New Hampshire primary

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party Tuesday in Nashua, N.H.

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Trump wins the New Hampshire primary, putting him a step closer to the GOP nomination

10:57pm January 23, 2024

Donald Trump's decisive victory in the New Hampshire primary puts him on a clear path to securing the Republican nomination. It is also likely to fuel calls for Nikki Haley to drop out of the race.

President Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Va., on Tuesday. Biden's name was not on the Democratic primary ballot in New Hampshire.

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Biden wins the New Hampshire primary after Democrats write him on the ballot

10:38pm January 23, 2024

President Biden wasn't on the ballot after the Democratic Party changed its rules to sidestep New Hampshire. But the state's party establishment rallied to write his name in anyway.

A woman holds up a small U.S. flag during a campaign rally by GOP presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at the Rochester Opera House on Jan. 21 in Rochester, N.H.

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The New Hampshire presidential primary is today. Here's what you need to know

10:26am January 23, 2024

New Hampshire holds the country's first primary election today, just over a week post-Iowa caucuses. Now the GOP field has shrunk, and the Democratic ballot is odd. Here's what to know.

Signs line a driveway in Concord, N.H., waiting for volunteers to pick them up. President Biden is not on the New Hampshire primary ballot because of a dispute over Democratic Party rule changes.

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Biden isn't on the New Hampshire ballot. These voters are writing him in anyway

5:00am January 23, 2024

President Biden isn't on the ballot after the Democratic Party changed its rules to sidestep New Hampshire. But volunteers are trying to give him a win anyway.

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Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, seen through a storefront window, shakes hands with guests while visiting Kay's Bakery and Cafe, during a campaign stop on Friday in Hampton, N.H.

Chris Christie dropped out. Where will his voters turn in the New Hampshire primary?

5:00am January 20, 2024

One woman called herself a super volunteer for Christie. Another man hosted the former New Jersey governor in his home. New Hampshire voters who backed Christie have to decide how to vote on Tuesday.

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Stanley Piper talks with Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, N.H. on Dec. 8, 2023.

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The New Hampshire primary is a little unusual for Democrats this year

5:00am December 14, 2023

by Tamara Keith

Rep. Dean Phillips sees an opening for his long-shot presidential bid because President Biden won't be on the New Hampshire primary ballot.

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The Lesser-Known Candidate Forum featured 20 of the people who will be on the New Hampshire primary ballot, including (l to r) Donald Picard, Paperboy Love Prince, Richard Rist and Vermin Supreme.

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A postcard from the Lesser-Known Candidate Forum, a New Hampshire primary tradition

5:00am December 08, 2023

by Tamara Keith

In New Hampshire, it's relatively easy to get your name on the presidential primary ballot — so there's a slew of lesser-known candidates seeking a spotlight for ideas and, well, performance art.

For a century, New Hampshire voters have participated in the first-in the-nation presidential primary. Despite the DNC's desire to do so, they refused to change that status in the 2024 presidential nominating calendar.

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New Hampshire sets Jan. 23 as presidential primary date, bucking Biden's preference

3:32pm November 15, 2023

by Josh Rogers

President Biden's supporters are running a write-in campaign to ensure he still gets votes even though his name won't be listed on the state's primary ballot.

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Week In Politics: Which Way Will Democratic Moderates Go In New Hampshire?

8:01am February 09, 2020

by Mara Liasson

Sen. Bernie Sanders easily beat Hillary Clinton in the state in 2016, and likely has the progressive vote locked up. Fellow Iowa caucus winner Pete Buttigieg wants to claim the mantle of electability.

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What's An Endorsement Worth? Hard To Say, But Local Officials Give Them Anyway

8:01am February 09, 2020

by Jack Rodolico

Many politicians are skeptical about the power of their endorsement, but that's not slowing the pace of announcements ahead of Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire.