The first ballots of the New Hampshire primary were cast — and it's good news for John Kasich

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last updated 9 February 2016

At midnight Tuesday, the first ballots of the New Hampshire primary were cast in the hamlets of Dixville Notch, Millsfield, and Hart's Location.

Dozens of residents hit the polls, and Dixville Notch has already announced its results: Three votes for John Kasich and two votes for Donald Trump among the Republicans, and four votes for Bernie Sanders and none for Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.