--- ---  # What's Next for John Kasich by [Francesca Trianni](https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/) and [Diane Tsai](https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/) Feb 10, 2016 9:24 AM UTC  Francesca Trianni for Time by [Francesca Trianni](https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/) and [Diane Tsai](https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/) Feb 10, 2016 9:24 AM UTC A couple of months back, few would have predicted Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s [strong performance](http://time.com/4215052/new-hampshire-election-donald-trump-john-kasich/) in the New Hampshire primary. The governor held a total of 106 town halls in the state, focusing most of his limited resources in New Hampshire.  New Hampshire 2016 Primary results -- 92% precincts reporting At his election night watch party, Kasich maintained the positive tone that has become a hallmark of his campaign. “Maybe, just maybe we are turning the page on a dark period in American politics,” he said. “Tonight, the light overcame the darkness of negative campaigning.” 2016 Election: What Is Next for John Kasich ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4215119/john-kasich-2016-election/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4215119/john-kasich-2016-election/"},"headline":"What's Next for John Kasich","datePublished":"2016-02-10T09:24:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:50:31.658Z","description":"Moving on to South Carolina, here's what you need to know about the presidential hopeful","url":"https://time.com/4215119/john-kasich-2016-election/","keywords":["Elections 2016","new hampshire","john kasich"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb09d0f41162b1681/69887ced428a9e6529cd152f/00087-mts-still001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Francesca Trianni","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Diane Tsai","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb09d0f41162b1681/69887ced428a9e6529cd152f/00087-mts-still001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"00087.MTS.Still001","caption":"","creditText":"Francesca Trianni for Time","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/elections-2016/","name":"Elections 2016"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4215119/john-kasich-2016-election/","name":"What's Next for John Kasich"}}]}] ```