A majority of voters in New Hampshire wrote-in Bidenā€™s name on ballots where he did not appear officially

President Joe Biden won the New Hampshire Democratic primary, despite his name not appearing on the stateā€™s presidential primary ballot.

The Associated Press called the race for Mr Biden shortly after polls closed on Tuesday night, as a majority of voters wrote in the presidentā€™s name.

Mr Bidenā€™s campaign purposefully did not file the presidentā€™s name for the ballot within the deadline in an act of solidarity with the Democratic National Conventionā€™s (DNC) decision to make South Carolina the first state to hold a primary.

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    The Associated Press called the race for Mr Biden shortly after polls closed on Tuesday night, as a majority of voters wrote in the presidentā€™s name.

    Mr Bidenā€™s campaign purposefully did not file the presidentā€™s name for the ballot within the deadline in an act of solidarity with the Democratic National Conventionā€™s (DNC) decision to make South Carolina the first state to hold a primary.

    The DNC said those who ran Tuesdayā€™s primary would not be awarded delegates, prompting Mr Bidenā€™s campaign to comply.

    Mr Bidenā€™s win is likely to reassure Democrats that the president still holds support from a majority of voters in the party.

    Officials will likely spend the night counting write-in votes in the Granite State to determine the exact number Mr Biden received.

    Now that New Hampshireā€™s primary has finished, heads are turning to South Carolina, where Democrats will host a caucus.


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