The vote is in. The klieg lights have gone south. But the memory of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary linger on, in this captivating portfolio of images taken on the trail for Newsweek by photographer Charles Ommanney. Mitt Romney made history by being the first Republican challenger to win the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire contest back to back. Rick Santorum fell to earth, while Newt Gingrich fizzled and Rick Perry became the one percent—literally. Ommanney captured the pandemonium as the candidates raced across the state in search of votes, the media scrambled to keep pace, and the good people of New Hampshire endured it all—and made their wisdom known.
