Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley could eke out her first Super Tuesday win in Vermont’s GOP primary, according to early results that show she trails former President Donald Trump by less than 1,000 votes—a small bright spot as Trump racks up wins in virtually every other state.
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign rally on ... [+]
Trump was leading Haley by 2.4 percentage points—or 791 votes—in Vermont as of 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, with nearly half of precincts reporting.
So far, Trump has won 10 of the 15 states to hold their GOP primaries on Super Tuesday, putting him within striking distance of winning the GOP nomination.
- That’s how many delegates Trump had won, of 1,215 needed to win the nomination, headed into Super Tuesday, compared to 43 for Haley. By the end of Super Tuesday, Trump could be just below 1,215.
Haley has won just one GOP primary contest so far, in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, where less than 1,300 people voted for her, netting her 63% of the vote, compared to Trump’s 33%. The former South Carolina governor has remained in the race even as her path to victory becomes virtually nonexistent, with loses in the key early states of Iowa and New Hampshire, a rout in her home state and no upsets in major Super Tuesday states like Virginia so far. Trump had won a total of 19 primaries as of Tuesday at 9 p.m., as his campaign estimates he could clinch the nomination as soon as next week.
Haley promised to stay in the race at least until Super Tuesday, but it’s unclear what her next move is. She has no additional campaign events scheduled beyond Tuesday.