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The New Hampshire primary is the first in a series of nationwide political party primary elections held in the United States every four years, as part of the process of choosing the Democratic and Republican nominees for the presidential elections to be held the subsequent November. New Hampshire state elections The US state of New Hampshire holds its state General elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. 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In the United States Super Tuesday, in general refers to the Tuesday in February or March of a presidential election year when the greatest number of states hold Its real impact comes from the media coverage and momentum that a candidate can attain from a decisive or better-than-expected result in the New Hampshire primary. Several states also sought to move up the dates of their 2008 primaries in order to have more influence and dilute the power of the New Hampshire primary. ^[2]

Originally held in March, its date has been moved up repeatedly to maintain New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation status in the face of ever-earlier primaries in other states. New Hampshire law stipulates that the New Hampshire primary will be the first primary held in the United States, and although the Iowa caucuses are held before the New Hampshire primary, because the Iowa event are caucuses, for the purposes of New Hampshire law it is not counted as a primary. The Iowa caucuses are an electoral event in which residents of the U The 2008 primary was held on January 8. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army

Since 1952, the primary has been a major testing ground for candidates for both the Republican and Democratic nominations. Candidates who do poorly frequently drop out, while lesser-known, underfunded candidates who do well in New Hampshire suddenly become serious contenders, garnering large amounts of media attention and campaign funding.

It is not a closed primary, in which votes can be cast in a party primary only by people registered with that party. Undeclared voters — those not registered with any party — can vote in either party primary. ^[3] However, it does not meet a common definition of an open primary, because people registered as Republican or Democrat on voting day cannot cast ballots in the primary of the other party. In the United States of America, an open primary is a Primary election in which voters do not need to be a member of a particular Political party in ^[3]

Significance

Since 1977, New Hampshire law has stated that its primary is to be the first in the nation (it had been the first by tradition since 1920). Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays ^[4] As a result, the state has moved its primary earlier in the year to remain the first. The primary was held on the following dates: 1952-1968, second Tuesday in March; 1972, first Tuesday in March; 1976-1984, fourth Tuesday in February; 1988-1996, third Tuesday in February; 2000, first Tuesday in February (February 1); 2004, fourth Tuesday in January (January 27). The shifts have been to compete with changing primary dates in other states. The primary date for 2008 continued the trend; it was held January 8, the second Tuesday in January.

Before the Iowa caucus first received national attention in the 1970s (Republicans began caucusing in Iowa in 1976), the New Hampshire primary was the first binding indication of which presidential candidate would receive the party nomination. The Iowa caucuses are an electoral event in which residents of the U Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In defense of their primary, voters of New Hampshire have tended to downplay the importance of the Iowa caucus. "The people of Iowa pick corn, the people of New Hampshire pick presidents," said then-Governor John H. Sununu in 1988. John Henry Sununu (born July 2, 1939 in Havana Cuba is a former Governor of New Hampshire (1983–89 and former White House Chief Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) ^[5]

Since then, the primary has been considered an early measurement of the national attitude toward the candidates for nomination. Unlike a caucus, the primary measures the number of votes each candidate received directly, rather than through precinct delegates. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates The popular vote gives lesser-known candidates a chance to demonstrate their appeal to the electorate at large. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Unlike most other states, New Hampshire permits voters that have not declared their party affiliation to vote in a party's primary.

New Hampshire's status as the first in the nation is somewhat controversial among Democrats because the ethnic makeup of the state is not diverse and not representative of the country's voters. This is shown in the 2000 Census data, with the ratio of minority residents being six times smaller than the national average (New Hampshire is 96% non-Hispanic white, versus 75% nationally). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Politically however, the state does offer a wide sampling of different types of voters. Although it is a New England state, it is not as liberal as some of its neighbors. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the For example, according to one exit poll, of those who participated in the 2004 Democratic Primary, 4-in-10 voters were independents, and just over 50% said they considered themselves "liberal. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " " Additionally, as of 2002, 25. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 6% of New Hampshire residents are registered Democrats and 36. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 7% are Republicans, with 37. 7% of New Hampshire voters registered as "undeclared" independents. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Also, New Hampshire was the only state in the Northeast to vote for George Bush in 2000. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican This plurality of independents is a major reason why New Hampshire is considered a swing state in general U. A swing state (also battleground state or purple state) in United States S. presidential elections.

Recently, media expectations for the New Hampshire primary have come to be almost as important as the results themselves; meeting or beating expectations can provide a candidate with national attention, often leading to an infusion of donations to a campaign that has spent most of its reserves. The news media refers to the section of the Mass media that focuses on presenting current News to the public For example, in 1992, Bill Clinton, although he did not win, did surprisingly well, with his team dubbing him the "Comeback Kid"; the extra media attention helped his campaign's visibility in later primaries. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States

New Hampshire's political importance as the first in the nation primary state is highlighted in the documentary film Winning New Hampshire. Produced during the beginning of the 2004 Presidential election, Winning New Hampshire is a documentary on the historic 'first in the nation' New Hampshire Primary The film focuses on John Kerry's comeback in 2004 and the decisive effect of the New Hampshire Primary on the Presidential selection process. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator

History

New Hampshire has held a presidential primary since 1916, but it did not begin to assume its current importance until 1952 after New Hampshire simplified its ballot access laws in 1949 seeking to boost voter turnout, when Dwight Eisenhower demonstrated his broad voter appeal by defeating Robert A. Taft, "Mr. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Robert Alphonso Taft ( September 8, 1889 - July 31, 1953) of the Taft political family of Ohio, was a Republican Republican," who had been favored for the nomination, and Estes Kefauver defeated incumbent President Harry S. Truman, leading Truman to abandon his campaign for a third term. Carey Estes Kefauver ( July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American Politician from Tennessee who The other President to be forced from running for re-election by New Hampshire voters was Lyndon Johnson, who, as a write-in candidate, managed only a 49-42 percent victory over Eugene McCarthy in 1968 (and won fewer delegates than McCarthy), and consequently withdrew from the race. A write-in candidate is a candidate in an Election whose name does not appear on the Ballot, but for whom voters may Vote nonetheless by writing in the Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy ( March 29, 1916 – December 10, 2005) was an American Politician, Poet, and a ^[6]

The winner in New Hampshire has not always gone to win his party's nomination, as demonstrated by Republicans John McCain in 2000 and Pat Buchanan in 1996 and Democrats Estes Kefauver in 1952 and 1956 and Paul Tsongas in 1992. Patrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan (born November 2 1938 is an American Political commentator, Author, syndicated Columnist Carey Estes Kefauver ( July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American Politician from Tennessee who Paul Efthemios Tsongas (ˈsɒŋgəs ( February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts

Before 1992 the person elected president had always carried the primary, but Bill Clinton broke the pattern in 1992, as did George W. Bush in 2000. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Neither Clinton nor Bush, however, carried a majority of the popular vote in those general elections. The trend remains that no one has won the presidency with a majority of the popular vote in the general election without first winning his party's New Hampshire primary.

1968

The 1968 New Hampshire Democratic Primary was one of the crucial events in the politics of that landmark year in United States history. Senator Eugene McCarthy began his campaign with a poem that he wrote in imitation of the poet Robert Lowell, "Are you running with me Jesus":

I'm not matching my stride

With Billy Graham's by the Clyde

I'm not going for distance

With the Senator's persistence

I'm not trying to win a race

even at George Romney's pace. Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy ( March 29, 1916 – December 10, 2005) was an American Politician, Poet, and a Robert Lowell (March 1 1917&ndashSeptember 12 1977 born Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV, was an American Poet whose works confessional in nature

I'm an existential runner,

Indifferent to space

I'm running here in place . . .

Are you with me Jesus? ^[7]

In November 1967, McCarthy declared, "there comes a time when an honorable man simply has to raise the flag" to gauge the country's response and conduct a candidacy for the presidency of the United States by entering the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

On March 12, 1968, McCarthy came within 7 percentage points of defeating President Lyndon Johnson in New Hampshire. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnson subsequently withdrew from the election with this Shermanesque statement: "I shall not seek, and will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president. " Sherman(esque statement " or " Sherman speech " is American Political Jargon for a clear and direct statement by a potential "

2008

Main article: New Hampshire primary, 2008

Winners and runners-up

Notes: Winner is listed first. The New Hampshire primary of 2008 was held on January 8, 2008 to determine the allocation of New Hampshire 's Delegates to the national presidential Candidates in bold went on to win their party's nomination.

Democrats

• 1948: Unpledged delegates
• 1944: Unpledged delegates
• 1940: Unpledged delegates
• 1936: Unpledged delegates
• 1932: Unpledged delegates
• 1928: Unpledged delegates
• 1924: Unpledged delegates
• 1920: Unpledged delegates
• 1916: President T. Woodrow Wilson (unopposed)

Republicans

• 1944: Unpledged delegates
• 1940: Unpledged delegates
• 1936: Unpledged delegates
• 1932: Unpledged delegates
• 1928: Unpledged delegates
• 1924: President John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (unopposed)
• 1920: General Leonard Wood, Jr. defeated Senator Hiram W. Johnson
• 1916: Unpledged delegates

2004 Democratic results

Sources: Union-Leader (Manchester, NH), CNN, New Hampshire Department of State

2004 Republican results

Sources: Concord Monitor, New Hampshire Department of State, [1], [2], [3]

2000 Democratic results

Source: CNN; Official returns at OurCampaigns.com

2000 Republican results

Source: CNN

Vice-Presidential results

A much-overlooked Vice-Presidential ballot is also held at the New Hampshire Primary. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28 1943 is an American hall of fame Basketball player Rhodes scholar, and former George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Malcolm Stevenson " Steve " Forbes Jr (born July 18, 1947) is the son of Malcolm Forbes and the editor-in-chief of business Alan Lee Keyes (born August 7 1950 Gary Lee Bauer (born May 4 1946, Covington Kentucky) is a neoconservative American Politician notable for his ties to The following candidates received the greatest number of votes at each election.

* - write-in candidate

Sources: New Hampshire Department of State, New Hampshire Political Library

See also

• Public Law 62-5
• United States presidential primary
• United States presidential election
• United States presidential election debates
• American presidential debate
• United States presidential nominating convention
• United States Electoral College

Early Votes

• Ames (Iowa) Straw Poll on a Saturday in August prior to the election year, since 1979
• Iowa caucus first official election year event since 1972

Reform Plans

• United States presidential primary reform proposals
• Graduated Random Presidential Primary System
• Delaware Plan
• Rotating Regional Primary System
• Interregional Primary Plan
• National Primary

References

• Winning New Hampshire, a film on the history and significance of the NH Primary, 2004
• The New Hampshire Political Library
• 2004 primary results (CNN)
• 2000 primary results (CNN)
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• http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/09/powerlines-meyerson.php
• http://www.nhprimary.com Local coverage of the primary from The Telegraph of Nashua, NH. Endicott "Chub" Peabody ( February 15 1920 &ndash December 1 1997) was Governor of Massachusetts from January 3 Nancy Lord was the vice-presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in the U David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana State Representative, a Candidate in Presidential primaries for the George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Jesse Alexander Helms Jr (October 18 1921 – July 4 2008 was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Wallace Darnell Johnson (born December 25, 1956 in Gary Indiana) is a former second baseman for the Montreal Expos and a Chicago White Spiro Theodore Agnew ( November 9, 1918 September 17, 1996) was the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States (and the first Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a Wesley Powell ( October 13, 1915 &ndash January 6, 1981) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Wesley Powell ( October 13, 1915 &ndash January 6, 1981) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from This is about the mid-20th-century politician and diplomat for other American politicians so named see Adlai Stevenson (disambiguation. Henry Styles Bridges ( September 9 1898 &ndash November 26 1961) was an American teacher editor and Republican Party politician Carey Estes Kefauver ( July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American Politician from Tennessee who Public Law 62-5, passed by the United States Congress on August 8, 1911, set the number of members of the United States House of Representatives The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses is one of the first steps in the process of electing the President of the United States of America. Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are During presidential elections in the United States, it has become customary for the main candidates During presidential elections in the United States, it has become customary for the main candidates A United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States. The Ames Straw Poll is a Straw poll that takes place in Ames Iowa, on a Saturday in August of years in an election cycle in which the Republican presidential The Iowa caucuses are an electoral event in which residents of the U The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses is one of the first steps in the process of electing the President of the United States of America. The Graduated Random Presidential Primary System, also known as the California Plan or the American Plan, is a proposed system to reform the conduct of United The Delaware Plan is a proposed system to reorganize the state presidential primary elections amongst the 50 States and the several territories of the United The Rotating Regional Primary System for the US Presidential primaries is a system where the country is divided into four regions The Interregional Primary Plan is a proposed reform to the United States primary calendar supported by Representative Sandy Levin and Senator A national primary is a proposed system for conducting the United States presidential primaries and caucuses, in which all of the primaries and caucuses would occur on the same Produced during the beginning of the 2004 Presidential election, Winning New Hampshire is a documentary on the historic 'first in the nation' New Hampshire Primary
• http://www.nhelects.com Local coverage of the primary from The Keene Sentinel of Keene, NH.
• Social Media coverage of the New Hampshire by the Creepy Sleepy podcast
• Radio Row Coverage of the New Hampshire Primary by the Talk Radio News Service and Ellen Ratner
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