McCain wins New Hampshire Republican primary; Clinton leads in Democratic race

BEDFORD, United States, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Senator John McCain beat former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday night, CNN projected.

On the Democratic side, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are still in tight fight. Primary results showed that Clinton led 40 percent to 35 percent for Obama after votes counted from 13 percent of the state's precincts.

BEDFORD, United States, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton continued to slightly lead Senator Barack Obama 39 percent to 36 percent in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary Tuesday night after votes from 52 percent of the state's precincts were counted. Full story

BEDFORD,United States, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Early exit polls showed a record turnout of the New Hampshire 2008 presidential primary Tuesday, in which a large number of voters made their decision on the Election Day. Full story

BEDFORD, United States, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The fate of both Republican and Democratic candidates in New Hampshire rests in the hands of independent voters in the country's first 2008 presidential primary, observers are speculating. Full story

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- As voters are casting their ballots Tuesday in New Hampshire, Democrat Barack Obama took the lead in all eight new polls released in the last 24 hours, while Republican John McCain finished top in seven of the eight polls. Full story

BEDFORD, THE UNITED STATES, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. presidential candidates stood outside polling stations and greeted voters in person throughout New Hampshire as the state is holding its 2008 presidential primary on Tuesday. Full story

BEDFORD, THE UNITED STATES, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Voting in a far northern small town Tuesday kicked off the New Hampshire 2008 presidential primary, the first of its kind in the nation. Full story

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- If history can provide clues for the future, the ongoing New Hampshire primary Tuesday is showing similar patterns to previous U.S. presidential nomination races.