Dan Innis Thanks Supporters

Dan Innis, a Portsmouth Republican who lost to Frank Guinta in the First District congressional primary Tuesday, thanked supporters in a message Wednesday.

Guinta defeated Innis by a margin of 49 percent to 41. Fellow challengers Brendan Kelly and Everett Jabour each registered single-digit percentages.

Innis, who owns a hotel in Portsmouth and is a former dean at the University of New Hampshire, said it’s now “time to unite behind our nominees.”

Innis earned national attention, as he was one of a handful of openly gay Republicans running for congressional seats this year.

Here’s Innis’ letter to supporters:

I want to take this opportunity to say “Thank you.”

Although we came up a little bit short in our primary on Tuesday I am proud of the race that we ran and I am deeply grateful for all the support that we received.

The last 13 months have been an incredible journey.

When our campaign began last fall I pledged to focus on providing solutions to the issues voters care about. I believe we kept our promise.

Now that our primary is behind us it is time to unite behind our nominees. I look forward to working hard to elect our Republican ticket in November.

Again, thank you all for your support. It was most appreciated!

The future is very bright for our great state. Please stay in touch.

Photo credit: Innis for Congress