New Hampshire's primary hangover begins as candidates leave

While political junkies are sad to see the candidates shift south, many voters are relieved that their phones aren't tied up by pollsters, their mailboxes are clear of glossy fliers and they can return to their regularly scheduled television programming.

Empty coffee cups, soda cans and water bottles lined the counter at Jeb Bush's darkened office early Wednesday, but by late morning, a handful of volunteers had arrived and was calling supporters in other states to discuss the primary results.

Ryan Williams, a Bush adviser who was overseeing those efforts, said the campaign will be redistributing stacks of leftover signs and other campaign material to other states and will be arranging for New Hampshire volunteers to help out in neighboring states as those contests approach.

[...] some are finding new life thanks to a recycling and repurposing project at the University of New Hampshire, where occupational therapy students are turning them into gadgets for people with disabilities.

Associate professor Therese Willkomm said a few elections ago, she met campaign workers holding signs and a light bulb went off.

New Hampshire has only four electoral college votes, but its status as a swing state means whichever candidates end up as nominees likely will return.