Nikki Haley secures first victory of Republican primaries with Washington DC win
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6K2G0)
Haley is the first woman to win a Republican primary, her campaign has said, but faces steep odds with Donald Trump expected to secure the nomination
Nikki Haley has notched up her first victory of the 2024 Republican primaries, after winning the vote in the District of Columbia.
Haley, the only remaining challenger to Donald Trump, won 62.9% of the vote, versus 33.2% captured by the former president. Haley will pick up 19 delegates from her win, a small portion of the 1,215 delegates needed to clinch the nomination.
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