President Donald Trump swept the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday, but his GOP challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld managed to secure just under 10% of the vote.

In Manchester, @GovBillWeld thanks staff and supporters and says it’s now on to #SuperTuesday @WBUR #FITN #NHPolitics #NHprimary2020 pic.twitter.com/v5RVn153Vs

— Chris Citorik (@ChrisCitorik) February 12, 2020 

Trump received 85.5% of the vote and all 22 delegates, but Weld’s 9.1% he garnered was far higher than expected. Other candidates and write-ins totaled just over 5%.

Weld performed significantly better than in Iowa, where he received just 1.3%.

“I’m going to declare that I’ve exceeded expectations no matter what,” Weld said Tuesday.

He added,  “The goal is to go all the way, ideally — to catch lightning in a bottle.”