Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump split first Election Day returns in New Hampshire hamlets

Dixville Notch casts first ballots on 2016 Election Day

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last updated 8 November 2016

Three tiny towns in New Hampshire proudly cast and counted the first Election Day ballots, and this year they spilt, with Dixville Notch and Hart's Location choosing Hillary Clinton and Millsfield strongly backing Donald Trump. Taken all together, Trump won 32 to 25.

Dixville Notch is traditionally the first-in-the-nation Election Day polling place, but Millsfield is trying to muscle in on that claim. "We actually have a population here," Millsfield election official Wayne Urso told CNN. "They may be registered to vote there (in Dixville Notch), but if you ask them where they live, you'll find that nobody actually lives there."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.