Nikki Haley lost to “none of these candidates” in the Nevada Republican Primary on Tuesday night, The Associated Press called at 9 p.m. Pacific.
With GOP front-runner Donald Trump off the ballot, 60% of Republican voters chose the “none of these candidates” option on the primary ballot. GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who chose to participate in the primary rather than Thursday’s caucuses, had 33.2% of the votes as of 9 p.m.
The state-mandated primary does not result in the awarding of any delegates for the Republican National Convention in July, since the Nevada Republican Party chose to keep its traditional caucuses in place. Those caucuses will be held Thursday, and candidates Donald Trump and Ryan Binkley will be participating.
Donald Trump posted on his social media platform Tuesday night that it was a “bad night” for Haley, losing by almost 30 points to “none of these candidates.”
Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald congratulated the campaign of “none of the above” Tuesday night, saying he thought they did a wonderful job.
“I think the Republican voters spoke, and there will be more to come Thursday night,” McDonald told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Tuesday night.
Haley’s supporters have expressed frustration over the primary and caucuses, accusing the Nevada Republican Party of rigging the caucuses for Trump.
This isn’t the first time Nevadans didn’t like the candidate options in an election. In 2014, Democratic voters chose “none of these candidates” over Robert “Bob” Goodman in the primary race for governor.
On the Democratic side, President Joe Biden won Nevada’s nomination, Associated Press called at 8:39 p.m. Pacific with 14% of the votes counted.
“This is what’s so fantastic about tonight,” said Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford on Tuesday, wearing a Las Vegas Aces sweatshirt, at a Democratic primary night celebration. “We know who our leader is. We know that the president is the man who is handling business at the top of the ticket. We know that tonight he has won.”
On a rainy Election Day, Biden had received 88.8% of the votes as of 8:52 p.m. Democratic candidate Marianne Williamson received 3.2%, and “none of these candidates” received 6.4%.
The 46th president made campaign stops in Las Vegas on Sunday and Monday, engaging with supporters and encouraging them to elect Democrats up and down the ballot in 2024.
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