Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire primary, making him the new national frontrunner

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• Sen. Bernie Sanders was projected to win the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night with 26% of the vote as of 11 pm ET. 
• Sanders has long had strong support in New Hampshire, which neighbors his home state of Vermont, and he swept the state's 2016 primary with 60% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's 38%. 
• With Sanders neck-and-neck with former Mayor Pete Buttigieg in Iowa, he's emerged from the nation's first two 2020 contests as the new frontrunner. 
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Sen. Bernie Sanders was projected to win the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night with 26% of the vote as of 11 pm ET. 

He was followed by former Mayor Pete Buttigieg with about 24% of the vote and Sen. Amy Klobuchar with 20% of the vote.  

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