It’s a tight race in the bat­tle to suc­ceed pop­u­lar swing state Repub­li­can gov­er­nor

<div>It's a tight race in the battle to succeed popular swing state Republican governor</div>

NEWFIELDS, N.H. — A new poll in New Hamp­shire, home to the only com­pet­i­tive guber­na­to­r­i­al elec­tion this year, indi­cates a close race in the bat­tle to suc­ceed pop­u­lar Repub­li­can Gov. Chris Sununu.And the results of the sur­vey and anoth­er poll released in the Gran­ite State ear­li­er in the week sug­gest for­mer Pres­i­dent Trump’s stand­ing in New Hamp­shire in the White House race may be a drag on down-bal­lot Republicans.According to a Uni­ver­si­ty of New Hamp­shire Sur­vey Cen­ter poll released Thurs­day, Demo­c­ra­t­ic guber­na­to­r­i­al nom­i­nee and for­mer Man­ches­ter May­or Joyce Craig holds a razor-thin 47%-46% edge over for­mer U.S. Sen. Kel­ly Ayotte …