Election Results

Though they often sparred in the media, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley said that outgoing New Hampshire Republican Chairman Fergus Cullen "got a bum rap" for the losses that his party suffered in November.

"I wish the former governor well, but honestly I think Fergus got a bum rap," Buckley wrote in an email about Cullen's decision not to run for a second term. "A state party chairman can only do so much; success really rests with the quality of the candidates, the strength of their message and willingness of the voters to listen to them. Unfortunately for Fergus he had none of the above."

Republican National Committeewoman Phyllis Woods said the national Republican party should re-examine itself if it wants to remain relevant in the future.

"Everyone is a Monday morning quarterback and I'm not going to pretend that I'm the best one to analyze either what happened or exactly what needs to happen for us to rebuild our party at this point," Woods wrote in an email to PolitickerNH.com earlier today. "What I do know is that it's time for the RNC to do a lot of soul searching and look honestly at what we did wrong, what we did right and what needs to change."

New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen said that the Republicans were able to have some success in down-ballot races on election night.

"I feel pretty good because the election could have been a lot worse," Cullen said. "The fact that we more than held our own in legislative races is hearting."

Observers from both parties are looking towards the next election as politicians examine yesterday's election results.

In New Hampshire, the Democrats were able to maintain control of the State House and Executive Council, while they swept the table in the congressional races.