New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner predicted that the high voter turnout could run near or eclipse a state record.

News reports from across the state support those predictions. Even at some polling places that closed at 7 p.m., reports showed massive lines in polling places, including what MSNBC called a more than mile-long line of cars trying to get into a polling site in Merrimack.

Sanders is seeking a win that could catapult him to success in upcoming states where the demographics include more minority voters.