Politics

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...

Live Concord area election results: Trump wins NH, Haley wins Concord by 8%

This story will be updated.

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 –...