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Nikki Haley will win the Washington, D.C., Republican presidential primary, netting her first victory of the GOP nominating process, Decision Desk HQ projects. Haley garnered 1,274 votes to former President Trump’s 676 with all precincts reporting, according to DDHQ. The win for the former United Nations ambassador breaks a streak of more than a half dozen victories for Trump to start out the GOP contests for the nomination. It’s a much-needed triumph for Haley to show she can top Trump somewhere, but she still has a long road ahead of her.

INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA ON WATCH IN WASHINGTON 14 January, 2004 | Today’s Topics: Today Marks The 220th Anniversary of the U.S. Ratification of The Treaty Of Paris, Officially Establishing The United States as an Independent Sovereign Nation DC Primary Has No Impact On Party Nomination Blood Shortages Continue In Metro DC Park Service Police Fail Security Test At Washington Monument Extensive Marriage Education And Promotion Initiative Planned By President Bush FCC Chief Calls For Word Ban New Jersey Becomes Fifth State To Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships Congressional Group Warns Of “Morning After” Pill Dangers And OTC Sales Witchcraft and Magic Drawing...

Howard Dean won the first vote of the 2004 presidential campaign season on Tuesday - Washington, D.C.'s non-binding primary - although it was more of a voting rights rally than a chance to express a preference for a candidate. The former Vermont governor won with 43 percent of the votes. The Rev. Al Sharpton received 34 percent of the vote, with former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois third at 12 percent, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, fourth at 8 percent. As always, there were a few unusual candidates on the ballot - including "Vermin Supreme," who got...

<p>The District of Columbia held the first-in-the-nation presidential primary election yesterday. Well, sort of. It's non-binding, and few showed up for an election that makes no difference. The election's real purpose is to protest the fact that, along with children and felons, D.C. residents don't get to vote for members of Congress.</p>

<p>Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean won the District's nonbinding Democratic presidential primary last night in an election that was supposed to draw attention to the city but was marked by average turnout for a presidential primary.</p> <p>The Rev. Al Sharpton, seen as Mr. Dean's biggest challenge, conceded the contest just before 11 p.m. He told supporters at his postelection party at Republic Gardens restaurant on U Street that Mr. Dean had too much institutional strength.</p>

Howard Dean 4,392 41% Al Sharpton 3,821 36% Carol Moseley Braun 1,262 12% Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich 821 8% http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/dc/

DC's First-in-the-Nation Presidential Primary to be Held Tuesday, Jan. 13; Delegates, African-American Support at Stake 1/12/04 12:17:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: City and Assignment Desks, Political Reporter Contact: Sean Tenner, 202-549-6127, Stenner@mrss.com, for DC Democracy Fund News Advisory: Democrats in the nation's capital will go to the polls on Tuesday, Jan. 13 to cast the first votes of the 2004 presidential campaign. All major candidates on the ballot, including Democratic front-runner Howard Dean, have campaigned in the city and run paid media efforts asking for the votes of District voters on Tuesday and highlighting their support for full voting rights...

<p>Three candidates for the Democratic nomination for president debated yesterday in the District, agreeing that the city should be granted statehood, and that front-runner Howard Dean should have shown up.</p> <p>The Rev. Al Sharpton at the end of the debate aimed a question at the no-show: "You have been supported by all of these Democrats here today who have put their credibility on the line; so why would you disrespect that support by not showing up?"</p>

washingtonpost.com Dean's Faith-Based Folly By Colbert I. King Saturday, January 10, 2004; Page A19 Howard Dean took a pass on yesterday's Democratic presidential candidates debate, hosted by WTOP radio and George Washington University. Too bad. He missed a chance to show Democrats in the nation's capital that he cared enough to come to their first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Most of all, though, Dean lost out on a chance to be publicly declared the victor in a contest that he won even before the first Democratic votes are cast Tuesday in the District or later in the month in Iowa and New...

<p>The Rev. Al Sharpton yesterday said that regardless of whether he wins the Democratic presidential nomination, the goals of his campaign are to make a positive influence on black culture and values and to reform the Democratic Party.</p> <p>Mr. Sharpton told The Washington Times yesterday that he has been surprised by the warm reception he has received from people across America.</p>

<p>The Rev. Al Sharpton views the upcoming D.C. presidential primary as the perfect opportunity to gauge how he will fare with urban voters this spring and will accept nothing less than a win.</p> <p>With the nonbinding contest just six days away, the Sharpton campaign refuses to entertain any notions of coming in second to national front-runner Howard Dean after the votes are cast.</p>

<p>The four remaining candidates on the District's Jan. 13 presidential primary ballot will hold a number of events this week to present themselves to voters, although the favorite is former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who might not be around.</p> <p>"I think Howard Dean is clearly first, the Rev. Al Sharpton second, and former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun and Rep. Dennis [J.] Kucinich of Ohio flip-flopping between third and fourth," predicted Lawrence Guyot, a 30-year veteran of civil rights and political activism in the District.</p>

From the Kerry for President website: Kerry Core D.C. with Special Guest Al Franken Pre Primary Party November 20th, 2003 8:00 - 10:00pm The Hyatt Regency 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington D.C. On November 20th, only 60 days before the Iowa Caucuses, join Presidential candidate John Kerry at his last fundraising event before the nominating season begin in January. With the hilarious Al Franken flying in as our KerryCore special guest, we want to give John Kerry the best Pre-Primary Party; And what better place to do than in Washington DC! Join us for some food, fun and a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five Democrats have withdrawn from the District of Columbia's nonbinding presidential primary, the D.C. Board of Elections said Friday. Joe Lieberman, John Edwards, John Kerry, Dick Gephardt and Wesley Clark each delivered letters on Thursday stating their intention to withdraw from the Jan. 13 contest, Board of Elections spokesman Bill O'Field said. The Democratic National Committee does not recognize the primary because delegates will not be selected. The district will hold caucuses Feb. 14 to choose its delegates. "It's a gutless move," said D.C. Councilman Jack Evans, the author of the legislation moving up the district's primary....

Four of the nine Democratic presidential candidates have formally withdrawn from the Jan. 13 D.C. primary, undercutting the city's bid to influence the nomination process and highlight its lack of congressional voting rights. Removing their names from the ballot were Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.), Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.). All four had letters hand-delivered to the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics late Thursday afternoon withdrawing. The D.C. Council passed a law last month putting all the candidates on the ballot unless they opted out...