In officially defying the Democratic National Committee’s new primary calendar, the New Hampshire Secretary of State announced on Nov. 15 that the state will hold its primary election on Jan. 23, 2024—11 days ahead of South Carolina.
The move preserves the “Live Free or Die” state’s century-old standing as hosting the first primary election in the nation and is an official answer to months’ worth of promises by New Hampshire officials, both Democrats and Republicans, that it won’t comply with the DNC’s move to bump it to second place.
