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CONCORD, N.H. — Armies of women voters came out in force to support Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire presidential primary.

In doing so, they helped propel her to a stunning upset on the Democratic side that defied the pre-election polls and stopped the predicted tidal wave for Barack Obama cold.

Competitive races in both parties set a record for turnout in New Hampshire's primary.

About 453,000 residents cast votes in both primaries Tuesday, breaking the previous primary turnout record of 396,385 ballots cast in 2000.

State officials predicted that when all ballots were counted, the total would surpass 500,000.

Officials said the 280,000 Democrats who turned out was so overwhelming that Portsmouth, Keene and Pelham reported concerns about running out of ballots.

Women supported Clinton by 47 percent to 34 percent, according to a survey of voters leaving the polls; in Iowa women went for Obama 35 percent to 30 percent for Clinton..

Older voters, also a larger part of the electorate, tended to support Clinton, while younger voters and men went for Obama, according to the exit polls, which showed more than a third of state voters made their decisions going into the final days of the election.

On the Republican side, Arizona Sen. John McCain rode a wave of support from independent voters to defeat former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts.

In exit polls, McCain was viewed as the most electable Republican, and he had an advantage among GOP voters seeking a president who says what he thinks.

The results were a bitter blow to Romney, who spent millions of dollars of his own money to win the kickoff Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary - only to finish second in both.

Some polls suggested that events which turned the tide for Clinton included a much-talked-about, unscripted campaign moment in which the senator - often accused by critics of being cold and calculating - showed rare emotion, her voice cracking, talking about her passion for issues.