Politics
Trump wins final delegate out of New Hampshire
By ROBERT YOON
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has won the last remaining unresolved delegate from New Hampshire, giving him a 13-9 delegate advantage in the Granite State over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.The Associated Press allocated the final...
Billionaire Stan Druckenmiller says he will continue to fund Nikki Haley
By Amanda Gordon
Investor Stan Druckenmiller said he would continue to fund Nikki Haley’s increasingly long-shot challenge against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.“I’m going to continue to support Nikki Haley,” he said Tuesday as he left a New...
‘Traitor’: After bitter primary, DeSantis may struggle to win over Trump supporters if he runs again
By JILL COLVIN
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Before launching his ill-fated campaign for the White House, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was a star. Again and again, Republican voters said they saw him as the future of the party — a potential vice president who, after serving four...
NH lawmakers consider multiple bills targeting transgender students and athletes
By HOLLY RAMER
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire lawmakers considering whether to ban transgender athletes from competing in school sports that align with their gender identities heard from two former athletes Tuesday who took opposite positions on the bill.At least 20...
Bills you may have missed when the presidential circus came to NH
By ETHAN DEWITT and HADLEY BARNDOLLAR
The New Hampshire primary is over, and with it the spectacle that drew our collective gaze from the State House to the campaign trail.But the Legislature never took a break. As candidates crisscrossed the state, members of the House and Senate began...
Republicans see an opportunity with Black voters, prompting mobilization in Biden campaign
By MATT BROWN
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump isn’t known for fostering deep connections with the Black community.From his earliest days as a New York real estate developer, Trump has faced accusations of racist business practices. He spent years spreading the lie that...
On the trail: Primary record set, Sununu’s impact mixed
By PAUL STEINHAUSER
The real winner on Tuesday was the group of New Hampshire voters who made history.A record 323,166 votes were cast in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.Equally impressive, 121,152 votes were cast in the Democratic primary in a contest...
Biden, eager for rematch in November, is quick to anoint Trump as his 2024 rival
By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is zeroing in on an expected rematch against Donald Trump after this week’s New Hampshire primaries, eager to sharpen the contrast with his predecessor.Ten months from Election Day, Biden’s write-in victory in a New...
Map: A look at Republican Primary results for Merrimack County and city of Concord
Analysis: Write-In Biden campaign a success, while Trump’s struggle with undeclared voters continues
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
State Rep. Angela Brennan knew how important Tuesday’s Democratic primary was even though President Joe Biden’s name would not appear on the ballot.Part of the “Write-In Biden” campaign, Brennan, of Bow, helped lead organizing efforts over the last...
Voter turnout beats record in NH GOP primary
By DAVID BROOKS
The 2024 presidential primary might have been a low-key affair in many ways but that didn’t deter voters.More people cast votes in Tuesday’s Republican contest than in any previous presidential primary of either party in New Hampshire’s history.As of...
Voter turnout in 2024 NH GOP primary eclipses record
By ROBERT YOON
WASHINGTON — More people cast votes in Tuesday’s contest between former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley than in any previous presidential primary of either party in New Hampshire’s history.As of the latest vote tally on...
To the delight of his supporters, Trump wins New Hampshire GOP primary
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Donna Eiden is confident she has Trump merchandise that no one else has. She’s got windbreakers that feature Trump’s 2020 ticket with Mike Pence. She displays a scarf she bought in New Jersey with the former president’s face embroidered and a slogan,...
Explainer: Why AP called New Hampshire for Biden
By MAYA SWEEDLER and ROBERT YOON
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has won the New Hampshire Democratic primary as a write-in candidate. The Associated Press declared Biden the winner based on an analysis of initial vote returns where write-in votes have been tabulated by...
In Pittsfield and Loudon, support for Trump remains strong
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
There was no question who Chris Shaw would be voting for when he pulled up the leg of his pants. On his left calf, former President Donald Trump’s face is front and center – tattooed in black ink with the Statue of Liberty in the background.The...
Voters reluctant of 2020 Trump-Biden rematch
By RAY DUCKLER
Cheryl and Barry Mello of Allenstown hope that former president Donald Trump uses a filter this year as he campaigns for the Republican nomination for president.They fear a backlash might surface after nearly nine years since Trump rode the escalator...
Haley finishes second in NH, but she’s not going anywhere
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
Former Gov. Nikki Haley may not have pulled off the upset she’d hoped for in Tuesday night’s Republican primary, but she reassured supporters in Concord that she’s not going anywhere.“New Hampshire is first in the nation,” she said, “it is not the...
NH Democrats write in Biden despite name missing from ballot
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Laura Magzis, the lone sign-holder outside the Beaver Meadow Elementary polling station at lunchtime Tuesday, was not pleased that President Joe Biden chose not to participate in the New Hampshire primary.“I think it’s a mistake. And it seems a little...
Explainer: Why AP called New Hampshire for Trump
By MAYA SWEEDLER and ROBERT YOON
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is the winner of the New Hampshire Republican primary.The Associated Press declared Trump the winner based on an analysis of initial vote returns as well as the results of AP VoteCast, a survey of Republican...
Trump wins NH primary as rematch with Biden appears increasingly likely
By HOLLY RAMER, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshire's primary on Tuesday, seizing command of the race for the Republican nomination and making a November rematch against President Joe Biden feel all the more inevitable.The result...
