Former President Donald Trump won the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, beating his former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.

The race was called as Trump leads Haley 54.1% to 45.0% with 18% of the votes counted, according to The New York Times.

Leading up to the primary, polls briefly showed that Haley was within striking distance of the former president in the state. The trajectory of the New Hampshire primary changed after Trump captured a strong win in the Iowa Caucuses last week and Haley came in third place behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

The results from Iowa, combined with DeSantis suspending his campaign this week and endorsing the former president, further extended the former president’s lead in the state.

CNN said that the exit polling it conducted in New Hampshire found that a staggering 70% of the people who voted for Haley were not registered Republicans.

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CNN's exit polls show that 70% of Nikki Haley voters are NOT registered Republicans. pic.twitter.com/TCq5TH2CAL

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