New Hampshire is moving its state primary. Will it improve the state’s politics?

New Hampshire is moving its state primary to June in 2028. Will it improve the state’s politics? • Rhode Island Current

Starting in 2028, state primaries will be held on the second Tuesday in June. (Photo by Will Steinfeld/New Hampshire Bulletin)Kris Schultz moved to New Hampshire in 2002 with one mission: get Mark Fernald elected. The Democratic state senator was running for governor, and Schultz had moved from Kentucky to run his campaign.  For Fernald, it was a clear opportunity: fellow Democrat and then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen was departing the corner office to r…

New Hampshire is moving its state primary. Will it improve the state’s politics?

Starting in 2028, state primaries will be held on the second Tuesday in June. (Photo by Will Steinfeld/New Hampshire Bulletin)Kris Schultz moved to New Hampshire in 2002 with one mission: get Mark Fernald elected. The Democratic state senator was running for governor, and Schultz had moved from Kentucky to run his campaign.  For Fernald, it was a clear opportunity: fellow Democrat and then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen was departing the corner office to r…

New Hampshire is Moving Its State Primary; Will It Improve the State’s Politics?

by Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin May 28, 2026 Kris Schultz moved to New Hampshire in 2002 with one mission: get Mark Fernald elected. The Democratic state senator was running for governor, and Schultz had moved from Kentucky to run his campaign. For Fernald, it was a clear opportunity: fellow Democrat and then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen […] The post New Hampshire is Moving Its State Primary; Will It Improve the State’s Politics? first appeared o…