Live free or #bqhatevwr: Scott Brown is projected to win the New Hampshire Republican primary for US Senate. Brown will face incumbent Jeanne Shaheen, who also cruised to a primary win Tuesday night. Brown defeated former US Senator Bob Smith and former State Senator Jim Rubens.

The Associated Press made the projection just before 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Brown famously defeated Martha Coakley to win the Massachusetts US Senate seat vacated when Ted kennedy died in office.

Coakley was a heavy favorite in her own primary Tuesday, where she faced Treasurer Steve Grossman and former Medicare administrator Don Berwick for governor.


Brown’s candidacy has made national headlines, offering Republicans another chance to play offense in a state currently held by a Democratic incumbent.

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