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New Hampshire turnout data show how the 2024 Republican primary compared to past elections
The New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday had record turnout, as former President Donald Trump notched another victory against former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
New Hampshire’s open primary allows for undeclared residents, who make up nearly 40% of the state’s 873,000 registered voters, to cast their vote in either Republican or Democratic primary. Having carved out a lane among the state’s more moderate voters in the state, Haley’s campaign was hoping for high turnout among independents to propel her to victory against the former president. But Trump’s supporters proved loyal in the Granite State, fending off Haley’s newfound momentum in recent weeks.
Indeed, while about six in 10 independents backed Haley, according to exit polls, she was less competitive among Republicans, winning about a quarter of their support.
New Hampshire primary voter turnout for 2024
According to CBS News tally, around 300,000 people as of Wednesday morning had voted in the Republican primary. This is higher than the record number who turned out in 2016, which the New Hampshire secretary of state had predicted heading into the contest.
Heading into the day, some analysts warned that turnout could be lower than anticipated due to the small candidate field. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Remaswamy, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had all suspended their campaigns in recent weeks, opening up a two-person race for the GOP nomination that came unusually early in the primary contest.
But that didn’t stop the high number of voters turning out to vote for the two remaining candidates.
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How does 2024 New Hampshire Republican turnout compare to previous years?
This year’s GOP primary shattered previous turnout records with more than 300,000 votes expected. In 2016, the last competitive Republican primary, around 287,000 people voted, according to the secretary of state’s office, along with nearly 255,000 voters in the Democratic primary.
In 2020, around 300,000 voters cast a ballot in the Democratic primary, where Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont saw a victory, while nearly 159,000 voted in the Republican primary.
How many delegates did Trump get in New Hampshire?
In the Granite State’s GOP primary, 22 delegates were up for grabs, allocated proportionally based on the statewide vote with a 10% threshold. Accordingly, Trump will pick up at least 12 delegates, while Haley will pick up at least nine, adding to the 20 and eight delegates each respectively earned in Iowa. A candidate needs 1,215 delegates to capture the nomination.
Kabir Khanna contributed to this report.
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A boil water advisory was issued Wednesday night for the entire District of Columbia and neighboring Arlington County due to a spike in algae blooms in the Potomac River, officials said.
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority said the advisory, which it described as “precautionary,” also included the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery and Reagan National Airport.
“We have no information that the water was contaminated by this incident, but we issue this advisory as a precaution while we test the water,” the agency said.
The Washington Aqueduct is sourced by the Potomac River and serves as the public water supply for about one million people in the D.C. area, Arlington County and other portions of Northern Virginia.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release that the advisory stemmed from “elevated turbidity levels in the water supply caused by increases in algae blooms in the Potomac River.”
Turbidity is a measure of the clarity and cloudiness of water.
“Customers may notice their water looks cloudy or hazy,” Arlington County said in a news release.
The Washington Aqueduct has two water treatment plants. The Army Corps of Engineers responded to the elevated turbidity by temporarily transferring all water treatment operations from the Dalecarlia plant to the McMillan plant, DC Water said.
The Environmental Protection Agency also authorized adding additional copper sulfate and sodium permanganate to the aqueduct’s reservoirs to combat the algae, the Army Corps of Engineers said.
Residents were advised to bring drinking water to a rolling boil for one minute before letting it cool. Water should then be stored in a covered container.
The advisory will remain in effect until further testing deems the water safe to drink.
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