The former president has now won every contest where he was on the ballot. For Haley, the loss in her home state is a big blow to her bid for the GOP nomination. Still, she plans to keep campaigning.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.Former President Donald Trump beat his remaining major challenger, former U.N.
"This is an early evening and a fantastic evening," Trump told a crowd of supporters in South Carolina."This was a little sooner than we expected ... an even bigger win than we anticipated."Haley told supporters that voters in many states will be weighing in during primary elections in the next few weeks and she will remain in the race until then.
"There are huge numbers of voters in our Republican primaries who are saying they want an alternative," she said."I said earlier this week that no matter what happens in South Carolina, I would continue to run for president. I'm a woman of my word. I'm not giving up this fight when a majority of Americans disapprove of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden."
Lynda Higgins, an independent voter in South Carolina, said she voted for Haley in the GOP primary because she liked the job she did as governor. "I just think that it has become too much of a hot point in this country with there's just too much division," she said."And I think he heads that." Fifty delegates are up for grabs in today's election. Twenty-nine of those delegates are awarded to the winner of the statewide vote. The other 21 delegates are divvied up according to who wins each of the state's seven congressional districts. Those are also awarded winner take all. The winner of each district is awarded three delegates per district.
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