Republican Votes in New Hampshire

An interesting analysis of hand counted vs. machine counted votes in the New Hampshire primary. 81% of all votes in New Hamphire were counted by Diebold equipment.

It seems there were discrepancies between machine and hand counted votes, they also seem consistent throughout most precincts.

Democrat Analysis

Table Comparing Machine vs Hand Counts

Candidate	Total Votes	Avg. Overall	Votes by Machine	Avg. Overall by Machine	Votes by Hand	Avg. Overall by Hand	Machine VS Hand	Votes by Unknown**	Avg. Overall by Unknown
Giuliani	20,387	8.533%	16,327	8.638%	4,057	8.144%	0.494% (1,180 votes*)	3	3.261%
Huckabee	26,760	11.201%	20,124	10.647%	6,622	13.294%	-2.646% (-6,322 votes*)	14	15.217%
Hunter	1,220	0.511%	930	0.492%	290	0.582%	-0.090% (-215 votes*)	0	0.000%
McCain	88,447	37.021%	68,833	36.419%	19,573	39.293%	-2.874% (-6,867 votes*)	41	44.565%
Paul	18,276	7.650%	13,671	7.233%	4,600	9.235%	-2.001% (-4,781 votes*)	5	5.435%
Romney	75,202	31.477%	62,455	33.044%	12,720	25.536%	7.509% (17,939 votes*)	27	29.348%
Thompson	2,884	1.207%	2,213	1.171%	671	1.347%	-0.176% (-421 votes*)	0	0.000%
Other	5,733	2.400%	4,451	2.355%	1,280	2.570%	-0.215% (-513 votes*)	2	2.174%
TOTALS:	238,909		189,004		49,813			92

*Votes are tentatively won or lost with the assumption that the machines are conferring advantages or disadvantages.

**Unknown towns (where the data doesn’t specify counting method) include: Harts Location, Waterville, Wentworth’s Location

Table Comparing Machine vs Hand Counted Votes in Small Towns (less than 750 votes)

Candidate	Votes Small Towns	Avg. Overall Small Towns	Votes Small Towns by Machine	Avg. Overall Small Towns by Machine	Votes Small Towns by Hand	Avg. Overall Small Towns by Hand	Machine VS Hand in Small Towns
Giuliani	3,734	8.196%	852	7.876%	2,879	8.309%	-0.433%
Huckabee	5,863	12.869%	1,414	13.071%	4,435	12.800%	0.271%
Hunter	280	0.615%	55	0.508%	225	0.649%	-0.141%
McCain	18,176	39.896%	4,153	38.390%	13,982	40.353%	-1.964%
Paul	4,230	9.285%	998	9.225%	3,227	9.313%	-0.088%
Romney	11,371	24.959%	2,924	27.029%	8,420	24.301%	2.728%
Thompson	657	1.442%	164	1.516%	493	1.423%	0.093%
Other	1,248	2.739%	258	2.385%	988	2.851%	-0.467%
TOTALS:	45,559		10,818		34,649

Table Comparing Machine vs Hand Counted Votes in Medium Towns (between 750 and 1,500 votes)

Candidate	Votes Medium Towns	Avg. Overall Medium Towns	Votes Medium Towns by Machine	Avg. Overall Medium Towns by Machine	Votes Medium Towns by Hand	Avg. Overall Medium Towns by Hand	Machine VS Hand in Medium Towns
Giuliani	4,906	8.345%	3,841	8.487%	1,065	7.870%	0.618%
Huckabee	7,351	12.504%	5,473	12.094%	1,878	13.877%	-1.783%
Hunter	318	0.541%	260	0.575%	58	0.429%	0.146%
McCain	21,816	37.110%	16,818	37.163%	4,998	36.932%	0.231%
Paul	4,795	8.156%	3,542	7.827%	1,253	9.259%	-1.432%
Romney	17,540	29.836%	13,638	30.136%	3,902	28.833%	1.303%
Thompson	758	1.289%	602	1.330%	156	1.153%	0.178%
Other	1,304	2.218%	1,081	2.389%	223	1.648%	0.741%
TOTALS:	58,788		45,255		13,533

Table Comparing Machine vs Hand Counted Votes in Large Towns (more than 1,500 votes)

Candidate	Votes Large Towns	Avg. Overall Large Towns	Votes Large Towns by Machine	Avg. Overall Large Towns by Machine	Votes Large Towns by Hand	Avg. Overall Large Towns by Hand	Machine VS Hand in Large Towns
Giuliani	11,747	8.730%	11,634	8.752%	113	6.928%	1.824%
Huckabee	13,546	10.067%	13,237	9.958%	309	18.945%	-8.988%
Hunter	622	0.462%	615	0.463%	7	0.429%	0.033%
McCain	48,455	36.009%	47,862	36.005%	593	36.358%	-0.353%
Paul	9,251	6.875%	9,131	6.869%	120	7.357%	-0.488%
Romney	46,291	34.401%	45,893	34.524%	398	24.402%	10.122%
Thompson	1,469	1.092%	1,447	1.089%	22	1.349%	-0.260%
Other	3,181	2.364%	3,112	2.341%	69	4.231%	-1.889%
TOTALS:	134,562		132,931		1,631

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