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Romney wins first US Republican presidential primary
Jan 11, 2012, 3:32 GMT
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) acknowledges the crowd while standing with his family on stage after winning the New Hampshire primary. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
Manchester, New Hampshire - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the first US presidential primary with 38 per cent of the Republican Party vote as he aimed to face off in November against President Barack Obama.
Tuesday's victory over five challengers in the north-eastern state of New Hampshire came after Romney eked out an eight-vote win in the country's first caucus last week in the Midwestern state of Iowa, boosting his momentum heading into later primaries and caucuses that will determine the centre-right party's nominee.
With 63 per cent of the vote counted, Congressman Ron Paul claimed 24 per cent of the vote, followed by former US ambassador to China Jon Huntsman with 17 per cent.
'This president has run out of ideas, and now he's run out of excuses,' Romney told cheering supporters as he claimed victory.
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