24 that put Pappas at 47 percent and Karishma Manzur at 34 percent will prove prop…