A new St. Anselm College poll in New Hampshire finds former Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) leading Joyce Craig (D) 46% to 43% in the race to replace retiring Gov. Chris Sununu (R).

“Kelly Ayotte is officially back in campaign politics,” WMUR reports.

“The former U.S. Senator and New Hampshire Attorney General is announcing her campaign for governor Monday, aiming to succeed Gov. Chris Sununu when he leaves office in 2025.”

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) “said on Wednesday that he would not run for re-election in 2024, opening up a seat in a battleground state that Democrats will be eager to take,” the New York Times reports.

“He declined to run for Senate last year, and for president this year. His next steps are unclear.”

Corey Lewandowski told Howie Carr said that Donald Trump asked him to find a challenger to run against New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) in the Republican primary. 

Said Lewandowski: “The president, as some of your listeners can probably appreciate and understand, is very unhappy with the chief executive officer of the state of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu. And, you know, Gov. Sununu, in the president’s estimation, is someone who’s never been loyal to him.”