Trump Pick DiLorenzo Wins NH-01 GOP Primary By 23 Points — SkimNews
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- Anthony DiLorenzo, Trump's endorsed candidate and an auto businessman, won the GOP nomination for New Hampshire's open 1st District House seat over Hollie Noveletsky, leading by about 23 percentage points with nearly 30% of the vote reported as of 8:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday, per Decision Desk HQ.
- Hollie Noveletsky, a military veteran who runs her family's iron works business, publicly called Trump's endorsement of her opponent "wrong" but committed to staying in the race after the July endorsement.
- Trump endorsed DiLorenzo in July on Truth Social, praising his "America First Policies" on jobs, taxes, energy, and manufacturing — a win for the president who has had a mixed track record with endorsements this primary season.
- DiLorenzo has sought to moderately distance himself from Trump since the endorsement, telling WMUR that when he disagrees with the president he would "let him know — and not on national TV, in a private setting."
- The seat, left open by Pappas, sits in a district Democrats have held for 16 of the past however many cycles (article text cuts off), setting up what The Hill calls a pivotal race for House control.
Why it matters: DiLorenzo's 23-point primary win gives Trump a rare outright victory in a primary cycle where his endorsement record has been mixed, but the candidate's public hedging — promising to disagree privately — suggests the White House knows a Trump-branded Republican may struggle in a district Democrats have held for 16 of recent cycles.
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