Trump soundly defeats Nikki Haley in South Carolina Republican primary
by Lauren Gambino and Joan E Greve in Charleston from on (#6JW93)
Result called for Trump almost immediately after polls close as former South Carolina governor suffers stinging home-state loss
Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina, a stinging setback that narrows her vanishingly thin path to the nomination.
The Associated Press called the South Carolina primary for Trump right when polls closed at 7pm ET, in a clear indication of his large victory in Haley's home state. Trump locked in approximately 60% of the vote, with Haley hovering at about 40%.
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