Hillary Clinton Crushing 2016 Democratic Rivals in New Hampshire

The latest Granite State poll by WMUR and the University of New Hampshire was released late on Tuesday and it shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with a strong lead for the Democratic nomination in New Hampshire, home of the first presidential primary.

Clinton has an overwhelming lead, taking 62 percent of New Hampshire Democrats. Vice President Joe Biden places a distant second with 8 percent. Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts places third with 5 percent but he announced last month that he would not run for president in 2016. Newark Mayor Cory Booker took fourth with 2 percent but he announced last week that he will not run for president. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York garnered 1 percent. The other candidates -- U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand of New York, Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, former U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia and Gov. Martin OMalley of Maryland -- took less than 1 percent each.

The poll of 516 New Hampshire adults was taken between July 18-29 with a sample of 190 likely Democratic primary voters. The poll had a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percent.