- Nikki Haley won her first state primary in Vermont on Tuesday.
- She also won the Washington DC primary, but fell far short of President Trump in delegates.
- Haley now appears ready to withdraw from the race.
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley won Vermont's Republican primary, stopping former President Donald Trump from sweeping the Super Tuesday race, according to the Associated Press and DDHQ.
As a major result of Tuesday night's singular victory, Ms. Haley added 17 delegates to her overall delegate count.
But while Ms. Haley may have defeated her former boss to win the Vermont primary, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Ms. Haley is ready to end her campaign. .
Trump won every race this year except Vermont and Washington, D.C., and drew hundreds more delegates than Haley.
Haley's performance on Super Tuesday was poor overall, but Trump lost in 14 of the 15 voting states.which may have caused the end of her campaign.
In fact, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the plan, that he will make the announcement at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
The announcement leaves Trump as the only major candidate vying for the Republican nomination.
Candidates must win a majority of all available state delegates to become the party's nominee at July's Republican National Convention.
Trump's campaign has predicted for weeks that Trump would reach that goal by March 12.
In late January, Haley said she could not predict whether she would be able to continue her campaign past Super Tuesday.
“I take it one condition at a time,” she said. “I'm not thinking too far ahead.”
March 5, 2024 — This article has been updated to reflect reports indicating Nikki Haley is poised to withdraw from the race.
