Trump told Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman after he was projected as winner, that he is honoured by the result
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former United States President, Donald Trump has been projected to win Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary just a few minutes after the final polls closed.
He defeated his only challenger for the Republican Party nomination in the state, Nikki Haley.
Trump has earlier won in Iowa, thus becoming the first non-incumbent GOP candidate in the modern era to win both states concurrently.
At the time of filing this report, Trump had secured 162,021 votes representing 54.8%, while Haley polled 127,673 votes standing for 43.2% of 90% of the votes tallied so far
“I’m very honored by the result,” Trump told Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman in a statement.
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Meanwhile, Trump’s rival, Haley, a former two-term South Carolina governor served as U.N. ambassador in his administration has vowed to stay in the race.
She, however, congratulated Trump on his victory in her speech to supporters in Concord, New Hampshire, after the race was called, but added the “race is far from over,” as she prepares for a primary in her home state of South Carolina next month.
“I want to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory tonight. He earned it and I want to acknowledge that.
“This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go. And next one is my sweet state of South Carolina,” she emphasized.