South Carolina 2024 Republican Primary LIVE: Donald Trump crushes Nikki Haley in her home state just SECONDS after the polls closed but she pledges to stay in the race: 'I'm a woman of my word'

Voters in South Carolina headed to the polls for the Republican presidential primary in the battle between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley. Haley was hoping to avoid a crushing defeat to the frontrunner Trump in her home state as she vows to keep fighting in the White House race. But Trump was declared the victor in the race just seconds after polls closed at 7 p.m. She has ramped up her attacks on the former president, 77, and has compared him to Joe Biden with his gaffes. Follow DailyMail.com's live coverage from reporters in The Palmetto State as the results come in on Saturday night.