conceded and governor maggie hassan is poised to take over in one of the most closely watched na good evening. i'm tom griffith. shelley: and i'm shelley walcott. it was a back and forth race all night yesterday, it came down to just fractions of a percentage that separated the two politicians. wmur's cherise leclerc is live cherise: as you can imagine, members of the republican party are not happy to have lost that representation in washington, dc. and some are already looking ahead to 2020. >> i'm proud to stand here as the next united states senator from new hampshire. cherise: hours after governor maggie hassan declared her victory, senator kelly ayotte conceded defeat, giving up her chance to ask for a recount. saying in part now more than ever, we need to work together to address our challenges. the voters have spoken and now it's time all of us to come together to get things done for the people of the greatest state in this nation and for the greatest country on earth.