On the way to Tuesday’s election night, we broke down the five main cities Salem, Derry, Concord, Lebanon and Manchester: Watch what’s happening in the Granite State to get a feel for the best results.
Here’s what happened in each for the cities that reported a sizable portion of the vote by Wednesday morning:
Salem: The city, located on the state’s southern border with Massachusetts, was one of Trump’s best performing cities in 2016, winning 48% of the vote. It’s also the hometown of Haley’s primary surrogate, GOP Gov. Chris Sun. The city has a higher share of undeclared voters (39%) than Republicans (35%) or Democrats (28%). Trump won almost 67% of the vote last night, one of his best performances ever.
Derry: In another city south of Manchester along Interstate-93, Trump performed well in 2016, winning 42% of the vote. Undeclared voters are also the largest share of registered voters here (38%), followed by Republicans (35%) and Democrats (26%). Trump easily won the city last night with 63% of the vote to Haley’s 34%.
Concord: The state capital is New Hampshire’s most populous city. There, Democrats (40%) far outnumber Republicans (23%) and undeclared voters slightly outnumber (37%). It was a key seat for Haley, who won with 52% of the vote compared to Trump’s 45%. But he failed to make up ground here, and that 7-point victory helps explain why Trump’s margin in the state was smaller than expected but still in double digits.
Manchester: It is New Hampshire’s largest city, where results in 2016 largely mirrored the statewide final result. Undeclared voters currently make up the largest proportion of registered voters in Manchester, with 40% of voters there registered as undeclared voters. 34 percent of voters are Democrats, and 26 percent are Republicans. Nevertheless, Trump prevailed there, winning 57% of the Republican primary vote, compared to Haley’s 41% vote share there.
In other campaign news…
Hayley’s next steps: He promised to stay in the race, Haley’s next steps That includes refocusing on South Carolina and spending some time on the fundraising circuit, according to NBC’s Natasha Korecki. Haley’s campaign also aired new TV commercial On Wednesday morning in South Carolina, a narrator bashing Trump and Biden shouted, “Biden? Very old. Trump? Too much chaos. The rematch no one wanted. There is a better choice for a better America. This is where his story began.”
Biden: NBC’s Alex Seitz-Wald breaks down Biden won the Democratic primary in New Hampshirewrote that Biden “is on track to win more votes in New Hampshire than former President Barack Obama did when he ran for re-election in 2012, unopposed and on the ballot.”
Down ballot?: As Trump moves toward the GOP nomination, he’s already focusing on races further down the ballot. This includes GOP primary for governor in New Hampshire, while state senator Chuck Morse has endorsed Trump, former senator Kelly Ayotte has said he will support his party’s candidate.
Staff replacement: Two senior officials of the Biden administration – Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Mike Donilon Joins Biden’s re-election campaignAccording to NBC’s White House team.
DeSantis’ take: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis He blamed his failed presidential bid on “checked” Republicans In his first television interview since dropping out, according to NBC’s Alec Hernández.
Ballot: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s third-party presidential campaign said Tuesday it has collected the necessary signatures. To qualify for the New Hampshire ballotFor Axios.
There is no label, but the trial: Two prominent donors to the centrist group No Labels are suing the group, alleging that the group’s goal of funding a potential third-party presidential campaign was a “bait and switch” that misused their donations. NBC News’ Alex Seitz-Wald reports. No Labels dismissed the lawsuit, with a lawyer calling the claim “serious,” arguing that years have passed since donors gave to the group.
He runs: North Dakota’s only member of Congress, Republican Kelly Armstrong, announced Tuesday that he will run for governorJust a day after GOP Gov. Doug Burgum said he wouldn’t seek a third term.
Mayor’s office: Bridgeport, Conn., Tuesday September marked the third mayoral election in five months following allegations of fraud in the Democratic primary NBC News’ Jane C. Timm reports that incumbent Joe Ganim led a state judge to overturn his primary victory.