Former President Trump was projected to win the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Trump’s win is a blow to Nikki Haley, who came in second and invested heavily in the Granite State. The former U.N. ambassador congratulated Trump on his win Tuesday, but promised “this race is far from over.” Some have raised questions about whether Haley will continue her campaign heading into February’s South Carolina primary.
President Biden was projected to win the New Hampshire Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden’s supporters initiated a write-in campaign in New Hampshire, since the president was not actually on the ballot.
Check out the results from Decision Desk HQ here.
Read below for a recap of the New Hampshire primary.
Americans for Prosperity Action, which endorsed Nikki Haley in the GOP primary, projected confidence about Haley in the Republican race in a statement on Tuesday, saying she was “closing the gap.”
“Tonight’s results in New Hampshire show that Nikki Haley is closing the gap and that she is the clear alternative for voters who are ready to close the book on the toxic Biden-Trump political era. This is still an uphill battle. Now all eyes turn to South Carolina, where she has a steeper road ahead,” Americans for Prosperity Action Senior Advisor Emily Seidel said in a statement.
“Our teams will continue talking to South Carolina voters in support of Nikki Haley,” she added. “We are laser focused on electing the candidates who can be the firewall preventing one party progressive rule of the federal government. We have three ways to win: the Senate, the House, and the presidential primary. Through our multi-pronged effort we are prepared to get this done.”
— Caroline Vakil
President Biden said it was apparent former President Trump will be the Republican nominee in light of the New Hampshire results.
“And my message to the country is the stakes could not be higher. Our Democracy. Our personal freedoms — from the right to choose to the right to vote,” Biden said in a statement. “Our economy — which has seen the strongest recovery in the world since COVID. All are at stake.”
Biden thanked supporters who wrote in his name in the Democratic primary, calling it a “historic demonstration of commitment to our democratic process.”
“And I want to say to all those Independents and Republicans who share our commitment to core values of our nation — our Democracy, our personal freedoms, an economy that gives everyone a fair shot — to join us as Americans,” he added.
— Brett Samuels
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign announced on Tuesday that his campaign had gathered enough signatures in one day to make the general election ballot in New Hampshire.
State law requires presidential candidates to collect at least 3,000 signatures, including at least 1,500 in each of the state’s two congressional districts.
“I want to thank our dedicated supporters and volunteers who made this great accomplishment possible,” Kennedy said in a statement. “Democracy is much more than voting. I’m inspired by how enthusiastic people are to collect signatures, create new political parties, and rally for real change. This kind of energy is what will get us onto the ballot in every state and fuel our voter registration and GOTV operation as we head toward election day.”
— Caroline Vakil
The Haley campaign hit back against Donald Trump after the former president spent the bulk of his post-primary speech bashing Haley.
“Two states have now voted in the presidential race, and Donald Trump barely received half of the vote – not exactly a ringing endorsement for a former president demanding a coronation,” Haley communications director Nachama Soloveichik said in a statement.
“His angry rant was filled with grievances and offered the American people nothing about his vision for our country’s future,” Soloveichik added. “This is why so many voters want to move on from Trump’s chaos and are rallying to Nikki Haley’s new generation of conservative leadership.”
Trump tore into Haley in his remarks, complaining that she gave the impression she had a positive night despite losing the primary.
— Brett Samuels
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) became the latest GOP senator and Republican holdout to come out and endorse Donald Trump after the New Hampshire primary.
“It’s time for Republicans to unite around President Donald Trump and make Joe Biden a one-term President,” she said in a statement shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
“These last three years have yielded a crippling border crisis, an inflationary economy that prices the American Dream out of reach for families, and a world in constant turmoil with our enemies on the march,” she continued. “I endorse Donald Trump for President so we can secure our border, get our economy moving again, and keep America safe.”
— Caroline Vakil
CNN cut away from former President Trump’s speech in New Hampshire on Tuesday night after he won the state’s primary election, solidifying his front runner status in the 2024 GOP nomination.
Noting that former GOP primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy served as “somewhat of a hype man” for Trump during his speech CNN anchor Jake Tapper said he hadn’t “seen anything like that since Bundini Brown,” making a reference to the famous trainer and ally of boxer Muhammad Ali.
“I heard at least two or three things that need fact checking,” Tapper continued, introducing CNN fact checker Daniel Dale. “Obviously, Donald Trump did not win in 2020, he lost that election and that’s been adjudicated over and over again, although to the crowd he’s speaking to, they believe it even though it’s a lie.”
— Dominick Mastrangelo
The former president took the stage in Nashua at 9:20 p.m. local time at his campaign watch party.
Trump was joined on stage by his family, his campaign aides and former primary rivals Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.).
— Brett Samuels
Rep. Brandon Williams (R-N.Y.), a vulnerable New York House GOP member, announced on Tuesday after Donald Trump won the New Hampshire GOP primary that he would be backing the former president.
“President Trump will be the Republican nominee for president. Our country is under immense pressure—inflation, chaos at the border, sanctuary cities, fentanyl, cashless bail, crime, energy costs—we can’t endure 4 more years of Progressive fantasies, we need a Republican in the White House,” he wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
“And I have always said our nominee will have my full support to turn this country around,” he added.
Williams’s seat is rated by the nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report as a “toss up.”
— Caroline Vakil
The Trump rally was filled with some of the former president’s most loyal supporters.
“I trust him. I feel like he’s … one of us,” Sabrina Antle, a resident of Henniker N.H., told The Hill. “[He’s] not someone looking to gain a buck.”
Antle, an undeclared voter, said she voted for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential primary, but then learned more about former President Trump and switched her support. She said she has been an ardent Trump supporter ever since.
“This man goes against the grain. He’s not gonna back down and that’s what this country needs. We cannot just watch this country fall apart.”
Steven and Julie Steiner drove from Conway, N.H., to see Trump tonight. They have been Trump supporters for years. Steven Steiner said he is most concerned about the border, mentioning that their son died of a drug overdose in 2001.
“He did a lot for this country. He loves this country,” Steiner told The Hill.
— Cate Martel
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), an ally of former President Trump, warned that Nikki Haley could damage her political career if she competed in South Carolina’s GOP primary.
“After tonight, the primary will be over,” Greene wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
“If Nikki Haley decides to drag this out to South Carolina, her political career will be over too.. at least what’s left of it,” she added.
— Caroline Vakil
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley promised “this race is far from over” after former President Trump was projected to beat her in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.
“New Hampshire is first in the nation. It is not the last in the nation. This is race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go,” Haley said in remarks after major outlets called the race in Trump’s favor.
“Today, we got close to half of the vote. We still have a ways to go, but we keep moving up,” Haley said.
— Julia Mueller
President Biden is projected to win the New Hampshire Democratic primary as a write-in candidate, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Biden’s win in New Hampshire dealt a blow to Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who launched a longshot bid to topple the president.
— Caroline Vakil
The former president told Fox News Digital shortly after New Hampshire was called in his favor that Nikki Haley should end her campaign.
“She should because, otherwise, we have to keep wasting money instead of spending on Biden,” Trump said. “If she doesn’t drop out, we have to waste money instead of spending it on Biden, which is our focus.”
“The party is very united except for her,” Trump added.
Haley said in remarks to supporters she would remain in the race.
— Brett Samuels
President Biden’s reelection campaign on Tuesday said that Trump’s win in New Hampshire confirms that 2024 will be a 2020 rematch, touting that Biden is the only person to ever beat Trump.
“While we work toward November 2024, one thing is increasingly clear today: Donald Trump is headed straight into a general election matchup where he’ll face the only person to have ever beaten him at the ballot box: Joe Biden,” Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement.
She argued that Trump’s agenda is extreme and has cost Republicans elections since his presidency, noting that he is “promising to undermine American democracy,” “reward the wealthy,” and “ban abortion nationwide.”
“Tonight’s results confirm Donald Trump has all but locked up the GOP nomination, and the election denying, anti-freedom MAGA movement has completed its takeover of the Republican Party,” she said.
— Alex Gangitano
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) became the third House member who previously backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the GOP primary to throw their weight behind Donald Trump.
“After another overwhelming victory, it’s abundantly clear that the American people want Donald J. Trump to serve as President of the United States once again,” McCormick said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter after Trump won the New Hampshire primary.
“I am calling on my fellow conservatives to join me in uniting behind Donald Trump for President,” he added.
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) was the first DeSantis supporter in the House to later back Trump in the primary, followed by Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.).
— Caroline Vakil