The New Hampshire results aren't in yet but Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has already left the Granite State for South Carolina.

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By traveling to South Carolina, Carson is demonstrating he will stay in the race past tonight. His team will still hold a primary watch gathering in New Hampshire despite his absence.

"Dr. Carson is en route to S.C. for events tomorrow," Carson's spokeswoman Deana Bass told The Hill via email on Tuesday evening. "Gen. Bob Dees our campaign chairman, and our state chair Cathie Chevalier will be there with our state Director David Tille."

Carson was not expected to do well in New Hampshire, which has a much lower proportion of evangelical Christians — his natural base — than Iowa or the next state to vote, South Carolina.