John McCain and Hillary Clinton win New Hampshire primaries
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
According to media reports, John McCain has won the New Hampshire Primary for the Republicans in the 2008 Presidential race.
"I hate to use to the word kid, but I think we showed the people of this country what a real comeback looks like. I'm grateful to the people of New Hampshire. I'm committed to keeping this country safe, and we're going to move on to Michigan and South Carolina and win the nomination," said McCain.
Also according to media reports, New York Senator Hillary Clinton has won the New Hampshire Primary in the 2008 United States Presidential race.
MSNBC reports that Clinton beat Barack Obama by a "very narrow margin." Opinion polls held before the polls closed showed Obama winning.
Results
editRepublican Results
editFor all results, see Results of the 2008 Republican presidential primaries
As of Jan 9 - 11:54 am EST - 99.66% of precincts reporting
Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates (Est.) |
---|---|---|---|
John McCain | 88,447 | 37% | 7 |
Mitt Romney | 75,202 | 31% | 4 |
Mike Huckabee | 26,760 | 11% | 1 |
Rudy Giuliani | 20,387 | 9% | 0 |
Ron Paul | 18,245 | 8% | 0 |
Fred Thompson | 2,884 | 1% | 0 |
Duncan Hunter | 1,220 | 1% | 0 |
Others | 5,665 | 2% | 0 |
Total | 233,145 | 100% | 12 |
Democratic Results
editFor all results, see Results of the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries
As of 11:52 am EST - 99.66% of precincts reporting
Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates (Est.) |
---|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton | 112,238 | 39% | 9 |
Barack Obama | 104,757 | 36% | 9 |
John Edwards | 48,666 | 17% | 4 |
Bill Richardson | 13,245 | 5% | 0 |
Dennis Kucinich | 3,912 | 1% | 0 |
Mike Gravel | 402 | 0% | 0 |
Others | 3,799 | 1% | 0 |
Total | 287,019 | 100% | 22 |
Sources
edit- "Primary Results for New Hampshire" — CNNPolitcs.com, January 9, 2008
- Liz Sidoti. "McCain Savors NH Comeback" — Associated Press, January 8, 2008
- Associated Press. "McCain grabs wins NH" — Yahoo News, January 8, 2008
- Domenico Montanaro. "Clinton wins" — MSNBC, January 8, 2008
- "Clinton Wins NH" — WRAL, January 8, 2008
- David Espo. "Clinton, McCain Win NH Primaries" — Associated Press, January 8, 2008