2012 New Hampshire primary

The Globe's coverage of GOP candidates in the Granite State

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Town-by-town N.H. primary results

Mitt Romney won 39.4 percent of the vote, while Ron Raul gathered 22.8 percent and Jon Hunstman received 16.8 percent. See the town-by-town results.

Road to GOP nomination still challenging for Romney

Romney faces a treacherous path to the Republican National Convention, even after his historic, back-to-back victories in Iowa and N.H.

Analysis

Romney seeks to regain control with general election speech

Mitt Romney targeted President Obama alone in his remarks after winning the New Hampshire Republican primary.

Groundwork, political good will pay off for Romney

Mitt Romney helped the GOP in N.H. regain control of both the state House and Senate, laying a foundation of support that paid off in his primary victory last night.

Romney rolls to victory in N.H. primary

Mitt Romney parlayed years of planning and a disciplined attack on President Obama into a win that vaults him closer to the GOP presidential nomination.

slider -- 01/10/2012 - Manchester, NH - Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, cq, held an triumphant event at Southern New Hampshire University after his expected win in the New Hampshire primary on January 10, 2012. Story by Matt Viser/Globe Staff. Dina Rudick/Globe Staff.

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"We still believe in that shining city on a hill," Mitt Romney said to supporters tonight at Southern New Hampshire University.

slider -- Supporters at the for Romney for President New Hampshire primary night rally at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 cheer as it is announced that the election has been called for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Romney supporters gathered in Southern New Hampshire University cheered when he was announced as the projected winner.

slider -- FOR National. Manchester, NH 1/10/2012 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul greets the crowd before speaking. GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks to supporters at his primary party at The Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester, NH on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff) Section: National Slug: n/a Reporter: Bobby Calvan LOID: 5.0.750593221

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“We’re nibbling at his heels,” Ron Paul said about rival Mitt Romney, as he addressed supporters after finishing second in the New Hampshire primary.

slider -- Manchester, NH - 01/10/12 - Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman reaches out to his supporters following his address at his primary night party. - (Globe Staff Photo / Barry Chin), section: Metro, reporter: Shira Schoenberg, slug: 11nhprimary

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Jon Huntsman claimed third place and told supporters he would continue on to South Carolina.

slider -- Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks to supporters at his rally headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Manchester, N.H., as his wife Callista watches, right .(AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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Newt Gingrich addressed supporters alongside his wife, Callista.

slider -- Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a campaign rally Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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“We have an opportunity in this race to go out and be the true conservative," said Rick Santorum, as he vowed to continue his campaign.

slider -- Moderator Ken Chapman slides a voter's ballot into a box at the Woodstock Town Hall in Woodstock, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, during voting in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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A ballot is placed inside a box at the Woodstock Town Hall in Woodstock, N.H.

slider -- BEDFORD, NH - JANUARY 10: A man votes in the New Hampshire primary at Bedford High School on January 10, 2012 in Bedford, New Hampshire. Voters in New Hampshire headed to the polls in the nation's first primary election to pick their choice for a U.S. presidential candidate. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** NYTCREDIT: Andrew Burton/Getty Images

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Voting booths on either side formed a hallway at a high school in Bedford, N.H.

Cheryl Lord (L) and Yvette Bilodeau (R) hang up a sign to denote their polling place at Errol Town Hall, where voters can partake in the presidential primary, in Errol, New Hampshire January 10, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

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Earlier today, Cheryl Lord, left, and Yvette Bilodeau hung a sign in Errol, N.H.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/11paul--90x90.jpg After years on GOP’s fringe, Ron Paul reaches upper tier

Ron Paul’s second-place showing in New Hampshire gave the Texas congressman much-needed momentum as the campaign heads south.

FORGING AHEAD

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/11huntsman_photo--90x90.jpg In third place, Huntsman declares he’s headed for S.C.

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, finishing third in yesterday’s New Hampshire primary, declared he will remain in the race and go on to South Carolina.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/11gingrich_photo--90x90.jpg Gingrich plans what may be his last stand

Despite a second straight back-of-the-pack finish, Newt Gingrich headed to South Carolina, where he hopes to keep his hopes for the nomination alive.