Former President Trump easily slid to victory in Mississippi, according to projections from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ.
The win nets him six more Electoral College votes to his tally, with the hope of reaching the 270 threshold to win the White House.
The former president won the Magnolia State over his Democratic challengers in 2016 and 2020 by slim margins. It has not been considered a competitive state since former President Clinton nearly won in 1996.
Mississippi, once a stronghold for Democrats, has heavily shifted red in the last few decades. Former President Carter was the last Democratic presidential nominee to clinch the state, in 1976.
Having a significant population of Black Americans, it has often voted to the left of neighboring Southern states, but it was still considered "safely Republican" in 2024.
The former president won the GOP primary in March, when he still had three challengers, gaining all 40 delegates. He had already surpassed the delegate threshold needed to clinch the GOP nomination by that point.
Trump and Gov. Tate Reeves (R) also endorsed each other in their respective races.
