Former President Donald Trump is projected to win the American Samoa territory, likely awarding the president nine more delegates in the first primary race since former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley withdrew from the race following Super Tuesday.
According to Decision Desk Headquarters, the former president was able to win all 110 votes. And since Haley was the final remaining Republican in the primary to drop out other than Trump, it was expected that the vote would go to the president.
As of Friday morning, Trump had 1,062 delegates — 163 short of the 1,215 needed to win the nomination. On March 12, the states of Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington are expected to host their Republican primaries — a combined stake of 161 delegates. Trump will need to win a significant portion of the vote to be within reach of officially becoming the GOP presidential nominee.
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Earlier this week, American Samoa held its Democratic caucus, with long-shot candidate Jason Palmer winning the caucus over President Joe Biden — the first time the current president has lost a primary election this cycle. However, it’s not expected to have a significant impact on the president’s reelection bid.
