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John Kasich may be set to have a good day. title: New Hampshire Primary: What Google Search Results Show image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37c4e0f5c12abae4/69887cd10b72e34d6f6e80d4/gettyimages-509155618.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What Google Results Hint About the New Hampshire Primary by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 17, 2024 4:15 PM CUTPublished: Feb 9, 2016 9:32 PM CUT  Republican presidential candidate Ohio Governor John Kasich shakes hands with voters outside Manchester High School, a voting location for the New Hampshire state primary, on February 9, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Today New Hampshire voters will decide between Republican and Democratic nominees for the presidency. Republican presidential candidate Ohio Governor John Kasich shakes hands with voters outside Manchester High School, a voting location for the New Hampshire state primary, on February 9, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Today New Hampshire voters will decide between Republican and Democratic nominees for the presidency.Andrew Burton—Getty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 17, 2024 4:15 PM CUTPublished: Feb 9, 2016 9:32 PM CUT Google is using search data to track the candidates’ online interest leading into the [New Hampshire primary](http://time.com/4213889/new-hampshire-primary-results-donald-trump-bernie-sanders/ "undefined"), and the company may have some good news for a certain Midwestern governor. At press time, Bernie Sanders led the Democrats and Ohio Gov. [John Kasich](http://time.com/4200217/iowa-caucuses-new-hampshire-primary-2016-election/item/john-kasich-3/ "undefined") led the GOP field, according to New Hampshire search data. On the day of the primary, Kasich saw a surge in online interest from users living in New Hampshire, eventually putting him ahead of Donald Trump for the day’s search traffic. Kasich also was well ahead of [the other Republican governors in the race](http://time.com/4184834/three-gop-governors-on-collision-course/ "undefined"), Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, who were fifth and sixth in search traffic, respectively. Kasich was also the candidate most searched for in New Hampshire with “vote for…” in the query. While [not entirely predictive](http://time.com/4203742/iowa-caucus-twitter-data/ "undefined"), search data from Google may signal a good day for Kasich in the Granite State, where he has campaigned heavily. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4214305/new-hampshire-primary-google-predictions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4214305/new-hampshire-primary-google-predictions/"},"headline":"Here's What Google Results Hint About the New Hampshire Primary","datePublished":"2016-02-09T21:32:42.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-17T16:15:46.000Z","description":"Ohio Gov. 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