Donald Trump and Nikki Haley will face off Saturday in South Carolina’s first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary.
Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley walks to the stage at a campaign event after being introduced by U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Camden, S.C. Haley has sharpened her attacks on former President Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner, as the two prepare to face off in South Carolina's Republican primary on Feb. 24. The contest takes place on Haley’s home turf.
The South Carolina primary is usually an indicator of which candidate will win the Republican presidential nomination. Since the modern version of the state’s primary began in 1980, all but one GOP primary winner has gone on to win the party’s nomination. The lone exception was Newt Gingrich in 2012.
Polls will close statewide at 7 p.m. EST. South Carolina has an open primary system, which means any registered voter may participate in any party’s primary. But voters may only participate in one party’s presidential primary, so people who voted in the Democratic primary on Feb. 3 may not vote in the Republican contest.
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