New Hampshire will hold the first-in-the-nation presidential primary on Jan. 23 — officially rejecting President Biden’s push to have South Carolina hold the party’s first contest.

Secretary of State David M. Scanlan announced the primary date Wednesday at the New Hampshire State House in Concord.

Iowa is set to kick off the nomination process with the caucuses on Jan. 13.

New Hampshire state law requires that it must hold its primary at least seven days before any similar contest.

Democrats in the state warned Mr. Biden and the Democratic National Committee they could not meet their calendar demands in part because Gov. Chris Sununu and the Republican-controlled legislature would not back the change.

“New Hampshire has held the first in the nation presidential primary since 1920,” Ray Buckley, chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, said in a statement. “For more than 100 years, Presidential candidates of both parties have come to the Granite State time and again because, no matter who they are, where they come from, or how much money they have, they know they will get a fair shot from Granite Staters.”

• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.