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Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate	Votes	Pct.	Del.
winner Nikki HaleyHaleyN. Haley	1,274	62.8	19
Donald TrumpTrumpD. Trump	676	33.3	0
Ron DeSantisDeSantisR. DeSantis	38	1.9	0
OtherOtherOther	42	2.1	0
Est. 100% counted

Nikki Haley wins D.C. primary, her first victory in GOP nominating race

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