Hillary Clinton, John McCain Win New Hampshire Primary

(Fox News) - Hillary Clinton won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, edging out rival Barack Obama by a few points even after the campaign itself had been girding for a second consecutive defeat earlier in the day.

With 75 percent of precincts reporting, the New York senator had 39 percent while Obama had 36. Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards had 17 percent, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had 5 percent and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich had 1 percent.

On the Republican side, John McCain handily won, beating out rival Mitt Romney. FOX News declared the Arizona senator the winner with 13 percent of precincts reporting just 15 minutes after polls closed at 8 p.m. ET. With 73 percent of precincts reporting, returns showed McCain with 37 percent of the vote and Romney with 31 percent.

But the Democratic race was too close to call for hours, as Clinton held a narrow lead over Obama despite exit polls and pundits’ predictions that called this as Obama’s race.