February 11, 2020 - New Hampshire Primary

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33 Delegates (24 Pledged)
Summary:  After the confusion following the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary provided some clarity, producing three top finishers (Sanders, Buttigieg and Klobuchar), forcing three candidates (Yang, Bennet and Patrick) out of the race, and reducing the field to eight candidates.

NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY (24 pledged delegates)

Official Results - NH Secretary of State  |  Ballot [PDF]  |  Main NH Primary Page - Campaign Overview 
SANDERS
 BUTTIGIEG
 KLOBUCHAR
 WARREN
 BIDEN
 STEYER
 GABBARD
 YANG
 OTHERS (25)
 SCATTER
 TOTAL
76,384
(25.60%)
 72,454
(24.28%)
 58,714
(19.68%)
 27,429
(9.19%)
 24,944
(8.36%)
 10,732
(3.60%)
 9,755
(3.27%)
 8,312
(2.79%)
 3,572
(1.20%)
 6,081
(2.04%)
 298,377
Others: Patrick 1,271 (0.43%), Bennet 952 (0.32%), Booker 157, Sestak 152, Harris 129, Williamson 99, Burke 86, Castro 83, Delaney 83, Koos 72, Bullock 64, Thistle 53, Kraus 52, Wells 45, Hewes 43, Sloan 34, Boyd 32, Glieberman 31, Greenstein 31, Torgesen 30, Krichevsky 23, Ellinger 19, Dunlap 12, De La Fuente 11, Moroz 8.
 6,081 Scatter (write-ins) include Bloomberg 4,675 and Trump 1,217.

OVERVIEW
Turnout in the Democratic primary was higher than in 2016 (298,377 votes tallied versus 249,543 in 2016), while turnout in the uncompetitive Republican primary, 153,711 votes tallied, was down from 282,979 in 2016.  For the Feb. 11, 2020 primary 130,738 undeclared voters requested Democratic ballots and 39,662 undeclared voters requested Republican ballots.

Edison Research exit polling in the New Hampshire Democratic primary found, "There were twice as many “late deciders” – voters who made up their minds which candidate to support in the days leading up to Election Day – this year as in 2016; 51% of the electorate said they decided who to vote for on election day or in the last few days leading up to it, compared to 25% in 2016."  Further, more than half the late deciders voted for either Buttigieg or Klobuchar.  The Feb. 7 debate was an important factor for 49% of those surveyed.  The exit poll results also showed, "Sanders won with strong support from voters under 30 (47%), the most liberal wing of the party (46%) and new voters (29%)." (>)
 
Sanders' narrow win contrasted with his showing of a bit over 60% of the vote against Clinton in the 2016 primary.  In 2020, with a crowded field, Sanders garnered 25.6% of the vote, tallying half as many votes as he had in 2016.  Sanders carried 7 counties to 3 for Buttigieg.  Sanders' strongest finish was in Cheshire Co. (31.36%) which is adjacent to Vermont and home to Keene State College.  His weakest showing was in Rockingham Co. (22.64%). 

Buttigieg carried Belknap, Carroll and Rockingham Cos.; his strongest showing was in Rockingham Co. (26.47%) and his weakest showing in Coos Co. (20.24%).

Klobuchar finished third in every county; her strongest showing was in Merrimack Co. (22.06%).  Her message highlighting her ability to things done in the U.S. Senate may have resonated in the state capital area.  Her weakest showings were in Coos Co. (17.34%) and Strafford Co. (17.35%)

Warren's strongest finish was in Grafton Co. (13.51%), possibly because of support from Dartmouth; in all other counties she finished below 10%.

Biden's strongest finish was in sparsely populated Coos Co. in the far north (10.47%).  His worst showings were in Cheshire Co. (6.64%) and Grafton Co (6.93%).

           Results by County for the Top Eight Finishers

SANDERS
 BUTTIGIEG
 KLOBUCHAR
 WARREN
 BIDEN
 STEYER
 GABBARD
 YANG
 OTH/SCT
Belknap
 2,670
(23.54%)
 2,798
(24.67%)
 2,323
(20.48%)
 839
(7.40%)
 1,122
(9.89%)
 488
(4.30%)
 444
(3.91%)
 248
(2.19%)
 410
(3.61%)
 11,342
Carroll
 2,608
(23.25%)
 2,815
(25.09%)
 2,464
(21.96%)
 904
(8.06%)
 1,020
(9.09%)
 322
(2.87%)
 403
(3.59%)
 229
(2.04%)
 453
(4.04%)
 11,218
Cheshire
 5,973
(31.36%)
 4,053
(21.28%)
 3,616
(18.98%)
 1,816
(9.53%)
 1,265
(6.64%)
 651
(3.42%)
 587
(3.08%)
 597
(3.13%)
 490
(2.57%)
 19,048
Coos
 1,562
(28.90%)
 1,094
(20.24%)
 937
(17.34%)
 395
(7.31%)
 566
(10.47%)
 226
(4.18%)
 206
(3.81%)
 146
(2.70%)
 273
(5.05%)
 5,405
Grafton
 6,606
(27.09%)
 5,805
(23.81%)
 4,277
(17.54%)
 3,295
(13.51%)
 1,689
(6.93%)
 550
(2.26%)
 561
(2.30%)
 873
(3.60%)
 729
(2.99%)
 24,385
Hillsborough
 21,659
(25.51%)
 20,539
(24.19%)
 16,702
(19.67%)
 7,266
(8.56%)
 7,375
(8.69%)
 3,165
(3.73%)
 3,058
(3.60%)
 2,386
(2.81%)
 2,715
(3.20%)
 84,901
Merrimack
 8,636
(24.26%)
 8,466
(23.78%)
 7,853
(22.06%)
 3,177
(8.93%)
 2,863
(8.04%)
 1,332
(3.74%)
 1,163
(3.27%)
 905
(2.54%)
 1,199
(3.37%)
 35,594
Rockingham
 15,331
(22.64%)
 17,929
(26.47%)
 13,736
(20.29%)
 5,928
(8.76%)
 6,069
(8.96%)
 2,659
(3.93%)
 2,133
(3.15%)
 1,736
(2.56%)
 2,187
(3.23%)
 67,708
Strafford
 8,919
(29.88%)
 6,767
(22.67%)
 5,180
(17.35%)
 2,971
(9.95%)
 2,251
(7.54%)
 1,075
(3.60%)
 887
(2.97%)
 954
(3.20%)
 847
(2.84%)
 29,851
Sullivan
 2,420
(27.11%)
 2,188
(24.52%)
 1,626
(18.22%)
 838
(9.39%)
 724
(8.11%)
 264
(2.96%)
 313
(3.51%)
 238
(2.67%)
 314
(3.52%)
 8,925
Total
 76,384
(25.60%)
72,454
(24.28%)
 58,714
(19.68%)
 27,429
(9.19%) 		24,944
(8.36%)
 10,732
(3.60%)
 9,755
(3.27%)
 8,312
(2.79%)
 9,653
(3.24%)
 298,377


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Names on Checklist (Registered Voters)
February 11, 2020


 Republican
 Democratic
 Undeclared
 Total
1
 2A
 2B
 3
Belknap
 17,074
 12,083
 16,119
 45,276
1,567
 1,968
 5,033
 4,956
Carroll
 13,608
 10,954
 16,337
 40,899
996
 1,673
 5,499
 5,127
Cheshire
 14,962
 22,004
 23,713
 60,679
2,689
 2,294
 8,609
 7,970
Coos
 5,898
 6,174
 8,608
 20,680
673
 1,030
 2,039
 2,330
Grafton
 16,073
 26,089
 29,441
 71,603
3,666
 2,035
 10,642
 9,396
Hillsborough
 86,625
 89,810
 110,715
 287,150
11,785
 11,533
 38,388
 37,537
Merrimack
 34,735
 37,484
 43,305
 115,524
5,166
 4,476
 14,871
 14,665
Rockingham
 82,134
 74,283
 91,049
 247,466
7,816
 9,729
 29,662
 28,245
Strafford
 25,379
 36,156
 38,042
 99,577
5,504
 3,030
 11,664
 10,043
Sullivan
 9,054
 9,568
 10,297
 28,919
955
 1,894
 4,331
 4,048
Totals
 305,542
 324,608
 387,626
 1,017,773
40,817
 39,662
 130,738
 124,317










1. Number of persons who registered to vote at the polling place

2A. Number of undeclared voters voting Republican

2B. Number of undeclared voters voting Democratic

3. Number of undeclared voters declaring a party to vote and returned to undeclared status before leaving the polling place

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Republican Primary
ballot [PDF]

153,711 votes were tallied in the NH Republican Primary:

Trump 129,744 (84.41%), Weld 13,844 (9.01%), Maxwell 929, Walsh 838, Merrill 524, Murphy 447, Matern 268, Comley Sr. 202, De La Fuente 148, Kraft 109, Payne 83, Ardini 77, Boddie 72, Ely 68, Locke 66, Horn 65, Gyurko 56, Scatter 6,181.

 6,081 Scatter (write-ins) include Buttigieg 1,136, Klobuchar 1,096, Bloomberg 801, Sanders 743, Romney 632, Gabbard 369, Biden 330, Steyer 225, Warren 157, Yang 152.