"I am a Republican, and I was probably in everybody's camp at some point during this process, but today I did vote for McCain. For me, it was really between McCain and Romney. . . . Anyway, my husband is voting for Romney, so I guess we're canceling each other out."
Jennie Steinhauser of Concord, who brought her three home-schooled children, ages 10, 8, and 6, to the polls
"I like the fact that he [Edwards] wants to take on the establishment, and the people who have been in control of this country for too long - prescription drugs companies, large oil companies, pretty much the military industrial complex."
Gary Rietveld, 64, of Hopkinton
"I voted for Obama for two reasons. One, I like his message of hope and inspiration. I think he can inspire a lot of people and our country needs that. And two, I don't think that Hillary Clinton stands a chance against the Republican nominee because of 20 years of being demonized, so I wanted to vote against her."
Jock Irvine, a middle school computer technology education teacher from Concord
"I voted for Hillary. I followed my mother's advice. She made the good point that we've had all these men as presidents and it's about time we had a female, so let's see how it goes."
Kristina Laferte, 31, of Concord, a facilities manager at Granite State College
"I really liked him [McCain]. Then I thought he looked really old. Then my friend said, 'I'm going for McCain,' so I said, 'OK.' "
Ollie Goumas, 70, a retired nurse from Manchester
"I like his [Ron Paul's] stance on the Constitution - less government, lower taxes - and his plan for Iraq."
Greg Weeden, 57, a retired corrections officer from Manchester
"[Healthcare] is very personal to me. Her [Clinton's] plan was the one that I felt would give my daughter the best chance."
Susan Keleher, 38, a teacher from Manchester who said her oldest daughter has a rare disease
"I decided today when I was standing in the polling place to pick Romney. I had my pencil in my hand for a long time before I made the decision."
Cindy Irvine of Concord, who teaches private music lessons
"I voted for Giuliani because of his record in New York and his immigration policies."
John DeCaprio of Concord, a retired physician
Compiled by Bryan Bender, Scott Helman, Charlie Savage, and Lisa Wangsness of the Globe staff
