Nikki Haley Nabs More Votes Than Ron DeSantis in FLORIDA

Despite exiting the race back in January, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ name still appeared on the ballot for his state’s Republican primary Tuesday—though he might now be wishing it hadn’t.

Donald Trump, who DeSantis endorsed after ending his own campaign, unsurprisingly won the Florida primary after already securing his status as the GOP’s 2024 presumptive nominee. But incredibly, DeSantis finished a dismal third, getting fewer votes than Nikki Haley in his own backyard.

The former South Carolina governor—who ended her own bid for the White House earlier this month—got 13.9 percent vote in Florida compared with DeSantis’ paltry 3.7 percent, according to the Associated Press. DeSantis can console himself, however, that he managed to fare slightly better than some of his other erstwhile rivals for the Republican nomination including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (0.8 percent) and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (0.3 percent).

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