Vermont 2024 primary results: Haley beats Trump, notching first Super Tuesday win

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is projected to eked out a win over former President Donald Trump in the Vermont Republican presidential primary amid drubbings elsewhere on Super Tuesday -- only her second victory in the primaries.

President Joe Biden will win the Vermont Democratic presidential primary, ABC News projects.

As of around 11:05 p.m., in Vermont, with 93% of expected votes reporting, Trump has 46% of the vote and Haley has 50%. The state marked a rare bright spot for Haley on Super Tuesday, where heading into early Wednesday morning, Vermont marked the only state she took.

Haley's campaign released a statement Tuesday night touting her Vermont win and saying that party unity still has not been achieved.

"Today, in state after state, there remains a large block of Republican primary voters who are expressing deep concerns about Donald Trump. That is not the unity our party needs for success," Haley spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said in the statement.

Trump was believed to be the favorite to win the primary heading into Tuesday, but Haley supporters told ABC News in recent days that they were glad that Haley is running.

"We were happy that Nikki was there and our support for her has not wavered," Robert White, who attended a Haley rally on Sunday, told ABC News. "We just hope she makes it to the end."

Others, however, sounded a more pessimistic note about her chances overall.

"I agree that we definitely need more younger leaders. The Republican ballot seemed to be very full, and no one seemed to have stood a chance against Donald Trump, not even Nikki Haley," said George Fink.

Polls opened at 5 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.

Absentee ballots had to be returned to the polling place before 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Primary elections for other federal races as well as state and local seats will take place on June 25.

State significance

Vermont has 17 delegates in the Republican presidential primary; there are 16 Democratic delegates.

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, the twice former presidential candidate, is up for reelection this year. Republican Gov. Phil Scott is vying for his fifth two-year term.

Vermont has three electoral college votes. It only has one congressional district.