The write-in votes include: McCain: 932; Romney: 611; Ron Paul: 267; Huckabee: 243; Giuliani: 161; Thompson: 15; Duncan Hunter: 8; Marchuk: 5; Keyes: 4; Howard: 1.

Here's how we compute the delegate count (based on certified returns from an official source):

1. A candidate must receive 15% or more of the total popular vote to qualify for delegates. Discard votes cast for those candidates who do not qualify. Clinton Obama, and Edwards have qualified for delegates.
2. Allocate Congressional District delegates from the qualified vote in each district. Allocate Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates using the state-wide qualified vote.
3. In each jurisdiction (CD and statewide):
1. Total qualified vote = total votes cast for the qualifying candidates in the jurisdiction.
2. Allocation = (delegates for the jurisdiction) × (candidate's popular vote) ÷ (total qualified vote).
3. Assign each candidate the WHOLE NUMBER of delegates.
4. If delegates remain, allocate each of the remaining delegates to those candidates with the LARGEST REMAINDERS.

According to the 14 May 2008 article below, 1 Edwards pledged delegate intends to cast his ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 9, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 to Obama 10, Clinton 9, Edwards 3. Our hard count remains Obama 9, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 as originally assigned.

A 14 May 2008 article in boston.com (NH Edwards delegate announces he's supporting Obama) says that a New Hampshire Democratic Party delegate, Joshua Denton (26 years old and an Iraq war veteran from Portsmouth) who is pledged to John Edwards has stated that he will vote for Barack Obama at the convention. Mr. Denton is doing so because Edwards has endorsed his former opponent, Obama.

According to the 23 May 2008 article below, 2 Edwards pledged delegates intend to cast their ballots for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 10, Clinton 9, Edwards 3 to Obama 12, Clinton 9, Edwards 1. Our hard count remains Obama 9, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 as originally assigned.

A 23 May 2008 article in nytimes.com (Two New Hampshire Edwards delegates back Obama) says that State Senator Peter Burling, a pledged PLEO delegate, and high school teacher Deborah Bacon-Nelson, a CD 2 delegate, told a media source that they feel that either Senators Obama or Clinton would make a "superb" president. However, they asked themselves "who can win and who could make a better president" and decided to vote for Obama at the national convention.

3 June 2008: The Obama Campaign today announced that all 4 New Hampshire delegates pledged to former Senator John Edwards have committed to vote for Senator Obama at the Democratic National Convention.

Deborah Bacon-Nelson, Hanover
Senator Peter Burling, Cornish
Rep. Sharon Nordgren, Hanover
Joshua Denton, Portsmouth

Unpledged delegates as of
29 January 2008: Clinton: 2, Obama: 3
27 April 2008: Clinton: 3, Obama: 3
3 June 2008: Clinton: 3, Obama: 4

NEW HAMPSHIRE DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY December 4, 2007 POST RBC APPROVAL OF DATE