The first results have been counted in one of the most contentious US presidential votes of recent times.<br /><br /> Midnight voting in Dixville Notch saw Democrat Hillary Clinton slip into an early lead.<br /><br /> She received four votes, to Republican Donald Trump’s two. Libertarian Gary Johnson came out with one vote and there was one surprise write-in ballot for Mitt Romney.<br /><br /> #DixvilleVoted pic.twitter.com/LkEgNnYnl0— Dixville Vote (@DixvilleVote) November 8, 2016<br /><br /> The New Hampshire town, has historically been the first to cast and count its ballots. And this year was no exception.<br /><br /> Under state law, communities with fewer than 100 voters can request permission to open the polls at midnight and close them as soon as all registered residents have voted.<br /><br /> In the three New Hampshire towns with midnight voting, Trump came out ahead by 32-25.<br />
