CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Gubernatorial candidates Chris Sununu and Colin Van Ostern brought in powerful surrogates Saturday as they made their final pitch to New Hampshire voters this weekend.
Sununu, a Republican, and Van Ostern, a Democrat, are battling to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan for a two-year term. The election is Tuesday.
Sununu was being joined by popular Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker at a pair of campaign events Saturday at the New England Arm Wrestling Championship and a microbrewery and restaurant in Nashua. The events coincided with Sununu’s 42nd birthday on Saturday.
Van Ostern, 37, hit the campaign trail with a number of powerful Democratic women, starting the day in Nashua with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Later, he was campaigning in Concord and Manchester with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Warren was in town on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The race between Sununu and Van Ostern has exposed differences between the candidates on transportation, education and taxes.
Van Ostern supports bringing commuter rail into New Hampshire and wants to expand full-day kindergarten. Sununu says fixing roads and bridges is a higher priority. On education, he wants to end New Hampshire’s participation in the Common Core education standards.
Both candidates are supporting their party’s presidential nominees.
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