As the day was coming to a close on Feb. 9, 2016, the New Hampshire Democratic and Republican primaries came to a close.

Businessman Donald Trump and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders each won their respective parties.

For the Republican party, Trump won 35% of the votes in New Hampshire. He was followed by Ohio Governor. John Kasich, with 16%. The third through fifth place finishers were dealt devastating blows. Texas senator Ted Cruz got 12% of the vote and Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio each received 11%, with Bush slightly edging Rubio by the slimmest of margins. New Jersey gov. Chris Christie was one of the biggest surprises, only receiving 7% of the vote.

This came as a surprise, given Christie’s undoubtable success in the debate that preceded the primary.

The highlight of the final debate prior to the primaries was an altercation between Christie and Rubio, where Christie got the best of Rubio as he called him out for being too “robotic”. Rubio stated the same 30 second speech four times throughout the night, receiving boos from the crowd.  

Rubio definitely took a fall in the primary, falling to fifth place. This was a major disappointment to Rubio, as some polls projected him to finish as high as second place. Christie’s attack ultimately did little to boost his ratings among voters and suspended his campaign the day after the New Hampshire primary. Also exiting the race for the Republican nomination was Carly Fiorina

Kasich, the second place finisher, proved how spending time with the New Hampshirites can help gain their vote. He held the most town halls, and it helped boost him to second place.

However, the first place finisher, Trump, spent little money and less time in the granite state compared to Kasich, Christie, and Bush. This brought up the point that maybe time in the state is not so important after all.

On the Democratic side, Sanders defeated his sole competitor Hillary Clinton in dominating fashion. Sanders received 60% of the vote, while Clinton got only 38%. Even though the former Secretary of State was an underdog in Vermont, she did not expect to lose by more than 22%.

The people of New Hampshire proved that the nation is upset with the Washington establishment. Both Trump and Sanders are considered the biggest outsiders in their respective parties, and each dominated the New Hampshire primaries.

As the race to the White House continues, the next stop will be South Carolina, where the Republican primary will take place on Sat. Feb. 20, and the Democratic primary will be on  Feb. 27, 2016.