CONCORD, N.H. — Eight years ago, New Hampshire breathed new life into Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Tonight, this is Bernie Sanders country.

Sanders won a decisive victory over Hillary Clinton in this state's primary, something he described as nothing short of the beginning of political revolution."

"Together, we have sent a message that will echo from Wall Street to Washington, from Maine to California," Sanders told supporters crowded into the gymnasium here at Concord High School during his concession speech.

Sanders's win here energized supporters after Clinton eked out a slight victory in Iowa, though some Clinton supporters suggested that a win by Sanders' here was tantamount to a win by a home-state senator.

To @BernieSanders, congratulations. To New Hampshire, thank you. And to our volunteers: I’m so grateful for what you built. Now, onward. -H — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 10, 2016

Sanders acknowledged his challenge to Clinton, saying that when his campaign began nine months ago, he had "no campaign organization...no money."

"Tonight, with what appears to be a recordbreaking voter turnout, because of a huge voter turnout — and I say yuuge! — we won," Sanders said as the crowd cheered, an unmistakable jab at Donald Trump, who was claiming his own New Hampshire victory roughly an hour away.

The crowd yelled "yuuuge" along with Sanders.

Buoyed by his first primary victory, the Sanders campaign added to its burgeoning war chest overnight.

Bernie Sanders's campaign says as of 12:30 am it had raised $2.6 million after the polls closed in New Hampshire. — John Wagner (@WPJohnWagner) February 10, 2016

New Hampshire was once friendly territory for Clinton. In 1992, voters in New Hampshire rescued former president Bill Clinton's presidential campaign, leading him to give himself the name the "comeback kid." In 2008, Clinton teared up talking about the strain of campaigning at a stop in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Several days later, she took a come-from-behind victory over then-Senator Barack Obama, a win that breathed new life into her presidential bid.

But despite Clinton's long history of campaigning in the state, Sanders broke away from Clinton, leading in the polls for months and outspending Clinton on New Hampshire television commercials in recent weeks.

Clinton acknowledged her long roots here in her concession speech, given ahead of Sanders' remarks.

"I don't know what we'd have done tonight if we had actually won," Clinton said after she took the stage, later adding "I want to say I still love New Hampshire and I always will."

Both candidates are expected to turn their attention to the Nevada caucuses on Feb. 20 and the South Carolina primary which comes one week later. Both states are more diverse than Iowa and New Hampshire. Clinton holds a competitive edge in South Carolina, where the Democratic electorate is heavily black, as well as in Nevada where the electorate for the Democratic caucuses in 2008 was 15% Hispanic and 15% black.

In her concession speech, Clinton pivoted, focusing on these crucial contests, as well as the states that vote on Super Tuesday.

“Now we take this campaign to the entire country," she told supporters. "We’re going to fight for every vote in every state. We’re going to fight for real solutions to make a difference in people’s lives."

Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook wrote in a memo released after the polls closed that the nomination "will very likely be won in March, not February, and we believe that Hillary Clinton is well positioned to build a strong – potentially insurmountable – delegate lead next month."

He also emphasized the diversity of the upcoming primary states, noting that Clinton "has maintained a wide double digit lead over Sen. Sanders among minority voters" both nationally and in states where they make up a significant share of the electorate.

"That type of support was not created overnight," the memo stated. "It has been forged over more than 40 years of fighting for and alongside communities of color," Mook wrote.