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Live results and updates from the New Hampshire primary

After winning the popular vote in the Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders will be looking to finish on top in the first in the nation primary, a contest he won by an overwhelming margin against Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Polls have consistently showed Sanders leading in the Granite State, with Pete Buttigieg a fairly distant second after his better than expected performance in Iowa.

If Sanders is to win in New Hampshire, it could be the beginning of a hard to beat streak for the Vermont Senator, as his rivals battle for relevancy in a crowded field of runners up.

Live Results

Live Updates

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February 11, 2020 11:02 pm
Sanders Wins New Hampshire

ABC and NBC are projecting that Bernie Sanders is the winner of the New Hampshire primary.

February 11, 2020 10:28 pm

With 67 percent of the vote now in, the race is still too early to call.

February 11, 2020 10:25 pm

On CNN's election night panel, commentator Van Jones notes youth vote has been suppressed somewhat by the state Republican Party's voter suppression measures.

February 11, 2020 10:18 pm

For Politicio, Holly Otterbein reports Bernie Sanders is currently in a gym, next to where his election night rally is being held, watching his grandkids play basketball.

February 11, 2020 10:02 pm
Durham Results to Come

CNN's John King notes Durham, home of the Univerisity of New Hampshire is yet to come in which could help Sanders; a similar case with Hanover, another college town.

February 11, 2020 10:00 pm

Warren doubles down on staying in the race, tweeting: "This primary could be a long fight. We’re two states in, with 55 states and territories to go—and 98% of delegates up for grabs. Americans in every part of our country need to make their voices heard."

February 11, 2020 9:34 pm
Swing Counties

CBS News reporter Cara Korte points out that Bernie Sanders is leading in Hillsborough and Sullivan counties, two of the three that went from Obama to Trump in New Hampshire.

February 11, 2020 9:19 pm

Addressing supporters gathered in New Hampshire through a live stream, former vice president Joe Biden spoke for just three minutes.

February 11, 2020 9:09 pm

We are hearing whispers that Joe Biden will soon speak to supporters gathered at his event in Manchester. The sticking point is that Biden isn't currently in the state of New Hampshire. The former vice president is in South Carolina.

Biden's speech will be live streamed to the crowd, on televisions.

February 11, 2020 9:04 pm

With Andrew Yang now exiting the race, a national poll released Tuesday suggest a plurality of Yang's supporters will move to support Bernie Sanders.

February 11, 2020 8:54 pm

With 24 percent of precincts now reporting, Bernie Sanders leads Pete Buttigieg by five percent. Sanders is leading in 31 townships to Buttigieg's 13.

February 11, 2020 8:50 pm

NBC's Sahil Kapur says that given a plurality of New Hampshire voters said they wanted a changemaker, Elizabeth Warren's late unity pitch may actually have hurt more than helped her prospects.

February 11, 2020 8:39 pm

New York Times election analyst Nate Cohn notes that Bernie Sanders is not completely home, with more numbers to come from wealthier suburban parts of the state.

February 11, 2020 8:36 pm

In spite of his poor performance with voters aged over 65, Bernie Sanders will still perform better than Joe Biden with that demographic.

February 11, 2020 8:33 pm

Bernie Sanders is currently leading in 18 townships currently reporting results, while Buttigieg leads in just four.

February 11, 2020 8:31 pm
Delegate Update

Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will not meet the threshold required to win any delegates. New Hampshire's delegates will be split between Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar.

February 11, 2020 8:29 pm
Warren Speaks

Attempting to appear upbeat, Warren tells supporters her campaign is best positioned to unite the party.

"We cannot afford to fall into factions, we can’t afford to squander our collective power, we win when we come together."

February 11, 2020 8:24 pm

Based on the results in so far, the New York Times are giving Bernie Sanders a 64 percent probability of winning New Hampshire.

February 11, 2020 8:18 pm
Sanders Wins Young Voters

Exit polls suggest Bernie Sanders won a majority of voters under aged under 30, scoring 53 percent of the vote with the age group.

February 11, 2020 8:13 pm
Sanders Leads

With 11 percent of precincts now reporting, Bernie Sanders maintains his lead over Pete Buttigieg. The Vermont Senator is currently ahead by 5.5 percent of the total vote.

February 11, 2020 8:02 pm
Yang Suspends Campaign

All polls in New Hampshire are now closed.

Sources are telling CNN that Andrew Yang tonight plans to suspend his presidential campaign, making the announcement to a group of his supporters in Manchester shortly.

February 11, 2020 7:54 pm
Turnout Update

Early estimate of turnout in New Hampshire from analyst John Couvillon is around 277,000, just short of the of the 2008 figure of 285,000.

February 11, 2020 7:45 pm

As more precinct results begin to come in, Bernie Sanders is holding his position in first place, with more than 30 percent of the vote.

February 11, 2020 7:38 pm

On the very early numbers we have in so far, Bernie Sanders appears to have a clear lead in first place, while Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg are battling it out for second.

All other candidates are quite a distance away, with Joe Biden currently in fifth place in the single digits.

February 11, 2020 7:29 pm
First Results

Very early results are now coming in from New Hampshire. With just a few precincts now reporting, Bernie Sanders is currently in first place with 27.7 percent of the vote. Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar are very close seconds.

February 11, 2020 7:11 pm
Open Primary

New Hampshire holds an open primary, meaning that independents can vote for who they think can be the Democratic nominee.

Exit polling suggests that 43 percent of Democratic primary voters today are independents, while just 54 percent are registered Democrats.

February 11, 2020 7:09 pm

In the exit poll released this evening, 30 percent of voters thought Biden has been running the most negative campaign, while 20 percent said the same of Elizabeth Warren.

Joe Biden has been running ads in the state questioning whether Pete Buttigieg's experience as a mayor is sufficient to be president.

February 11, 2020 7:03 pm

Joe Biden will not be in New Hampshire tonight. His campaign has been downplaying expectations in the Granite State after a poor performance in Iowa. The former vice president is instead travelling to South Carolina.

February 11, 2020 7:00 pm
Polls Close

We have just passed 7pm and most polls in New Hampshire are now closed.

February 11, 2020 6:53 pm
Trump Weighs In

Earlier today, Donald Trump told reporters that he would "rather run against Bloomberg than Bernie Sanders," because the Vermont Senator "has real followers, whether you like them or not."

February 11, 2020 6:50 pm
Early Turnout Report

CNN are reporting from a polling place in Manchester, where new voter turnout has been significant. With fifteen minutes until polls close, many are still waiting to register to cast their ballot.

Early exit polls suggest that 12 percent of primary voters today are participating for the first time.

February 11, 2020 6:40 pm

We are now just twenty minutes away from most polling places in New Hampshire closing. A smaller number close at 8pm. We are expecting further exit polls at the top of the hour, and the first results at half past.

February 11, 2020 5:31 pm
First Exit Polls

Figures from a CBS News exit poll say nearly six in ten New Hampshire voters support a government-only healthcare plan, and nearly two thirds support making public college tuition free.

37 percent of voters rated healthcare as their top issue, with climate change next at 28 percent.

February 11, 2020 2:48 pm
Polling Update

As New Hampshirites vote in today's primary, a string of new polls released this morning show Bernie Sanders with an edge nationally, including Super Tuesday states.

In a Monmouth University survey, Sanders leads Joe Biden by ten points nationally. In Super Tuesday states, Sanders leads Biden by seven points, according to a Morning Consult poll.
February 11, 2020 4:15 am
Welcome

Thank you for joining our live coverage of the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

It is now the early hours of Tuesday morning, and we already have votes in from the small towns of Dixville Notch, Millsfield and Hart's Location, which by tradition, vote at midnight.

We will be providing rolling updates throughout the day and long into the night. You can join the conversation by mentioning @theBerniePost on Twitter.
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