Trump wins in South Carolina, Hillary wins Nevada, Bush exits the race

The battle for the White House continued Saturday night as Republican Donald Trump picked up a key primary win in South Carolina, Democrat Hillary Clinton did the same in Nevada while Jeb Bush ended his campaign.

Trump won the South Carolina primary with 33% of the vote. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who will be campaigning Sunday (Feb. 21) in Little Rock, inched ahead of Sen. Ted Cruz 23%-22%. Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., and Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, each had 8% while Ben Carson had 7%.

On Saturday night, Bush also ended his White House bid.

“I’m proud of the campaign we won to unify our country, and to advocate conservative solutions… But the people of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have spoken,” Bush told supporters. “Tonight I am suspending my campaign.”

In his remarks, Trump, who won the New Hampshire Primary Feb. 9, said the win was due to the people in the Palmetto state.

”I want to begin by thanking the people of South Carolina. This is a special state, thank you,” Trump told supporters.

Earlier in the day, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was declared the winner of the Nevada Democratic caucus. In unofficial numbers, Clinton defeated Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., by a 53-47% margin.

Clinton, who narrowly won Iowa and lost heavily to Sanders in New Hampshire, also thanked supporters for their work. The exit polls also showed that Clinton picked up the female vote by a 57-41% margin, while Sanders won the male vote by a 53-44% margin. The numbers also showed that Clinton defeated Sanders 54-43% on the candidate best to handle appointing a Supreme Court nominee.

“Some may have doubted us, but we never doubted each other,” Clinton said. “You turned out in every corner of this state with determination and purpose.”

For Republicans, the numbers were varied in the multi candidate field. Trump won 34% of the people ages 45 to 64 while picking up 32% of voters over 65 years old. Cruz won 29% of the voters 18 to 29, while Rubio won 27% of voters 30 to 44 years old.

Cruz and Rubio sounded conservative themes during their speeches Saturday night. Cruz, who won in Iowa, said he was ready to face the challenge of the Democrats this fall, while Rubio said he was the candidate for a “new generation of conservatives to lead us in the 21st Century.”

The Republicans head to Nevada Tuesday (Feb. 23) for a caucus, while Democrats head to South Carolina Feb. 27 for a primary.

Arkansas’ primary is March 1.