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Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire primary for a second time

The Jewish presidential hopeful made history by narrowly winning the largest share of the vote in Tuesday's contest

February 12, 2020 08:58
Senator Bernie Sanders he takes the stage during a primary night event in Manchester, New Hampshire.

By

Aleks Phillips

1 min read

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has won the New Hampshire primary, a key contest in the campaign to become the party’s nominee for president, for a second time.

With 95 per cent of precincts reporting, Mr Sanders attracted 26 per cent of the vote. He is the first Jewish candidate to win the contest twice.

He first won the poll in 2016, where he attracted 60 per cent of the vote against rival Hillary Clinton.

Mr Sanders’ smaller vote share on the 2016 result is on the backdrop of a much more crowded field of democratic candidates.

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