Polls have begun closing in New Hampshire for the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
Bernie Sanders is fighting for Democratic front-runner status Tuesday. The party is hoping the primary will bring some clarity to a presidential nomination fight that has so far been marred by dysfunction and doubt.
Polls started closing at 7 p.m. in some areas of the state and will close at 8 p.m. in other parts.
Former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg is hoping to seize the backing of his party’s establishment with a strong finish, while former Vice President Joe Biden looks to avert political disaster. He left the state for South Carolina before polls closed.
By night's end, New Hampshire could begin culling the Democrats' unwieldy 2020 class, which still features nearly a dozen candidates.
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