town moderator tom tillotson arrives with ballots on nov. 7 as voters in dixville notch, new hampshire get ready to cast their votes at midnight. | ap photo by politico staff 11/08/16 12:28 am est dixville notch, the quirky northern new hampshire town that traditionally votes early on election day, has tallied this year's results <u+2014> and hillary clinton is the local winner. clinton won four votes, while donald trump picked up two. libertarian nominee gary johnson earned one vote, as did former massachusetts governor mitt romney, who isn't running. story continued below the small community <u+2014> with a registered population of 12 in the 2010 census <u+2014> is known for its tradition of casting their ballots shortly after midnight on election day while gathered in a single ballroom. the tradition dates back to 1960, when the town cast its nine votes for richard nixon's presidential bid. dixville notch had seen a tie in 2012, with romney and democratic incumbent barack obama each receiving five votes. in 2008, obama had been the first democrat ever to win the hamlet, collecting 15 votes. 2016 by darren samuelsohn and josh gerstein in the state's heated senate race, republican kelly ayotte and democrat maggie hassan each notched four votes. republican chris sununu picked up 6 votes in the governor's race, while democrat colin van ostern got 2 votes. in millsfield, another of the three new hampshire towns that vote and tally results early, trump picked up 16 votes to clinton's four. bernie sanders, who dropped out of the race in june, got one vote. sununu again was the local favorite, winning 18 votes vs. three for van ostern. by bill scher by thomas wright by joshua zeitz by jack shafer
new hampshire election: clinton wins dixville notch - politico
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