and a hail mary challenger. it s election night in new hampshire. the republican race is down to two. one by one you saw them leave. now we have a two person race. donald trump trying to cement his status at the top of the ticket. we will be leaving new hampshire with a think a big victory. while his final rival nikki haley chases an upset you. have a decision to make. the decision comes down to this: do we want more of the same or do you want something different. [cheers and applause]. and the mad dash write in campaign for an incumbent president not on the ballot. our coverage of the new hampshire primary starts right now. it was a showdown in new hampshire. former president trump emerging victorious and nikki haley vowing to soldier on. i am bret baier. and i am martha maccallum. welcome to bedford, new hampshire. fox news projecting that the former president trump won the republican primary in new hampshire but the margin of victory over nikki
it s 8:00 p.m. in bedford, new hampshire, where the polls are officially closed all across the granite state, and the vote counting is underway. donald trump is entering tonight with a commanding lead in the polls, but the question is, will nikki haley s campaign live or die in the lead free or die state? walking into tonight, the priority is clear. like iowa. a large faction of republican voters in new hampshire believe the country needs a complete and total upheaval. donald trump is seen as a vehicle for that. the top issue on the minds of republican voters is immigration. donald trump garners massive support, then followed by the economy. he looks to cement his nomination in new hampshire, while president joe biden s name was not on the ballot today. but his supporters staged a vigorous write-in campaign expected to put him over the edge. and we now have a fox news alert. a call to make. let s bring in martha maccallum, anchor of the story, and bret baier, anchor of spe