Sanders/Buttigieg/Klobuchar Take New Hampshire Delegates

The New Hampshire results are as follows:

VOTE PERCENTAGE
Sanders..........26%
Buttigieg..........24%
Klobuchar..........20%
Warren..........9%
Biden..........8%
Steyer..........4%
Gabbard..........3%
Yang..........3%

DELEGATES WON
Sanders..........9
Buttigieg..........9
Klobuchar..........6

Bernie Sanders will claim victory in New Hampshire, and he deserves it. He got more votes than any of his Democratic opponents. But his celebration should be tempered by the fact that he fell far short of his finish in 2016.

In 2016, Sanders got about 60% of the New Hampshire vote, and finished with 15 of their 24 delegates. Last night, Sanders got less than half the vote he got in 2016, and will fall short of the number of delegates he won in 2016.

Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar can also be proud of their finish in New Hampshire. Both got over 20% of the vote, and both come out of the state with several delegates. They will now claim they are the candidate that can beat Sanders and Trump. The problem is that neither has much presence in Nevada, South Carolina, or the 14 Super Tuesday states. It remains to be seen whether their good showing in New Hampshire will translate to votes in those other states.

The big losers of the night were Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden. Neither came close to the top three, and neither will take any of the delegates available in New Hampshire. That's disappointing for Warren (who is from a neighboring state) and Biden (who has been considered the race leader).

REMINDER -- This race is far from over. There are 48 states and several territories that have yet to vote, and none of the top candidates can be counted out yet.