The New Hampshire GOP primary allows independents to cast ballots. Paul is top N.H. Dem primary write-in

Ron Paul topped the list of write-ins in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary, according to final results posted by New Hampshire’s secretary of state.

The Republican congressman from Texas led all write-ins in the Democratic primary with 2,273, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 1,808 and and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman at 1,228.


By comparison, President Barack Obama received 49,480 votes in the Democratic primary, or 81.1 percent of the vote.

It did not appear as though Hillary Clinton received any significant number of Democratic write-in votes.

Meanwhile, nearly 282 registered Republicans in New Hampshire voted for Obama to be their nominee.

The nearly 300 votes are not enough to award Obama any delegates to the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla.

The New Hampshire GOP primary allows independents to cast ballots.