Despite not being on the ballot, President Joe Biden won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary Tuesday as a write-in candidate, trouncing longshot challenger Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn.
The Associated Press called the race at 8:07 p.m.
Biden captured 73% of the vote. Phillips won 16% and author Marianne Williamson won 3%, with about 3% of precincts reporting, according to RealClearPolitics.
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This is the first time Biden won the New Hampshire primary. In 2020, he was fifth place in New Hampshire, and came back to win the nomination and presidency.
The Democratic National Committee made South Carolina, on Feb. 3, the first primary on its calendar. Although New Hampshire still held its Democratic primary, the contest awarded no delegates. The next contest after South Carolina is Nevada.
