▁then ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁child hood ▁in ▁Port sm outh , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁W ake field , ▁Massachusetts ▁following ▁his ▁parents ' ▁divor ce . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁tax p ayer ▁and ▁owned ▁a ▁home ▁in ▁R ye , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁dec ades . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁sold ▁his ▁primary ▁home ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁expressed ▁to ▁the ▁R ye ▁town ▁cl erk ▁" his ▁intention ▁to ▁establish ▁res iden cy ▁and ▁register ▁to ▁vote ". ▁ ▁Pol ling ▁done ▁by ▁various ▁ag encies ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁showed ▁inc umb ent ▁Senator ▁Jean ne ▁Sh a he en ▁leading ▁Brown ▁by ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 5 ▁points . ▁A ▁poll ▁conducted ▁in ▁May ▁by ▁the ▁Republican ▁Govern ors ▁Association ▁showed ▁Brown ▁leading ▁Jean ne ▁Sh a he en ▁by ▁ 5 ▁points . ▁In ▁late ▁August , ▁a ▁WM UR / UN H ▁poll ▁showed ▁Sh a he en ▁leading ▁Brown ▁by ▁two ▁points , ▁ 4 6 ▁to ▁ 4 4 . ▁Pol ls ▁were ▁mixed ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁three ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁election , ▁with ▁most ▁showing ▁Sh a he en ▁ahead ▁by ▁ 1 – 8 ▁percentage ▁points , ▁and ▁week ly ▁pol ls ▁by ▁N H 1 ▁News , ▁New ▁England ▁College , ▁and ▁V ox ▁Pop uli ▁showing ▁Brown ▁leading ▁by ▁ 1 – 4 ▁points . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁five ▁total ▁deb ates ▁during ▁the