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Live Concord area election results: Trump wins NH, Haley wins Concord by 8%
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In Bow, Dunbarton and Hopkinton, voters express support for Nikki Haley as alternative to Trump
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
For independent voter Nancy Haigh, an 89-year-old Bow resident, choosing Nikki Haley was a strategic move to divert votes away from Donald Trump and thwart his third campaign to be president.“I voted for Nikki Haley so Trump won’t get it,” Haigh...
Rep. Greene calls for ‘eradicating’ Haley from GOP if she presses on after NH
By Greg Bluestein
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donald Trump supporters crisscrossed New Hampshire on Tuesday with two goals: to mobilize the former president’s voters and to cast him as the inevitable GOP nominee if he scores a dominant win over Nikki Haley.“I think we’re going...
Biden and Harris paint Trump as freedom’s enemy at abortion rally in Virginia
By COLLEEN LONG and CHRIS MEGERIAN
MANASSAS, Va. — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris rallied for abortion rights here on Tuesday as they prepared for a likely rematch with Donald Trump, the former Republican president who paved the way for overturning Roe v....
AP VoteCast: NH Republicans want big changes, but some have concerns about Trump
By JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS
WASHINGTON — New Hampshire Republicans are voting Tuesday night with a desire to curb immigration and overhaul the federal government, yet they have some misgivings about former President Donald Trump and the criminal charges facing him.There are...
Dems stay loyal to party despite NH ballot names
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
Concord Ward 1 voters Madonna and Mark Ciocca never considered switching their party affiliation to vote in the Republican primary.“We like to be honest,” Mark said outside Merrimack Valley High School where both wrote in President Joe Biden. “We’re...
Haley vows to stay in GOP race as Trump seeks commanding victory in NH
By HOLLY RAMER, JILL COLVIN, WILL WEISSERT and BILL BARROW
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Nikki Haley, the last major GOP opponent of Donald Trump, insisted she would not drop out if she loses Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary to the former president, who aimed for a commanding victory to make a November rematch with...
NH towns request more GOP ballots from secretary of state
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN, and CHLOE RATTEE
As New Hampshire polls came to a close on Tuesday, the Secretary of State reported having received additional requests for Republican ballots from at least 10 towns.The Election Division of the Secretary of State office said it began receiving these...
NH voter guide: Local polling locations and hours of operations
Polling locations and hours of operations in the Monitor’s coverage area are as follows:Allenstown: St. Jean the Baptist Parish Hall, 10 School St., 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Andover: Andover Elementary School, 20 School St., 8 a.m. to 7...
It's a sweep for Haley in Dixville Notch
By NICK PERRY
DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. — The six registered voters of tiny Dixville Notch in New Hampshire all cast their ballots for Nikki Haley at midnight on Tuesday, giving her a clean sweep over former President Donald Trump and all the other candidates.The resort...
Primary tradition: Tasty political snacks to be shared with poll workers and sign holders
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Every time the primary rolls around, Janet DeVito pulls out her special cookie cutters from the basement to make political cookies.Since the 1980s, it has become her custom to whip up a batch of cookies shaped like the symbols of political parties –...
‘She’s not Trump’: In Franklin, Haley makes her final case at veteran’s post
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
With less than 24 hours until the New Hampshire presidential primary, Lester Reed put on his Nikki Haley shirt, his Nikki Haley baseball hat with his “NH loves NH” pin and lined up outside the Franklin VFW Post to see his favorite candidate in his...
Some very important (well, maybe not all that important) primary details to keep in mind
By DAVID BROOKS
Amid all the important items you’re keeping in mind as you vote today, things like the future of democracy in America, there are some not-quite-as-important items to also consider. Here are a fewVoting machinesIf your polling place uses a...
Haley hopes to stop Trump’s march to nomination in NH
By STEVE PEOPLES, MICHELLE L. PRICE, HOLLY RAMER, and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
MANCHESTER, N.H. — As the last major challenger in Donald Trump ‘s way to the Republican nomination, Nikki Haley is hoping New Hampshire voters feel so strongly about keeping the former president away from the White House that they turn out to support...
With Trump closing in on nomination, the audition to become his vice president is underway
By JILL COLVIN and MICHELLE L. PRICE
As she addressed a crushing crowd of volunteers and media at Donald Trump’s New Hampshire headquarters on Saturday, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik received a welcome chant.“VP! VP! VP!” one man shouted across the room.While vice presidential candidates...
Major shakeup ahead of NH primary: DeSantis out, endorses Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump.The decision leaves Trump and...
Explainer: Preparing to vote in New Hampshire
By MIKE DUNBAR
Reviewing the candidates and where they stand on important issues is a prerequisite to voting in the New Hampshire Primary. Voters can find out who will be on your ballot by looking at a sample ballot on the Secretary of State’s website or checking...
Without Biden in New Hampshire, Williamson and Phillips make final push
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Lucille Ketchum had never heard of Marianne Williamson. But as a registered Democrat looking for an alternative to President Joe Biden, she may have found her candidate at the Puritan Backroom in Manchester while having lunch with her husband on...
Outside of Concord event, Trump fans remain loyal to their man
By RAY DUCKLER
The line snaked from the Grappone Conference Center entrance into the parking lot, forming a giant ‘S’ of Donald Trump supporters exhaling frosty plumes, pinching their shoulders and smiling.The frigid temperatures Friday night didn’t stand a chance...
Haley’s new ad features mom of North Korean prisoner
By MEG KINNARD
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is making part of her closing argument to New Hampshire before Tuesday’s primary with supportive words from the mother of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who died in 2017 after being imprisoned...
