New Hampshire‘s first-in-the-nation primary contest delivered decisive victories to one Democratic and one Republican candidate while hampering the political futures of others.

Tuesday’s primary election will be followed by Nevada’s Republican caucuses on Feb. 8 and the South Carolina primaries on Feb. 24, leading up to Super Tuesday on March 5.

Here are the winners and losers of the New Hampshire contest.

Winners

Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump handily defeated former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in what was poised to be her best-performing state, given its less religious, less conservative, and highly independent electorate.

With 95% of the results in, the Associated Press reported Trump winning 54.4% of the vote, beating Haley by more than 10 points.

“Who the hell was the imposter that went up on the stage before and, like, claimed a victory? She did very poorly,” Trump told a crowd after the race was called in his favor. “She failed badly,” he said of Haley. The New Hampshire results, in turn, yielded several new endorsements for the former president as they noted his inevitable success at becoming the Republican nominee.

Even Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel called on Republicans to unite behind Trump, while noting Haley ran a good campaign.

Joe Biden

President Joe Biden bested his competitors Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Marianne Williamson by a large margin in the Democratic contest Tuesday, despite not being on the ballot.

Due to a conflict between the Democratic National Committee and New Hampshire, Biden’s campaign did not file for the state’s primary. However, a write-in effort worked to encourage voters to write in Biden for president. Several prominent Democrats from New Hampshire and from other states campaigned on behalf of the write-in effort. The movement proved successful, garnering 53.8% for Biden with 92% of the votes in and 12% of the write-in ballots still unprocessed. Biden defeated his closest opponent, Phillips, by more than 34 points.

The Democratic National Committee

After the DNC chose to elevate South Carolina’s more racially diverse Democratic electorate to the first-in-the-nation primary, New Hampshire was unwilling to comply. The state chose to schedule its primary on Jan. 23, before the South Carolina Democratic primary on Feb. 3. Because of the state’s decision to buck the DNC’s rules, Biden did not participate in its primary. But Biden still won the New Hampshire primary, and appears to have avoided any embarrassment or momentum loss. Going into South Carolina, which Biden has filed for, he is expected to sweep the primary. New Hampshire’s act of protest did not hinder Biden as the DNC’s chosen nominee and doesn’t seem poised to hurt his South Carolina prospects either.

Losers

Nikki Haley

While Haley defied the final prediction of polls by several points, she still posted a double-digit loss to Trump in the state in which she tended to perform best. Haley received 43.3% in New Hampshire, which did exceed the 38% predicted in the latest poll. But she still lost by 11 points to the former president. Additionally, New Hampshire has been Haley’s strongest state the entire primary cycle, and critics predicted that if she couldn’t best Trump there, she won’t be able to do it anywhere. Haley now faces an uphill battle in her home state of South Carolina, which is heavily favored for Trump. And in the next nominating contest in Nevada, she will not be in contention for any of the state’s delegates after failing to file for the Republican caucuses.

Dean Phillips

Despite spending thousands of dollars in New Hampshire and most of his time campaigning in the state since launching his Democratic bid in October 2023, Phillips didn’t manage to stop Biden from receiving more than half of the votes in the Democratic primary. Biden successfully fended off Phillips’s challenge even though his name wasn’t on the state’s ballot. Phillips received 19.5% in New Hampshire after hammering home his message to the potentially disaffected state Democrats. But Phillips doesn’t have the same time and money sunk into any other state, particularly not in South Carolina, where the Democratic primary takes place on Feb. 3. Biden has always performed well in the state and is expected to crush any challengers in the matchup.

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Chris Sununu

Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) endorsed Haley last year and campaigned alongside her up through his state’s Republican primary, which she ultimately lost to Trump. Despite near-constant campaigning throughout New Hampshire and many media hits, Sununu wasn’t able to boost Haley to the win, even with his popularity among New Hampshire voters. Last year, the governor predicted, “She’s gonna win in a landslide.” At the time, he added, “And that’s not an exaggeration.” But Sununu’s tune changed as the primary grew closer, with the governor later claiming they “always wanted to have a strong second” in New Hampshire. She did achieve the latter, but not after failing to meet the first expectation that was set. Ultimately, Haley’s loss shows a lack of strength behind the Sununu endorsement, at least against Trump.