Shortly after the polls closed on Tuesday, it was predicted that former president Donald Trump would clinch the Republican Party nomination in New Hampshire by defeating Nikki Haley, his last significant opponent.
In the modern period, Trump is the first non-incumbent GOP contender to win both New Hampshire and Iowa.
As of the writing of this report, Haley was polling 118,027, or 43.7%, while Trump had garnered 146,577, or 54.2%, of the total votes cast.
“I’m very honored by the result,” Trump told Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman in a statement.
Trump’s rival, Haley, a former two-term South Carolina governor served as U.N. ambassador in his administration.
She congratulated Trump on his victory in her speech to supporters in Concord, New Hampshire, after the race was called, but added the “race is far from over,” as she prepares for a primary in her home state of South Carolina next month.
“I want to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory tonight. He earned it and I want to acknowledge that.
“This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go. And next one is my sweet state of South Carolina,” she emphasized.
Meanwhile, as the votes continued to be tabulated, Trump’s margin over Haley remained in the single digits.
Trump made history last year as the first former or current president to be indicted for a crime.
However, his four indictments have only fueled his support among Republican voters.
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