New Hampshire has had a law in place since 1975 that the primary must be held at least 7 days before any other primary.
The will be held on Jan. 23, 2024, just 8 days after the , marking the first primary in the nominating process.
The Republican race is now narrowed down to two candidates: Former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and former President Donald Trump, who won by a large margin in the Iowa caucuses. on Sunday night.
are up for grabs in the Republican primary. Delegates will be allocated proportionally based on the statewide vote with a 10% threshold and even if a candidate doesn’t win the state, they could potentially earn delegates. Why is New Hampshire the first primary?
The significance surrounding the primary as the first contest of its kind is legally binding. New Hampshire has held first in the nation primary status for more than a century and put a law in place in 1975 that cemented that status.
«The presidential primary election shall be held on the second Tuesday in March or on a date selected by the secretary of state which is 7 days or more immediately preceding the date on which any other state shall hold a similar election, whichever is earlier, of each year when a president of the United States is to be elected or the year previous,» the law says.
But last year, the Democratic party, supported by President Biden, r to prioritize South Carolina and move up battleground states such as Michigan and Georgia. But New Hampshire’s state government, controlled by Republicans, refused to comply with the DNC’s new rules and scheduled the primary for Jan. 23, leaving it first.
As a result, Mr. Biden is not appearing on the ballot, although his campaign has launched an aggressive write-in campaign. Any Democrat who participates in the unofficial primary on Tuesday will not win any delegates, so any victory will be symbolic.
Republicans are carrying on as usual, and the state’s 22 delegates will be allocated proportionally to the winners who meet the 10% threshold. What are polls saying about the New Hampshire primary?
According to a CBS News poll , Trump is leading at 44%. On his heels in the Granite State is Haley, who polled at 29%. Her rising popularity in New Hampshire can be attributed, at least in part, to the growing support from moderate and independent voters who appreciate that her personality is the opposite of Trump’s
Now that Chris Christie, the former New Jersey Governor, is out of the race – he was polling at 10% before bowing out – some New Hampshire voters are thinking his supporters might switch to Haley.
