Former President Donald Trump inched closer to becoming the Republican presidential nominee with another primary victory Monday, this time with a victory in the North Dakota caucuses.
Trump won the North Dakota caucuses, finishing first in voting across 12 caucus sites, according to an Associated Press call of the race shortly after polls closed Sunday, earning the former president 29 delegates.
Victory continues Trump's dominant streak in this year's GOP primary election, marking the ninth victory in 10 attempts for the former president as he moves closer to representing the GOP for the third time.
The only race Trump has lost so far was last weekend's primary in Washington, DC.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump raises his fist as he leaves after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The victory comes as the Trump campaign has largely shifted its attention to the general election and an almost certain rematch of the 2020 showdown against President Biden, with the Trump campaign telling Fox News Digital ahead of the slate of this week's races that the primary race is “over.”
“Republican voters have achieved resounding victories for President Trump in every primary election and this race is over,” a campaign spokesperson said. “Our focus now is on Joe Biden and the general election.”
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (left) will be the only remaining candidate challenging former President Donald Trump (right).
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The former president already had a sizable lead heading into this week, with ten times as many delegates as Haley before winning 29 in Monday's victory in North Dakota.
The defeat marked another blow to Haley's campaign, although the former South Carolina governor has vowed to stay in the race as long as there is a path to victory.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at a rally during the District of Columbia Republican presidential primary at the Madison Hotel in Washington, DC, on Friday, March 1, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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That path will likely have to start appearing on Super Tuesday, when voters in 15 more states will go to the polls to determine who gets a share of the 865 total delegates. While neither candidate can reach the 1,215 delegates needed to secure the nomination this week, Trump's continued dominance would give Haley a nearly impossible uphill climb.
For its part, the Haley Campaign has invested heavily in a Super Tuesday turnaround, announcing a seven-figure ad buy earlier this month aimed at targeting many of the states on Tuesday's lineup.
