New Hampshire primary: How did Joe Biden win despite not being on the ballot? - BBC News

Thanks to a campaign for voters to write his name on the ballot, the president easily brushes aside a longshot challenger in Democratic vote.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS election 2024Image source, ReutersImage caption, Joe Biden skipped the New Hampshire primary because of a dispute with the state partyBy Phil McCauslandBBC News, Manchester, New HampshirePresident Joe Biden has easily won New Hampshire's Democratic primary, even though he was not on the ballot.

Enough voters wrote his name on their ballot papers, avoiding him the embarrassment of losing to Dean Phillips, a Democratic congressman.

Mr Biden skipped the primary because New Hampshire refused to move its vote, as ordered to by the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

South Carolina is officially first to vote in the primary race, next month.

As the stand-off between New Hampshire and the national party went on, Mr Biden's supporters in the state organised a campaign for voters to put his name on the ballot, known as a write-in.

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