NEW HAMPSHIRE RESULTS Republican 98% of precincts reporting McCain 49% Bush 31% Forbes 13% Keyes 6% Bauer 1% Democrats 98% of precincts reporting Gore 52% Bradley 47% Percentages will not necessarily add to 100. FROM THE GLOBE Democrats fight to a close finish Independents turn GOP contest Contrarians speak up, leaders get wake up call Arizona senator has found strength in his weaknesses Independent voters say character was key to decision Why they voted the way they did Result no setback for Bush backer Cellucci Primary shows off NBC synergy Independents seen taking up the insurgents' fight Bauer, Keyes unbowed as they vow to soldier on Forbes hopes to make it a three-way race Bush campaign says it's ready to move on In Granite State diner, a final helping of politics First primary settled, campaigns mull new tactics On campaign trail, it's a frantic pace Vow of tenacity keeps Bradley's spirits high, focus keen For vice president's campaign, no letup in asking for votes NECN VIDEO Forbes praises McCain win, asks for more support Keyes will stay in race, despite big N.H. loss Gore wins the Democratic N.H. primary over Bradley Bradley greets voters at polls Will Bradley triumph? Turnout heavy in Granite State Can McCain pull off a victory? Gore makes a last minute effort These video clips are viewed using RealPlayer. Get RealPlayer | Help EARLIER COVERAGE Gore wins close race among Democrats McCain savors big win over Bush in GOP race True to tradition, N.H. tests front-runners McCain impressed voters as straight shooter GOP voters happier with candidates than in '96 Independents say character was key to vote Granite State voters have their say N.H. Secretary of State again predicts high turnout Keys to reading the New Hampshire returns Bradley, McCain win Dixville Notch, Hart's Location

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Beating back Bill Bradley's once-robust challenge in New Hampshire, Vice President Al Gore promised supporters Tuesday, "You ain't seen nothing yet!" and both candidates raced on to states whose contests were up next.

A shower of red-white-and-blue confetti rained down on Gore as he celebrated what he called "a devastating blow" to his Democratic presidential rival and predicted the leadoff primary would ripple well beyond New Hampshire.

"We're going to march all the way down the field from state to state and coast to coast," Gore said before leaving for a 2 a.m. airport rally in New York.

Bradley credited Gore for running a strong race but declared his determination to fight on. "We're smarter and better prepared and eager to continue to fight," he said in a speech to supporters.

The former New Jersey senator surprised Gore with a proposal for weekly debates starting Sunday and running through the March 7 primary.

With 67 percent of precincts counted, Gore had 48,042 votes or 52 percent to Bradley's 43,057 votes or 47 percent. That margin would give Gore 13 out of the 22 delegates at stake Tuesday. Bradley would get nine.

Exit polls framed the race as a showdown between experience and candor. Seven in 10 voters who said they wanted a candidate who "stands up for what he believes in," chose Bradley. More than 90 percent of voters who picked the "right experience" as a presidential prerequisite liked Gore.

Both Democratic presidential candidates were plunging immediately into the five-week race for what Bradley called "the first national primary" -- the March 7 contests in more than a dozen states, including California, New York and Ohio.

Battered a bit by Bradley's late offensive on abortion rights and campaign finance, the vice president aired one last radio ad asserting his "pro-choice leadership," and, with an hour left in the voting, abruptly ordered his motorcade to make one last stop at a Bedford polling site.

Bradley focused on the days ahead and showed increased interest in debates .

"Our attention must turn to the unprecedented national primaries in March and the means by which we are going to reach millions of voters across the country in coming weeks," Bradley wrote to his opponent.

Gore spokesman Chris Lehane promised, "It's pretty safe to assume we'll have a lot of debates." But he said Gore still wants twice-weekly debates coupled with an end to 30-second TV ads.

Gore gave some of the credit for his second win of the nominating season to the strong economy.

On Tuesday, the nation marked its 107th straight month -- an all-time record -- of economic expansion. "If you ask me, I think the timing is just about right," Gore crowed in announcing the milestone.

Economic prosperity in the Cinton-Gore years clearly resonated with some. In Manchester, Democrat Richard St. Hilaire, 70, said he knew from the start he would vote for Gore, even though "Clinton and his administration have done a lot of bad things."

"I want the economy to continue in the same direction it's been," St. Hilaire explained.

But accountant Charles Baron, 51, a Democrat who described himself as generally a Gore supporter, said he was so discouraged by the negative tone of the Gore-Bradley race that he voted for a Republican, John McCain.

Gore "lowered himself with the campaign he conducted here," said Baron, who voted in Manchester.

Education and health care were the most important issues to Democrats. Bradley was favored by those who cared most about health care; Gore won those who picked education.

About a third of voters said the most important quality in a candidate is that he "stands up for what he believes in," and about seven in 10 of those voters favored Bradley. But having the "right experience" was in second place, with about 20 percent saying it was most important, and more than 90 percent of these voters liked Gore.

Gore planned to defy fatigue and jet lag with a 2 a.m. morning-after rally at New York's LaGuardia Airport, then fly on to Ohio and finally finish Wednesday with an evening question-and-answer forum with Los Angeles voters.

Bradley, who took time from his morning to tape a new commercial, was hitting Connecticut and New York, where he is well known from his basketball career with the New York Knicks. By the early hours of Thursday, he, too, was due in California.