The 2008 New Hampshire Primary was held on January 8, 2008. With 99% of the precincts reporting in, New York Senator Hillary Clinton won with 39% while Illinois Senator Barack Obama had 36% of the votes in the 2008 New Hampshire Primary. Despite winning the primary, Clinton failed to secure the party's nomination and on June 3, 2008, Barack Obama was named the Democratic presidential nominee.
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- "Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won New Hampshire's Democratic primary Tuesday night in a startling upset, defeating Sen. Barack Obama and resurrecting her bid for the White House."—Associated Press
- "I looked at voters, and they looked at me. I shook their hands, and we saw people just randomly. I stopped at a Dunkin' Donuts and just began to ask people to go out and vote. I began to sense that we were going to do well."—Hillary Rodham Clinton quoted in Time magazine
- McCain had 37% of the vote with 9 Republican precincts reporting. Second place was Mitt Romney with 28%. He told supporters: "Tonight, we sure showed them what a comeback looks like. Mac is back."—CNN
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Fast Facts
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"First in the nation" presidential primary
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Polls closed at 8 pm EST
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First exit polls had Clinton approximately 9 points down from Obama
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Senator John McCain won the GOP Primary
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Senator Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary
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According to Time magazine, Obama ate a quiet dinner at his hotel with his wife while waiting waiting for the primary results
