New Hampshire primary results live: Nikki Haley refuses to drop out after decisive loss

25 Jan 2024 • 6:18 AM MYT
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Donald Trump and Joe Biden have won their respective primaries in New Hampshire.

The former president attacked his last remaining challenger Nikki Haley for staying in the race even as he’s pulling ahead in the delegate count.

Ms Haley, Mr Trump’s former ambassador to the United Nations, said in her speech on Tuesday night that the race is “far from over”.

“There are dozens of states left to go... and the next one is my sweet state of South Carolina,” she told the crowd in the state capitol of Concord.

A frustrated Mr Trump appeared to threaten the former state governor, saying that she will soon be under investigation for “stuff she doesn’t want to talk about”.

With 95 per cent of the vote counted on Wednesday, Mr Trump was leading his opponent in the Granite State by 54.4 per cent to 43.3 per cent, roughly in line with the 11 percentage point gap estimated by the final opinion polls before the primary.

Mr Biden did not appear on Democratic ballot papers following a feud with organisers but a write-in campaign ensured his victory in a largely symbolic Democratic primary in the same state.

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