sentences:  George W. Bush in 2000, Sen. John Kerry narrowly won the state over Bush in 2004.Astronaut Jay Buckey MD, Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand, and Katrina Swett, (wife of former Congressman Richard Swett), had announced their candidacies but withdrew in favor of former governor Jeanne Shaheen upon her entrance into the race.Shaheen had been the Democratic nominee for the race in 2002.