Tiny hamlets start off voting in the New Hampshire primary; Bloomberg wins 5-person town
As Bernie Sanders solidifies support with progressives, the battle among centrist candidates is poised to rage long after the New Hampshire primary.Dixville Notch, near the Canadian border, had been in the spotlight for nearly six decades for casting votes just after midnight after latex balloon inventor Neil Tillotson bought the Balsams resort and arranged for the early voting at the hotel. The resort closed in 2011, but voting continued elsewhere.
Millsfield, 12 miles south of Dixville Notch, had midnight voting as far back as 1952, but stopped after a while. It revived the tradition in 2016. Polls were opening later Tuesday in the rest of the state, some starting at 6 a.m. The primary follows last week’s Iowa caucuses, plagued byThe Associated Press contributed to this report.
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