Former President Donald Trump is poised to win his third consecutive Republican presidential nomination after a resounding victory Tuesday over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire primary. The results seem likely to set up a rematch in November between Trump and President Joe Biden‚ the Democrat who unseated him in the 2020 election. However‚ Haley was clear she planned to continue in the race. The Associated Press called the race for Trump at 8 p.m. At that time‚ with 18% of precincts reporting‚ Trump had rolled up 54% of the vote in unofficial returns against his only remaining GOP opponent‚ Haley‚ who took 44%‚ according to Fox News. With 32% of New Hampshire precincts reporting‚ Trump had 53.8% to Haley’s 45.2%. BREAKING: Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential primary in New Hampshire. #APRaceCall at 8:00 p.m. EST. https://t.co/FjgpZFcJ4E— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) January 24‚ 2024 Trump’s victory in New Hampshire follows last week’s blowout win in the Iowa caucuses‚ where the 45th president won more than 50% of the vote in a four-candidate race that also included Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswami‚ both of whom since have withdrawn and endorsed Trump. Yet Haley surpassed expectations‚ as the most recent polls showed Trump with a lead of 58% to Haley’s 36% in the Real Clear Politics average. The former president becomes the first candidate to win three presidential primaries in New Hampshire. On the Democrat side‚ Biden won New Hampshire as a write-in candidate‚ defeating longshot challenger Rep. Dean Phillips‚ D-Minn.‚ who was on the ballot.  The next GOP contest is in Nevada and the Virgin Islands‚ where a Republican caucus occurs Feb. 8. The South Carolina primary is set for Feb. 24. Michigan’s primary will be Feb. 27. On March 5‚ 16 states will have contests in what is known as Super Tuesday. Haley was Trump’s first ambassador to the United Nations. The South Carolina primary is Feb. 24‚ her home state‚ where she trails her former boss by over 30 points‚ according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. Nevertheless‚ Haley spoke first in the night‚ congratulating Trump but making it clear the fight continues. “The political class is falling over itself saying it’s over‚” Haley said. “New Hampshire is the first in the nation‚ not the last in the nation. It is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go.” She went on to reference the age of both Trump‚ 77‚ and Biden‚ 81.  “The first party to retire its 80-year-old candidate is the party who wins the election‚” Haley said. “That should be the Republicans.” Trump’s win comes one night after a rally in Laconia‚ New Hampshire‚ that included brief speeches from three of his former GOP challengers—Ramaswamy‚ Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina‚ and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.  DeSantis‚ who came in a distant second place in the Iowa caucuses‚ dropped out of the race Sunday and endorsed Trump in a video statement.  Haley‚ who argued that Trump can’t win in November or would be surrounded by “chaos” if elected‚ pointed to general election polls that show her lead over Biden to be larger than Trump’s.  Haley had the backing of New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu‚ a Republican. She also was endorsed in the primary by both the conservative editorial board of the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper in Manchester and the left-leaning editorial board of The Boston Globe.  At one point earlier in the campaign‚ Haley appeared to be within striking distance of Trump‚ trailing by only seven points. However‚ after Trump’s decisive win in Iowa‚ his lead grew to more than 20 points.  Most polls closed at 7 p.m. in New Hampshire‚ although some were open until 8 p.m. Voters already in line by closing time were allowed to vote. Ken McIntyre contributed to this report. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post BREAKING: Trump Defeats Haley in New Hampshire Primary appeared first on The Daily Signal.