Nikki Haley wins 150K votes in PA Republican primary despite dropping out

Former Republican statesmanlike campaigner Nikki Haley took a wound retired of the GOP superior elector basal successful Pennsylvania — contempt dropping retired implicit a period ago.

Haley won conscionable nether 157,000 votes successful the Pennsylvania Republican superior election connected Tuesday, according to aboriginal reports.

That equates to astir 17% enactment with 90% of votes already cast.

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Nikki Haley, erstwhile politician of South Carolina and 2024 Republican statesmanlike candidate, speaks during an predetermination nighttime ticker enactment successful Charleston, South Carolina. (Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Former President Trump, the lone Republican campaigner near successful the superior field, won the superior with implicit 80% of votes cast.

Pennsylvania operates connected a closed superior predetermination system, meaning voters tin lone ballot successful the predetermination of their ain party's nominee.

Haley's sizable chunk of the electorate is astonishing to predetermination researchers arsenic the erstwhile ambassador to the United Nations dropped retired of the contention pursuing Super Tuesday astatine the opening of March.

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Former President Trump pumps his fist arsenic helium arrives for a GOP fundraiser successful Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

It raises questions astir Pennsylvania voters' support of Trump arsenic the presumptive statesmanlike nominee.

The Keystone State looks headed for different choky contention arsenic President Biden and Trump are successful a dormant vigor successful the latest Fox News survey of Pennsylvania voters.

The survey of registered voters, released Thursday, recovered the erstwhile and existent presidents tied astatine 48% each, a flimsy improvement for Biden, who was down by 2 percent points successful March. 

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President Biden speaks during a run lawsuit successful Scranton, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump won Pennsylvania by little than a constituent successful 2016, and Biden reclaimed by conscionable implicit a constituent successful 2020. 

Fox News Digital's Victoria Balara contributed to this report.