Trump wins Alaska GOP primary

Former President Trump will win Alaska’s Republican presidential primary, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. 

The GOP front-runner notched another win in what was the last state for polls to close on a busy Super Tuesday. The state’s 29 delegates are allocated proportionally based on how well a candidate performs, but Trump will take at least a majority of the delegates there. 

Trump was able to overcome a late endorsement from the state’s senior senator, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R), of his last remaining Republican challenger Nikki Haley to carry the state. The former president had endorsements from Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) and the other Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (R). 

Trump fell short in the state’s contest in 2016, losing to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). The primary was canceled in 2020 when Trump was an incumbent, and the Alaska Republican Party awarded all delegates to Trump. 

The former president has already had a strong night that saw him come out as a clear winner of the GOP primaries on Tuesday, putting him in a position to officially clinch the Republican nomination as soon as next week.