Why it wasn’t just Bernie Sanders who won the New Hampshire Democratic primary | ITV News

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Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary election on Tuesday night, narrowly edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory in the Democratic Party’s chaotic 2020 nomination fight.

In his win, the 78-year-old self-described democratic socialist beat back a strong challenge from Mr Buttigieg, a 38-year-old former Midwestern mayor.

Senator Amy Klobuchar finished a strong third, giving her campaign an unexpected boost.

But it wasn’t all good news with Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden posting disappointing fourth and fifth place finishes respectively and were on track to finish with zero delegates from the state.

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Bernard Sanders is an American politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007 and as U.S. Representative for the state’s at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career.

Sanders unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States in 2016 and 2020, finishing in second place in both campaigns.

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