Former President Donald Trump did not appear on the ballot.
The top vote-getter in Tuesday's Republican presidential primary in Nevada wasn't former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, the only major candidate on the ballot still in the race. Instead, Nevada voters mounted a ballot-box protest and gave the most votes to 'None of these candidates,' a ballot option required by state law.CBS News projected the 'none of these candidates' category as the winner, with Haley finishing with the second-most votes.
The Nevada Republican Party opted to hold a presidential caucus Thursday to award delegates and has essentially disavowed the primary.Republican voters who cast ballots in Tuesday's primary are also allowed to participate in Thursday's binding caucuses, but the state party has barred candidates who appeared on the primary ballot from also competing in the caucuses, forcing candidates to choose one event over the other.
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