Long time state Rep. Liz Hager (R-Concord) finished last in a five-way primary, which resulted in her failing to make it onto the ballot for the general election.

Her four opponents said they "banded together" to coordinate their election efforts and help oust Hager, who described herself as "proudly pro-choice, proudly pro-government."

Hager was first elected in 1972 and had served thirteen terms as a state representative.

"Clearly, the people who are now in control of the Republican Party don't want people like me in it," Hager told The Concord Monitor. "They worked very hard, so I congratulate them for doing that. I just wonder where it gets them in the long run."

Pamela Ean, who finished second with 351 votes, told The Monitor "we're very likeminded in our views. . . . It was just banding together and getting out there."