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The first in the nation, New Hampshire Primary has ended.  In a state which allows independents to vote in either the Democrat or Republican primary,   Sen. John McCain took the win garnering the most votes.  Gov. Mitt Romney came in second while Gov. Mike Huckabee received enough votes to take third place. 

On the Democrat side, in a somewhat surprise win, Sen. Hillary Clinton was the winner.  Sen. Barack Obama came in a close second place and former Sen. John Edwards came in a distant third place.  The polls and pundits were all expecting another Obama victory and so the results surprised quite a few people.

Even though, there is a lot of media attention given to the New Hampshire Primary, it isn't always the best indicator of who will receive the nominations.  New Hampshire tends to lean toward candidates that are not always the rest of the nation's choice.  Only time will tell how these two candidates fair.  Michigan is next on the Primary Schedule.

Here are the final results for the Republicans:

McCain:  37%

Romney:  32%

Huckabee:  11%

Giuliani:  9%

Paul:  8%

Thompson:  1%

Hunter:  0%

Here are the final results for the Democrats:

Clinton:  39%

Obama:  37%

Edwards:  17%

Richardson:  5%

Kucinich:  1%

Biden:  0%

Gravel:  0%

Dodd:  0%