Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s primary underscored his dominance of the party.
By Seema Mehta, Faith E. Pinho and David Lauter, Los Angeles Times | SOURCE: FORT MORGAN TIMES
CONCORD, N.H. — Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire primary, effectively putting the Republican presidential nomination in his grasp for the third time as he defeated his remaining rival, Nikki Haley, in the state where her fortunes appeared strongest.
The Associated Press and television networks projected Trump’s victory shortly after polls closed, based on early returns and surveys of voters.
Although only two states have voted, and only a small fraction of the delegates to this summer’s nominating convention have been allocated, Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s primary underscored his dominance of the party.
Haley, the former South Carolina governor, had spent weeks campaigning here, hoping for a win that could ignite her challenge to Trump, who made few public appearances in the state.
Moderate Republicans and independent voters make up a larger share of the primary vote here than in most other states. According to preliminary results of the exit poll conducted for major television networks, 31% of voters identified as moderates, compared with 9% Iowa’s caucuses last week, which Trump won by a large margin.