Donald Trump’s undefeated run comes to an end as Nikki Haley wins the Republican presidential primary in Washington, DC

In an effort to stay relevant in her bid for the Republican presidential nomination against former US President Donald Trump, Nikki Haley won the Republican primary on Sunday in Washington, DC. This is her first win. Given that Washington is a mostly Democratic town with a tiny number of registered Republicans, the triumph is largely symbolic. CNN reports that there are just 22,000 Republicans who are officially registered in Washington, DC.

The triumph comes just before a pivotal Super Tuesday when 15 states and one territory will cast their votes for the nominees.

Politico, citing Washington party sources, said that Haley received 63% of the votes in a primary held at a downtown hotel in Washington. Joe Biden, the then-candidate, defeated Trump in the 2020 election with 92% of the vote in Washington.

The majority vote cast in the city for a Republican presidential candidate has never occurred.

Following the victory, the Haley campaign said, “It’s not surprising that Republicans closest to Washington dysfunction are rejecting Donald Trump and all his chaos.” Haley’s victory, according to a statement from Donald Trump’s campaign, is a “statement on Nikki Haley being crowned Queen of the Swamp.”

The statement went on, “Tonight’s results in Washington, DC, reaffirm the object of President Trump’s campaign—he will drain the swamp and put America first.”

Super Tuesday is quickly approaching, marking a turning point in the presidential contest and a major accomplishment for Donald Trump in terms of securing the Republican Party’s candidacy. With wins in each of the first few state primaries, Trump seems poised to solidify his lead.

Haley will have one more chance on Super Tuesday to stop Trump from resuming his position as the leader of the Republican Party.

Every four years, the Republican and Democratic nomination processes around the country elect delegates to the national conventions, where their party officially selects their presidential contender.

The winner-take-all system used in the majority of the 15 states hosting primaries on “Super Tuesday” means that a candidate that places well in second place may not get any delegates.

This system, which tends to reward front-runners, has made Nikki Haley’s already slim odds of unseating Donald Trump for the Republican nomination even more bleak.

In her native state of South Carolina, Haley garnered forty percent of the vote but was only awarded three delegates, while Trump gained forty-seven to his apparently insurmountable total.

Haley won her first primary on Sunday night in Washington, DC, and picked up 19 delegates.