Donald Trump won the Republican primary election held Monday night local time in the state of Iowa, in which the voters of the party decided who the Republican presidential candidate would be, according to the nightly results announcement. No one has ever won a Republican primary in Iowa by such a margin!
The nominating meetings held in the state of Iowa also started the series of primaries, during which the final candidates for the November presidential election will be formed by mid-summer.
Donald Trump, in his speech in Des Moines, the capital of the state of Iowa, thanked for the support, and in an interview called the Iowa primary fight a great race.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came in second, ahead of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. DeSantis described his performance as a success, which he said he was able to achieve in the midst of serious political backlash and a negative campaign. He believed that he had been given a strong opportunity to continue his campaign, but noted that there was still a lot of work to be done.
Despite her third-place finish, Nikki Haley said that the next primaries will show that it is a "two-person race" between her and Donald Trump. The politician hinted that the next primary election locations, i.e. New Hampshire, and then South Carolina, which is his home field, could bring his success.
According to preliminary summaries, at the nomination meetings held in the state of Iowa, Donald Trump achieved a result of over 50 percent,
his competitors followed far behind him, which also corresponds to the preliminary surveys.
In the state of Iowa, the primary election did not take place by ballot, but nomination meetings were held at almost 2,000 locations in the state, where it was decided by majority vote who to support.
In a week, primary elections will be held in the state of New Hampshire, where, in the traditional way, voters will decide who they want to see as a presidential candidate. Democratic primaries are already being held in the state of New Hampshire, where Joe Biden has the best chance for the incumbent president running for re-election.
Although the primaries have officially begun for Democratic voters in Iowa, only constituency meetings were held on Monday, and candidates could not be voted for. Registered Democratic voters in the state can cast their ballots for their preferred presidential candidate by mail until the beginning of March. The votes will be tallied on March 5, the so-called Super Tuesday, when primaries are held in 17 states at the same time.
The Democratic Party will also organize the primaries, according to surveys, the support of incumbent President Joe Biden is at least as convincing as that of Donald Trump among Republicans. Under American political common law, if an incumbent president decides to run for re-election, he may be given a chance at re-election.
By early June, primaries are held in every US state, followed by national nominating conventions in the summer. The Republicans will hold it from July 15-18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while the Democrats will finalize their presidential nominees in Chicago from August 19-22.
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