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TRUMP WINS NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Donald Trump.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump just scored his first victory of the 2016 election season, winning the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, CNN, Associated Press, and other outlets reported.
Trump was declared the winner shortly after New Hampshire polls closed at 8 p.m. ET.
Trump had roughly 34% of the vote while the second-place finisher, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), had about 16%. Those numbers are as of 11:25 p.m. ET, with more than 75% of precincts reporting results, per the AP.
Trump started his speech off humbly, congratulating the other Republican candidates, adding that "we have some real talent in the Republican party."
"You started it, remember," he told his voters in a victory speech from his New Hampshire headquarters Tuesday night.
The crowd began chanting back "Trump! Trump! Trump! Trump!"
"We're going to beat all of these countries that are taking so much of our money away from us," he said, later adding "I am going to be the greatest jobs president that God ever created."
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Donald Trump.
Most polls had given Trump a big edge heading into the primary. The CNN/WMUR poll from Monday gave Trump a more than 14-point lead.
Trump was upset by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in last week's Iowa caucuses, even though polls leading up to the vote had given him a lead there. Trump later claimed that he would have actually won that contest if Cruz didn't cheat.
But New Hampshire was long considered a friendlier electorate for him, with its more moderate electorate. To be sure, Trump barnstormed through the state over the past week, holding both large rallies — which have become a campaign staple — but also more traditional, retail-style campaign events that have not been hallmarks of his campaign.
Behind Trump, the early results showed a clump of candidates battling for second place — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida). Those candidates (aside from Cruz) four candidates, all of whom align more with the Republican establishment, were vying to gain momentum as possible alternatives to Trump and Cruz.
"We are going to start winning again," he said of the country. "And we're going to win so much, you're going to be so happy. We're going to make America so great again. Maybe greater than ever before."
He finished his speech by guaranteeing that "We're going to win in South Carolina."
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