According to The Guardian's report on the race, Democrat Chris Pappas, a four-term congressman, has won New Hampshire's US Senate race, protecting the open seat from a Republican flip. The outlet described the contest against Republican John Sununu, a former senator, as closely fought.
The Guardian reported that Pappas focused his campaign against Sununu on serving as a "bulwark" against the Trump administration. The outlet's summary of the race centered on that message, which it presented as the core of the Democratic candidate's case to voters.
The New York Times reported that Pappas, a Democrat from New Hampshire, will become the Senate's first openly gay male senator and will move to the upper chamber. The Times identified the milestone as the first of its kind in the chamber.
According to The New York Times, the move comes as L.G.B.T.Q. rights have faced pushback in some states. The paper's summary of its report did not describe that pushback in further detail, so the scope of the pushback is not described here.
The Guardian's headline described Pappas as the first out gay senator, while the Times used the phrase first openly gay male senator. The two outlets therefore describe the same milestone with different wording, and both tie it to Pappas's status as a sitting House member from New Hampshire.
The two reports also differ in tense. The Guardian stated that Pappas has won, while The New York Times described him as someone who will become a senator and move to the upper chamber.
The summaries of both reports do not include vote totals or other details of the race, so those figures are not reported here.
Sources: The Guardian: Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate race to become first out gay senator; The New York Times: Representative Chris Pappas Will Become the Senate’s First Openly Gay Male Senator.