President Biden won New Hampshire’s unofficial Democratic primary Tuesday night by a staggering 39 points over Rep. Dean Phillips.
President Biden easily won the New Hampshire Democratic primary, carrying the traditional first-in-the-nation primary by 39 points over Rep. Dean Phillips. Biden’s comfortable win was more notable because his name did not actually appear on the primary ballot, forcing his supporters to write him in as their preference.
The election was technically an « unsanctioned » primary, as it was held despite the Democratic National Committee’s insistence that South Carolina hold the first Democratic primary this year.
New Hampshire Democrats went ahead anyway, following a state law requiring the nominating contest be the first in a given calendar year. As a result, the DNC announced no delegates would be awarded based on the New Hampshire results.
Biden’s team announced in late October he would not participate, meaning he would not be on the ballot and instead be a « write-in » candidate only. Phillips campaigned heavily in the Granite State but was unable to make significant inroads.
The results of the Fox News Voter Analysis, a survey of more than 900 New Hampshire Democratic primary voters, show the contours of a resounding win for the incumbent.
