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| Voting under way in key US state |
| Votes are being cast in the key New Hampshire presidential primary, where opinion polls put Barack Obama and John McCain ahead in their respective rac
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 8-January-2008
9:15:38 AM |
| Senator Obama's main Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, brought an emotional end to campaigning, choking back tears as she called the race "very personal".
Senator McCain's main rival Mitt Romney is bidding to upset the opinion polls.
Candidates are aiming to build momentum before 20 states hold their elections on 5 February, known as Super Tuesday.
'Starting below the bottom'
Two tiny hamlets, Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, traditionally the first to vote in New Hampshire, opened their polling stations at midnight giving small, early victories to Mr Obama and Mr McCain.
Most of the rest of the state began voting at 6am local time (1100GMT).
Polls close at 8pm (0100GMT Wednesday) and first results are expected shortly afterwards.
New York Senator Clinton, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee were among the candidates who turned up at polling stations as they opened in a last-minute bid for votes.
"We started below the bottom. For us to come in the top four would be a win for us," said Mr Huckabee, who was a virtual unknown just a few months ago.
Arriving at the site moments later, Mr Romney said: "The Republicans will vote for me. The independents will get behind me."
After a disappointing second-place showing behind Mr Huckabee in last week's Iowa's caucuses - the opening battle of the primary season - Mr Romney needs a strong showing in New Hampshire to keep his campaign alive.
Opinion polls indicate that Mr Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and Baptist minister, is polling third.
Both are threatened by a resurgent Mr McCain who after seeing his campaign nearly derail last summer, has concentrated much of his time and money on New Hampshire.
Other Republican candidates have been looking beyond New Hampshire primary to focus on states that go to the polls later.
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