Pete Buttigieg Ahead of Joe Biden in New Hampshire Poll

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg narrowly topped President Joe Biden in the state of New Hampshire in a hypothetical Democratic primary, a recent poll showed.

The University of New Hampshire Survey Center Granite Poll showed Buttigieg claim 17% support from Granite State Democrats in a poll that also include Biden and other potential Democratic presidential candidates for the 2024 cycle. Biden came in second 16% support while Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and California Gov. Gavin Newsom each took 10% support. All other candidates received less than 10%.

The former South Bend, Ind., mayor launched a longshot presidential campaign in 2020 through which he achieved national recognition and earned a cabinet position after Biden entered the Oval Office.