2016 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

The 2016 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, which took place on February 9, was the second major vote of the cycle. Donald Trump was declared the winner with 35.2% of the popular vote and picked up 11 delegates, while John Kasich emerged from a pack of candidates between 10 and 20% to capture second place with 15.8% of the vote and picked up four delegates.^[1]

2016 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

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23 pledged delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention
Candidate Donald Trump John Kasich Ted Cruz Home state New York Ohio Texas Delegate count 11 4 3 Popular vote 100,735 44,932 33,244 Percentage 35.23% 15.72% 11.63%   Candidate Jeb Bush Marco Rubio Chris Christie Home state Florida Florida New Jersey Delegate count 3 2 0 Popular vote 31,341 30,071 21,089 Percentage 10.96% 10.52% 7.38%
Election results by county Election results by municipality   Donald Trump   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   John Kasich   20–30%   30–40%   40–50%   60–70%   Ted Cruz   50–60%   Tie   No votes

It occurred on the same day as the Democratic primary.

Chris Christie,^[2] Carly Fiorina,^[3] and Jim Gilmore dropped out of the race after poor showings in the primary.

Campaign

Politico described the 2016 Republican primary in New Hampshire as a "topsy-turvy" campaign that saw "an all-out assault" on "establishment" politics.^[4]

Donald Trump dominated the polling results,^[5] with Chris Christie, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, and Jeb Bush vying to place second and emerge as the leading mainstream alternative to Trump and to Ted Cruz.^[6] In November Chris Christie gained the endorsement of the New Hampshire Union Leader.^[7] Candidates receiving the endorsement later received a boost of on average 8 points in the polls, but the endorsed candidate only won a Republican primary in half of the elections from 1980 to 2012.^[8] But in late January The Boston Globe and the Concord Monitor endorsed Kasich, leading Politico to dub him the winner of the "newspaper primary."^[4]

Major debates and forums

Two major televised gatherings of major candidates took place during the 2015-16 campaign, both took place at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics of Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

August 3, 2015 – Voters First Presidential Forum

The 2016 Voters First Presidential Forum was moderated by Jack Heath of WGIR radio, who asked questions of each of the participating candidates based on a random draw.^[9] Candidates each had three opportunities to speak: two rounds of questions, and a closing statement.^[10] Topics of discussion during the forum were partially selected based on the results of an online voter survey.^[11] The facilities were provided by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics and Political Library of St. Anselm College. The forum was organized in response^[12] to the top-ten invitation limitations placed by Fox News and CNN on their first televised debates (see descriptions below).

Eleven of the candidates participated: Senators Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio participated in the forum via satellite to avoid missing a vote.^[13] Three major Republican candidates who did not participate were Donald Trump (who chose not to attend),^[9] Jim Gilmore (who missed the cutoff deadline)^[9] and Mike Huckabee (who was invited, but did not respond).^[9] Mark Everson did not receive an invitation, albeit after a "serious look."^[14][15]

The Voters First forum was broadcast nationally^[16] by C-SPAN^[17] as the originating source media entity, beginning at 6:30 p.m. EDT and lasting^{[citation needed]} from 7 to 9 p.m. The event was also simulcast and/or co-sponsored by television stations KCRG-TV in Iowa, New England Cable News in the northeast, WBIN-TV in New Hampshire,^[18] WLTX-TV in South Carolina, radio stations New Hampshire Public Radio, WGIR in New Hampshire, iHeartRadio on the internet (C-SPAN is also offering an online version of the broadcast), and newspapers the Cedar Rapids Gazette in Iowa, the Union Leader in New Hampshire, and the Post and Courier in Charleston South Carolina.^[9] There was a live audience, with tickets to the event awarded via a lottery.^[12]

Lesser known candidates forum at Goffstown

One of the highlights of the campaign is when the nonrecognized candidates gather together to introduce themselves to the public at this event, which first was held in 1972.^[19] Five candidates participated. They were Stephen Comley, Tim Cook, Walter Iwachiw, Andy Martin, and Joe Robinson.

February 6, 2016 – Goffstown, New Hampshire

Candidate	Airtime[20]	Polls[21]
Trump	15:32	33.2%
Cruz	17:34	20.7%
Rubio	18:14	13.3%
Carson	8:46	7.8%
Bush	12:30	4.5%
Christie	12:53	3.0%
Kasich	10:33	2.8%

The eighth debate was held in New Hampshire, the first state to hold primaries, was organized by ABC News and the Independent Journal Review. It was scheduled to be held in the St Anselm's College Institute of Politics.^[22] The eighth debate did not feature an undercard event.^[23] David Muir and Martha Raddatz were moderaters, along with WMUR political director Josh McElveen and Mary Katherine Ham.^[24]

To participate in the debate, a candidate must either have placed among the top 3 candidates in the popular vote of the Iowa caucus, or placed among the top 6 candidates in an average of New Hampshire or national polls recognized by ABC News. Only polls conducted no earlier than January 1 and released by February 4 were included in the averages.^[25]

On February 4, 2016, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump were invited to the debate.^[26] Carly Fiorina and Jim Gilmore were not invited as they did not meet the criteria.^[27]

The debate was notable for Rubio's poor performance, where he repeated the same phrase four times, including once while Christie was criticizing him for making "canned" remarks.^[28][29]

Candidates

Twenty-six total candidates were on the ballot in the New Hampshire primary.^[30] The following notable candidates were listed in five major polls and participated in authorized debates. U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former Governors Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and George Pataki of New York withdrew from the race, but remained on the ballot.

The following were listed in national polls and participated in at least one nationally televised debate.

Candidate	Résumé	Portrait	popular vote	percentage	Delegates won
Donald Trump	CEO of The Trump Organization (campaign)		100,406 [1]	35.3%[1]	11
John Kasich	Governor of Ohio since 2011; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1983–2001; presidential candidate in 2000 (campaign)[31][32]		44,909[1]	15.8%[1]	4
Ted Cruz	U.S. Senator from Texas since 2013; Solicitor General of Texas 2003–2008 (campaign)[33]		33,189[1]	11.7%[1]	3
Jeb Bush	Governor of Florida 1999–2007; Florida Secretary of Commerce 1987–1988 (campaign)[34][35]		31,310[1]	11%[1]	3
Marco Rubio	U.S. Senator from Florida since 2011; Florida Speaker of the House 2007–2008 (campaign)[36][37][38]		30,032[1]	10.6%[1]	2
Chris Christie	Governor of New Jersey since 2010, U.S. Attorney from the district of New Jersey (campaign)[39][40]		21,069[1]	7.4%[1]	none
Carly Fiorina	Former Hewlett-Packard CEO 1999–2005; nominee for Senate in California in 2010 (campaign)[41][42]		11,706[1]	4.1%[1]	none
Ben Carson	Author and former Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital 1984–2013 (campaign)[43][44][45]		6,509[1]	2.3%[1]	none
Jim Gilmore	Presidential candidate in 2008, Governor of Virginia 1998–2002 (campaign)[46][47]		133[48]	0.05%[48]	none

The following were listed in national polls and participated in at least one nationally televised debate, but withdrew their candidacies before the New Hampshire primary.

Candidate	Résumé	Portrait	popular vote	percentage	Delegates won
Lindsey Graham	U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 2003; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1995–2003 (campaign)[49][50]		70[48]	0%	none (withdrew from the race earlier)
Mike Huckabee	Governor of Arkansas 1996–2007; presidential candidate in 2008 (campaign)[51][52]		215[48]	0%	none (withdrew from race after Iowa caucuses)
Bobby Jindal	Governor of Louisiana since 2008; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2005–2008 (campaign)[53][54]		64[48]	0%	none (withdrew from race earlier)
George Pataki	Governor of New York 1995–2006 (campaign)[55][56]		80[48]	0%	none (withdrew from race earlier)
Rand Paul	U.S. Senator from Kentucky since 2011 and Ophthalmologist (campaign)[57][58][59]		1,900[48]	0.67%	none (withdrew from race after Iowa caucuses)[60]
Rick Santorum	U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1995–2007; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1991–1995; presidential candidate in 2012 (campaign)[61][62]		155[48]	0%	none (withdrew from race after Iowa caucuses)

The following candidates have not been listed in major independent polls nor participated in Republican party sanctioned debates:

• Stephen B. Comley Sr., Massachusetts (31 votes)
• Tim Cook, North Carolina (77 votes)
• Brooks A. Cullison, Illinois (54 votes)
• Matt Drozd, Pennsylvania (5 votes)
• J. Daniel Dyas Sr., Alabama (14 votes)
• Kevin Glenn Huey, Colorado (7 votes)
• Walter N. Iwachiw, New York (9 votes)
• Frank Lynch, Florida (47 votes)
• Robert L. Mann, Indiana (5 votes)
• Andy Martin, New Hampshire (169 votes)
• Peter Messina (5 votes)
• Stephen John McCarthy, Ohio (12 votes)
• Chomi Prag, Wisconsin (14 votes)
• Joe Robinson, Massachusetts (44 votes)
• Richard P.H. Witz, Massachusetts (105 votes)^[48]

Endorsements

Jeb Bush

U.S. Senators

• Judd Gregg, Senator of New Hampshire (1993–2011)^[63]

State Senators

• John Barnes Jr., State Senator of NH-17 (1992-1998) (2000-2012)^[64]
• Chuck Morse, State Senator of NH-22 (2002-2006) (2010-Present)^[65]
• Russell Prescott, State Senator of NH-23 (2000-2004) (2010-Present)^[66]

Newspapers

• The Conway Daily Sun^[67]

Chris Christie

U.S. Representatives

• Bill Zeliff, Representative of NH-01 (1991-1997)^[68]
• Jeb Bradley, Representative of NH-01 (2003-2007)^[69]

State Senators

• Robert Letourneau, State Senator of NH-19 (2004-2010)^[70]

Individuals

• Walt Havenstein, Republican Nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 2014^[71]

Ted Cruz

U.S. Senators

• Bob Smith, Senator of New Hampshire (1990–2003)^[72]

Executive Council

• Dave Wheeler, Executive Council (2001-2005) (2011-2013) (2015-Present)^[73]

State Senators

• Kevin Avard, State Senator of NH-12 (2014-Present)^[70]

Carly Fiorina

State Senators

• Jeanie Forrester, State Senator of NH-02 (2010-Present)^[74]
• Sharon Carson, State Senator of NH-14 (2008-Present)^[74]
• John Reagan, State Senator of NH-17 (2012-Present)^[75]

Individuals

• Ovide Lamontagne, Republican Nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 1996 and 2012^[76]

John Kasich

U.S. Senators

• Gordon J. Humphrey, Senator of New Hampshire (1979–1990)^[77]
• John E. Sununu, Senator of New Hampshire (2003–2009)^[78]

U.S. Representatives

• Charles Bass, Representative of NH-02 (1995–2007) (2011-2013)^[79]
• Chuck Douglas, Representative of NH-02 (1989–1991)^[80]

State Senators

• David Boutin, State Senator of NH-16 (2010-Present)^[81]

Newspapers

• The Portsmouth Herald^[82]
• Nashua Telegraph^[83]
• Valley News^[84]
• Concord Monitor^[85]
• The Keene Sentinel^[86]

Marco Rubio

Governor

• Craig Benson, Governor of New Hampshire (2003–2005)^[87]

State Senators

• Regina Birdsell, State Senator of NH-19 (2014-Present)^[88]

Withdrawn candidates

Jim Gilmore (Withdrawn)

State Senators

• Sam Cataldo, State Senator of NH-06 (2012-Present)^[89]

George Pataki (Withdrawn)

State Senators

• Nancy Stiles, State Senator of NH-24 (2010-Present)^[90]

Rand Paul (Withdrawn)

State Senators

• Andy Sanborn, State Senator of NH-09 (2012-Present)^[91]

Polling

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primary in New Hampshire

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Marco Rubio Republican	Donald Trump Republican	Ted Cruz Republican	John Kasich Republican	Margin
RealClearPolitics[92]	until February 9, 2016	February 9, 2016	14.0%	31.2%	11.8%	13.5%	Trump +17.2
FiveThirtyEight[93]	until February 9, 2016	February 9, 2016	15.7%	26.8%	12.0%	15.2%	Trump +11.0

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
Primary results[94]	February 9, 2016	Donald Trump35.23%	John Kasich15.72%	Ted Cruz11.63%	Jeb Bush 10.96%, Marco Rubio 10.52%, Chris Christie 7.38%, Carly Fiorina 4.12%, Ben Carson 2.28%, Rand Paul 0.68%, Mike Huckabee 0.08%, Rick Santorum 0.06%, Jim Gilmore 0.05%
ARG[95] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 418	February 7–8, 2016	Donald Trump 33%	John Kasich 17%	Marco Rubio 14%	Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 8%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Ben Carson 1%, Undecided 6%
CNN/UNH/WMUR[96] Margin of error: ± 5.2% Sample size: 362	February 4–8, 2016	Donald Trump 31%	Marco Rubio 17%	Ted Cruz 14%	John Kasich 10%, Jeb Bush 7%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Chris Christie 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Undecided 7%
Gravis Marketing/ One America News[97] Margin of error: ± 3.7% Sample size: 705	February 7, 2016	Donald Trump 28%	John Kasich 17%	Marco Rubio 15%	Jeb Bush 14%, Ted Cruz 11%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Ben Carson 3%, Rand Paul 1%, Rick Santorum 0.5%
ARG[98] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 427	February 6–7, 2016	Donald Trump 30%	John Kasich 16%	Marco Rubio 16%	Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Ben Carson 1%, Undecided 9%
UMass Lowell/7 News[99] Margin of error: ± 5.13% Sample size: 464	February 5–7, 2016	Donald Trump 34%	Marco Rubio 13%	Ted Cruz 13%	Jeb Bush 10%, John Kasich 10%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Undecided 9%
Emerson College[100] Margin of error: ± 3.7% Sample size: 686	February 4–7, 2016	Donald Trump 31%	Jeb Bush 16%	John Kasich 13%	Marco Rubio 12%, Ted Cruz 11%, Carly Fiorina 7%, Chris Christie 6%, Ben Carson 3%,
ARG[98] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 422	February 5–6, 2016	Donald Trump 31%	John Kasich 17%	Marco Rubio 17%	Ted Cruz 9%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 1%, Undecided 8%
Monmouth University[101] Margin of error: ± 4.4% Sample size: 508	February 4–6, 2016	Donald Trump 30%	John Kasich 14%	Marco Rubio 13%	Jeb Bush 13%, Ted Cruz 12%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Other 1%, Undecided 3%
UMass Lowell/7 News[102] Margin of error: ± 4.82% Sample size: 516	February 4–6, 2016	Donald Trump 36%	Marco Rubio 14%	Ted Cruz 13%	Jeb Bush 10%, John Kasich 9%, Chris Christie 4%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Undecided 7%
CNN/UNH/WMUR[103] Margin of error: ± 5.2% Sample size: 362	February 3–6, 2016	Donald Trump 33%	Marco Rubio 16%	Ted Cruz 14%	John Kasich 11%, Jeb Bush 7%, Carly Fiorina 6%, Chris Christie 4%, Ben Carson 2%, Someone Else 1%, Not Sure 6%
Franklin Pierce University/ RKM/Boston Herald[104] Margin of error: ± 4.7% Sample size: 433	February 2–6, 2016	Donald Trump 31%	Ted Cruz 16%	Marco Rubio 15%	John Kasich 11%, Jeb Bush 10%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Other 2%, Unsure 3%
ARG[105] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 415	February 4–5, 2016	Donald Trump 34%	John Kasich 17%	Marco Rubio 16%	Ted Cruz 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Undecided 6%
UMass Lowell/7 News[106] Margin of error: ± 4.86% Sample size: 501	February 3–5, 2016	Donald Trump 35%	Marco Rubio 14%	Ted Cruz 13%	John Kasich 10%, Jeb Bush 10%, Chris Christie 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Undecided 9%
Suffolk University/ Boston Globe[107] Margin of error: ± 4.4% Sample size: 500	February 3–4, 2016	Donald Trump 28.8%	Marco Rubio 19.4%	John Kasich 13%	Jeb Bush 9.8%, Ted Cruz 6.6%, Chris Christie 5.2%, Ben Carson 4.4%, Carly Fiorina 3.8%, Other 1%, Undecided 8%
ARG[108] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 420	February 3–4, 2016	Donald Trump 36%	Marco Rubio 15%	John Kasich 14%	Ted Cruz 12%, Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Undecided 6%
MassINC/WBUR[109] Margin of error: ± 4.9% Sample size: 410	February 2–4, 2016	Donald Trump 29%	Marco Rubio 12%	Ted Cruz 12%	Jeb Bush 9%, John Kasich 9%, Carly Fiorina 8%, Chris Christie 6%, Ben Carson 4%, Jim Gilmore <1% Other <1%, Won't Vote 1%, Don't Know 5%
UMass Lowell/7 News[110] Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 500	February 2–4, 2016	Donald Trump 34%	Marco Rubio 15%	Ted Cruz 14%	Jeb Bush 8%, John Kasich 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Other 2%, Undecided 6%
CNN/UNH/WMUR[111] Margin of error: ± 6.8% Sample size: 209	February 2–4, 2016	Donald Trump 29%	Marco Rubio 18%	Ted Cruz 13%	John Kasich 12%, Jeb Bush 10%, Chris Christie 4%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 2%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Someone Else 2%, Not Sure 8%
NBC News/WSJ/Marist[112] Margin of error: ± 3.8% Sample size: 653	February 2–3, 2016	Donald Trump 30%	Marco Rubio 17%	Ted Cruz 15%	John Kasich 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 4%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Other 1%, Undecided 7%
ARG[113] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 600	February 2–3, 2016	Donald Trump 34%	Marco Rubio 14%	John Kasich 13%	Ted Cruz 12%, Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 4%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 2%, Undecided 8%
UMass Lowell/7 News[114] Margin of error: ± 4.87% Sample size: 487	February 1–3, 2016	Donald Trump 36%	Marco Rubio 15%	Ted Cruz 14%	Jeb Bush 8%, John Kasich 7%, Chris Christie 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Other 8%
Harper Polling[115] Margin of error: ± 4.75% Sample size: 425	February 1–2, 2016	Donald Trump 31%	Jeb Bush 14%	John Kasich 12%	Marco Rubio 10%, Ted Cruz 9%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Ben Carson 3%, Rand Paul 3%, Rick Santorum 0%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Undecided 8%
UMass Lowell/7 News[116] Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 502	January 31– February 2, 2016	Donald Trump 38%	Ted Cruz 14%	Marco Rubio 12%	Jeb Bush 9%, John Kasich 7%, Chris Christie 6%, Ben Carson 3%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Rand Paul 2%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 2%, Unsure 4%
UMass Amherst/ WBZ-TV/YouGov[117] Margin of error: ± 7.1% Sample size: 390	January 29– February 2, 2016	Donald Trump 35%	Marco Rubio 15%	John Kasich 11%	Ted Cruz 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Other 8%, Unsure 3%
ARG[118] Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 600	January 29–31, 2016	Donald Trump 34%	John Kasich 16%	Marco Rubio 11%	Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 6%, Rand Paul 2%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Undecided 6%
UMass Lowell/7 News[119] Margin of error: ± 5.1% Sample size: 461	January 29–31, 2016	Donald Trump 38%	Ted Cruz 12%	John Kasich 9%	Jeb Bush 9%, Marco Rubio 8%, Chris Christie 7%, Rand Paul 3%, Ben Carson 3%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Other 2%, Not Sure 5%
CNN/UNH/WMUR[120] Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 409	January 27–30, 2016	Donald Trump 30%	Ted Cruz 12%	Marco Rubio 11%	John Kasich 9%, Chris Christie 8%, Jeb Bush 6%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Rand Paul 3%, Ben Carson 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 3%, Not Sure 10%
Franklin Pierce/RKM/ Boston Herald[121] Margin of error: ± 4.7% Sample size: 439	January 26–30, 2016	Donald Trump 38%	Ted Cruz 13%	Jeb Bush 10%	Marco Rubio 10%, John Kasich 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Rand Paul 5%, Ben Carson 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 2%, Unsure 2%
Suffolk University[122] Margin of error: ± 4.4% Sample size: 500	January 25–27, 2016	Donald Trump 26.6%	John Kasich 12%	Ted Cruz 11.8%	Jeb Bush 11.2%, Marco Rubio 9.6%, Chris Christie 5.6%, Ben Carson 4.8%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Rand Paul 1.6%, Mike Huckabee 0.4%, Jim Gilmore 0.2%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 0.4%, Undecided 11.8%
Adrian Gray Consulting[123] Margin of error: ± 4% Sample size: 583	January 25–27, 2016	Donald Trump 27%	Marco Rubio 15%	Ted Cruz 13%	John Kasich 12%, Jeb Bush 11%, Chris Christie 6%, Rand Paul 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Don't know 5%
Emerson College[124] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 373	January 25–26, 2016	Donald Trump 35%	Jeb Bush 18%	John Kasich 14%	Marco Rubio 9%, Ted Cruz 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Ben Carson 3%, Rand Paul 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Other 0%, Undecided 1%
ARG[125] Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 600	January 23–25, 2016	Donald Trump 31%	John Kasich 17%	Ted Cruz 12%	Marco Rubio 9%, Chris Christie 8%, Jeb Bush 8%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Rand Paul 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Other 1%, Undecided 6%
Franklin Pierce/RKM/Boston Herald[126] Margin of error: ± 4.7% Sample size: 444	January 20–24, 2016	Donald Trump 33%	Ted Cruz 14%	John Kasich 12%	Jeb Bush 9%, Marco Rubio 8%, Chris Christie 7%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Rand Paul 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 1%, Unsure 3%
NBC/WSJ/Marist[127] Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 612	January 17–23, 2016	Donald Trump 31%	Ted Cruz 12%	Marco Rubio/ John Kasich 11%	Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 7%, Ben Carson 5%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Rand Paul 4%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Other 1%, Undecided 5%
Fox News[128] Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 401	January 19–21, 2016	Donald Trump 31%	Ted Cruz 14%	Marco Rubio 13%	John Kasich 9%, Chris Christie 7%, Jeb Bush 7%, Rand Paul 5%, Ben Carson 5%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, None of the above 1%, Don't know 5%
CBS/YouGov[129] Margin of error: ± 6.2% Sample size: 476	January 19–21, 2016	Donald Trump 34%	Ted Cruz 16%	Marco Rubio 14%	John Kasich 10%, Chris Christie 7%, Jeb Bush 7%, Ben Carson 5%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Rand Paul 3%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Rick Santorum 0%, Jim Gilmore 0%, No Preference 0%
ARG[125] Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 600	January 15–18, 2016	Donald Trump 27%	John Kasich 20%	Marco Rubio 10%	Ted Cruz 9%, Chris Christie 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Rand Paul 5%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Other 1%, Undecided 7%
CNN/UNH/WMUR[130] Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 414	January 13–18, 2016	Donald Trump 34%	Ted Cruz 14%	Marco Rubio 10%	Jeb Bush 10%, Rand Paul 6%, Chris Christie 6%, John Kasich 6%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Don't know 6%
Mason-Dixon/AARP[131] Margin of error: ± 4.5% Sample size: 503	January 12–16, 2016	Donald Trump 32%	Marco Rubio 14%	John Kasich 13%	Chris Christie 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Ted Cruz 8%, Carly Fiorina 6%, Ben Carson 2%, Rand Paul 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Undecided 4%
ARG[132] Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 600	January 7–10, 2016	Donald Trump 25%	Marco Rubio/ John Kasich 14%	Chris Christie 10%	Ted Cruz 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Rand Paul 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Ben Carson 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Other 0%, Undecided 8%
Monmouth University[133] Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 414	January 7–10, 2016	Donald Trump 32%	John Kasich/ Ted Cruz 14%	Marco Rubio 12%	Chris Christie 8%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Jeb Bush 4%, Rand Paul 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 0%, Undecided 3%
NBC/WSJ/Marist[134] Margin of error: ± 4.1% Sample size: 569	January 2–7, 2016	Donald Trump 30%	Marco Rubio 14%	Chris Christie 12%	Ted Cruz 10%, John Kasich 9%, Jeb Bush 9%, Rand Paul 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Mike Huckabee <1%, Other <1%, Undecided 5%
NH1/Reach[135] Margin of error: ± 3.1% Sample size: 1000	January 7, 2016	Donald Trump 31.7%	Jeb Bush 11.9%	John Kasich 11.8%	Chris Christie 11.0%, Ted Cruz 9.7%, Marco Rubio 8.9%, Carly Fiorina 4.6%, Ben Carson 3.8%, Rand Paul 3.0%, Rick Santorum 2.6%, Mike Huckabee 1.0%
Fox News[136] Margin of error: ± 3.5% Sample size: 414	January 4–7, 2016	Donald Trump 33%	Marco Rubio 15%	Ted Cruz 12%	Jeb Bush 9%, John Kasich 7%, Rand Paul 5%, Chris Christie 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Rick Santorum 0%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Undecided 4%
Public Policy Polling[137] Margin of error: ± 4.3% Sample size: 515	January 4–6, 2016	Donald Trump 29%	Marco Rubio 15%	Chris Christie/ John Kasich 11%	Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 10%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 4%, Rand Paul 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 2%

Results

New Hampshire Republican primary, February 9, 2016

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Bound	Unbound	Total
Donald Trump	100,735	35.23%	11	0	11
John Kasich	44,932	15.72%	4	0	4
Ted Cruz	33,244	11.63%	3	0	3
Jeb Bush	31,341	10.96%	3	0	3
Marco Rubio	30,071	10.52%	2	0	2
Chris Christie	21,089	7.38%	0	0	0
Carly Fiorina	11,774	4.12%	0	0	0
Ben Carson	6,527	2.28%	0	0	0
Rand Paul (withdrawn)	1,930	0.68%	0	0	0
Write-ins	2,912	1.02%	0	0	0
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)	216	0.08%	0	0	0
Andy Martin	202	0.07%	0	0	0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	160	0.06%	0	0	0
Jim Gilmore	134	0.05%	0	0	0
Richard Witz	104	0.04%	0	0	0
George Pataki (withdrawn)	79	0.03%	0	0	0
Lindsey Graham (withdrawn)	73	0.03%	0	0	0
Brooks Andrews Cullison	56	0.02%	0	0	0
Timothy Cook	55	0.02%	0	0	0
Bobby Jindal (withdrawn)	53	0.02%	0	0	0
Frank Lynch	47	0.02%	0	0	0
Joe Robinson	44	0.02%	0	0	0
Stephen Bradley Comley	32	0.01%	0	0	0
Chomi Prag	16	0.01%	0	0	0
Jacob Daniel Dyas	15	0.01%	0	0	0
Stephen John McCarthy	12	0%	0	0	0
Walter Iwachiw	9	0%	0	0	0
Kevin Glenn Huey	8	0%	0	0	0
Matt Drozd	6	0%	0	0	0
Robert Lawrence Mann	5	0%	0	0	0
Peter Messina	5	0%	0	0	0
Unprojected delegates:			0	0	0
Total:	285,916	100.00%	23	0	23
Source: The Green Papers

Note: Delegates were awarded to candidates who got 10% or more of the vote proportionally. Of the 25 candidate/hopefuls, five candidates garnered delegates.

Results by County

2016 New Hampshire Republican Primaries (By County)^[138]

County	Donald Trump		John Kasich		Ted Cruz		Jeb Bush		Marco Rubio		Chris Christie		All Other Candidates[a]		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Belknap	5,508	35.16%	2,464	15.73%	2,019	12.89%	1,741	11.11%	1,511	9.64%	1,002	6.40%	1,422	9.07%	15,667
Carroll	4,170	33.95%	2,279	18.55%	1,357	11.05%	1,240	10.09%	1,430	11.64%	883	7.19%	925	7.54%	12,284
Cheshire	4,533	33.42%	2,177	16.05%	1,888	13.92%	1,500	11.06%	1,237	9.12%	754	5.56%	1,473	10.87%	13,562
Coos	2,184	36.99%	943	15.97%	601	10.18%	562	9.52%	614	10.40%	355	6.01%	645	10.93%	5,904
Grafton	4,897	29.36%	3,475	20.83%	1,726	10.35%	1,864	11.17%	1,926	11.55%	1,068	6.40%	1,725	10.35%	16,681
Hillsborough	29,328	34.89%	12,517	14.89%	9,606	11.43%	9,584	11.40%	8,824	10.50%	7,155	8.51%	7,049	8.40%	84,063
Merrimack	10,959	33.02%	6,178	18.61%	3,781	11.39%	3,814	11.49%	3,062	9.23%	2,376	7.16%	3,022	9.11%	33,192
Rockingham	28,718	38.73%	10,370	13.98%	7,991	10.78%	7,748	10.45%	8,074	10.89%	5,783	7.80%	5,474	7.37%	74,158
Strafford	7,358	33.40%	3,195	14.50%	3,324	15.09%	2,444	11.10%	2,505	11.37%	1,225	5.56%	1,976	8.97%	22,027
Sullivan	3,080	36.73%	1,334	15.91%	951	11.34%	844	10.07%	888	10.59%	488	5.82%	800	9.54%	8,385
Totals	100,735	35.23%	44,932	15.71%	33,244	11.63%	31,341	10.96%	30,071	10.52%	21,089	7.38%	24,511	8.58%	285,923

Exit polls

2016 New Hampshire Republican Primary by demographic subgroup (Edison exit polling)[139]
Demographic subgroup	Cruz	Trump	Rubio	Kasich	Bush	% of total vote
Total vote	11.6	35.2	10.5	15.7	11.0	90%
Gender
Men	12	38	9	16	8	52%
Women	11	33	12	16	14	48%
Age
17–29 years old	17	38	12	11	10	15%
30–44 years old	12	36	18	12	7	17%
45–64 years old	11	36	8	18	11	49%
65+ years old	9	31	11	19	15	19%
Income
Under $30,000	14	39	9	7	16	10%
$30,000 - $49,999	12	40	9	13	9	16%
$50,000 - $99,999	12	37	10	16	11	33%
$100,000 - $199,999	10	32	13	19	11	31%
Over $200,000	9	32	12	20	13	10%
Education
College Graduate	11	30	12	19	12	53%
Non-college	13	42	10	12	9	47%
Issue regarded as most important
Immigration	21	44	8	5	6	15%
Economy	6	30	12	24	12	33%
Terrorism	12	28	13	15	14	24%
Government spending	13	28	8	15	10	26%
Area type
Urban	12	37	9	13	12	10%
Suburban	11	37	11	14	11	54%
Rural	12	33	11	19	11	37%
Religion
Evangelical	24	28	13	11	11	23%
Non-Evangelical	8	38	10	18	11	77%
Gun household
Yes	12	40	8	13	10	57%
No	9	28	15	21	13	43%

Analysis

According to exit polls by Edison Research, Trump's landslide in New Hampshire could be attributed to strong support from non-college whites and voters holding a moderate political ideology.^[139] Trump amassed the largest margin of victory in a New Hampshire Republican primary since 2000, when John McCain upset George W. Bush. In his victory speech, Trump promised, "I am going to be the greatest jobs president that God ever created," and that he will "knock the hell out of ISIS."^[140] Trump's tough-on-terror message resonated in the state, where 65% of Republican voters supported his proposed Muslim ban.^[139]

See also

• 2016 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
• 2016 United States presidential election

Notes

1. Includes the vote totals of Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, and any other write-in candidates or votes.