Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley on Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary, his second consecutive victory in his bid to secure the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
With 17% of the votes counted, the Associated Press called the race for Trump. Ahead of the primary, the former president led Haley in most polls by a substantial margin.
But a large turnout by independent voters helped boost the former U.N. ambassador, who said that she would remain in the race at least through the South Carolina GOP primary on Feb. 24.
“New Hampshire is first in the nation. It is not the last in the nation,” Haley said in a speech to her supporters Tuesday night. “This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go, and the next one is my sweet state of South Carolina.”
When it was his turn to speak, Trump spent a good portion of his speech lashing out at Haley for “taking a victory lap” despite her loss in the Granite State.
“This is not your typical victory speech, but let’s not have somebody take a victory when she had a very bad night,” Trump said.
The Associated Press also declared President Biden the winner of the Democratic primary in the state.
