Trump-Backed Candidates Win in New Hampshire Republican Primary

Bryant "Corky" Messner, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, in an undated photograph. Amanda Biundo/Corky for Senate Campaign via AP

Bryant “Corky” Messner, a businessman backed by President Donald Trump, captured the New Hampshire Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Sept. 8.

Messner, 63, an Army veteran, defeated retired Army Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc, as well as two longshot candidates. Trump over the summer endorsed Messner, drawing attention to his military service and calling him “strong on jobs, crime, vets, military and the Second Amendment.”