Former President Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire Republican primary, a victory that further cements his status as the clear front-runner for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination.
The Associated Press called the contest for Trump at 8 p.m. Tuesday. He was leading Haley by about 9.6 percentage points with about 50% of the vote counted. This is the second consecutive time the AP has made a quick call in favor of the Republican frontrunner.
“If we do not win, I think our country is finished,” Trump said in a victory speech, calling it a “bad night” for Haley and predicting an easy win for his campaign in South Carolina, the next major contest in the GOP presidential primary.
The former president addressed a raucous crowd at a primary night party in Nashua, New Hampshire, with US Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, considered to be a potential running mate for Trump, perched over his shoulder.
Trump’s New Hampshire triumph comes after a decisive win in Iowa and delivers a setback to Haley, ahead of the Feb. 24 primary in her home state of South Carolina. Trump currently leads Haley by about 30 points there, according to a RealClearPolitics polling average.
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