- Bernie Sanders has won the Democratic primary in New Hampshire, the second state to vote in the presidential nominating contest.
- The socialist from neighboring Vermont won 26 percent support.
- Center-left candidates Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor, and Amy Klobuchar, a senator from Minnesota, won 24 and 20 percent, respectively.
- Former vice president Joe Biden and Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren did not meet the 15 percent threshold to quality for delegates.
Results
Candidate |
New Hampshire results |
Delegates |
||
Votes |
Share |
Gained |
Total |
|
Sanders | 76,384 | 25.6% | 9 | 21 |
Buttigieg | 72,454 | 24.3% | 9 | 23 |
Klobuchar | 58,714 | 19.7% | 6 | 7 |
Warren | 27,429 | 9.2% | 0 | 8 |
Biden | 24,944 | 8.4% | 0 | 6 |
Table does not list candidates who won under 4 percent support. 1,991 delegates needed to win the nomination.
Analysis
- Ainslie Noble: Voters flock to Sanders on the left and Buttigieg and Klobuchar in the center.
- Nick Ottens: Sanders is unpopular with black and older voters, self-described moderates and college-educated white women.