Trump wins Utah's GOP presidential caucuses
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Former President Donald Trump won Utah's Republican presidential caucuses, per AP projections.
By the numbers: Trump took about 58% of the vote, while former UN ambassador Nikki Haley received nearly 41%, according to the preliminary results.
- Utah and Vermont were the only Super Tuesday states where Haley received over 40% of the vote, early results show.
- Haley is expected to suspend her presidential campaign later this morning, Axios' Mike Allen and Erin Doherty report.
The other side: President Joe Biden easily won Utah's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, with 88% of the vote, per AP.
Context: Unlike Democrats, the Utah GOP opted to hold a presidential preference poll at caucus meetings across the state for Super Tuesday.
- A number of caucus locations encountered long lines and technical difficulties, frustrating GOP voters and delaying results.
The big picture: Former President Trump and Biden dominated other Super Tuesday states, marching toward their parties' respective nominations, Axios' Erin Doherty and Sophia Cai report.
- Utah was one of 15 states to hold a Super Tuesday primary.
State of play: Haley made a campaign stop in Utah last week, warning voters that Republicans would lose in November if Trump becomes the GOP nominee for president.
- Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson and first lady Abby Cox endorsed the former South Carolina governor in January.
- Dozens of state lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Schultz, released a letter backing Trump days before Haley's visit.
Flashback: GOP voters previously demonstrated lukewarm support for Trump in Utah, a deeply religious state where many residents are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- During Utah's GOP primary in 2016, Trump came in third, receiving about 14% of the vote, after U.S. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
- Trump collected 45.5% of votes in Utah on Election Day that year — the lowest share of any other red state.
- He took 58% of the vote statewide during the 2020 presidential election.
Go deeper: Joe Biden leads Utah campaign donations