Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., smiles before he speaks during a primary night watch party at Concord High School, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Besides winning the New Hampshire Democratic Primary by a wider than expected margin, Bernie Sanders just made history.

He won the most votes ever in a New Hampshire Primary. That's not just for the Democratic Primary in New Hampshire. He won more votes than any candidate in any Republican New Hampshire Primary too.

Sanders got 31% more votes than the previous record-setter, John McCain in 2000. He also got more votes than Hillary Clinton in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012. It is worth pointing out that all those candidates didn't become President.

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Top New Hampshire Primary Votes

2016: Bernie Sanders: 151,584

2000: John McCain: 115,490

2008: Hillary Clinton: 112,404

2016: Donald Trump: 100,406

2012: Mitt Romney: 95,669

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Here's a look at the Primary winners, since 1952 when the New Hampshire primary gained its importance. (1)

New Hampshire Democratic Primary Winners

2016: Bernie Sanders: 151,584

2012: Barack Obama: 49,080

2008: Hillary Clinton: 112,404

2004: John Kerry: 84,390

2000: Al Gore: 76,897

1996: Bill Clinton: 76,797

1992: Paul Tsongas: 55,663

1988: Michael Dukakis: 44,112

1984: Gary Hart: 37,702

1980: Jimmy Carter: 52,648

1976: Jimmy Carter: 23,373

1972: Edmund Muskie: 41,235

1968: Lyndon Johnson: 27,520

1964: Lyndon Johnson: 29,317

1960: John F. Kennedy: 43,372

1956: Estes Kefauver: 21,701

1952: Estes Kefauver: 19,800

GOP New Hampshire Primary Winners

22016: Donald Trump: 100,406

2012: Mitt Romney: 95,669

2008: John McCain: 88,713

2004: George Bush: 53,962

2000: John McCain: 115,490

1996: Pat Buchanan: 56,874

1992: George H W Bush: 92,271

1988: George H W Bush: 59,290

1984: Ronald Reagan: 65,033

1980: Ronald Reagan: 72,886

1976: Gerald Ford: 55,156

1972: Richard Nixon: 79,239

1968: Richard Nixon: 80,666

1964: Henry Cabot Lodge: 33,007

1960: Ricard Nixon: 65,204

1956 Dwight Eisenhower: 56,464

1952 Dwight Eisenhower: 46,661

Sources include Wikipedia and the footnotes using the State of New Hampshire, Manual for the General Court, New Hampshire Secretary of State for the raw vote totals.

(1) According to Wikipedia, "New Hampshire has held a presidential primary since 1916, but it did not begin to assume its current importance until 1952 after the state simplified its ballot access laws in 1949 seeking to boost voter turnout."