The ex-president received more votes than the next two candidates combined in the Iowa caucus
Former President Donald Trump won a landslide victory in the first Republican primary of the 2024 presidential race, taking home three times more delegates than his closest opponent and over 50% of the popular vote.
With more than 95% of the votes counted following Mondayβs caucus in Iowa, Trump had 51% of the electorate and 19 delegates, far ahead of Republican rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, who earned 21.3% and 19.1% respectively. DeSantis won eight delegates and remained in second place, while Haley scored seven.
As the race came to a close late in the evening, Trump penned a social media post thanking his supporters in Iowa, writingΒ βI LOVE YOU ALL!β
