Nikki Haley achieved a moral victory on Sunday in the Republican presidential primary elections in the capital Washington, marking her first win in the Republican nomination process, according to American media.

The "The Hill" newspaper reported that Haley received 1,274 votes compared to 676 votes for former President Donald Trump, with all electoral districts in the capital reporting.

The American television network "CNN," which was among the media outlets that announced Haley's win, estimated the number to be only 22,000.

Haley, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under Trump (2017-2021), received 63 percent of the votes during this primary election held in a single location, a hotel in downtown Washington, according to "Politico," citing Republican Party officials in the capital.

The former U.N. ambassador's victory breaks a streak of more than six wins for Trump since the Republican nomination contests began.

According to the newspaper: "This victory is badly needed by Haley to show that she can outperform Trump somewhere, but she still has a long way to go."

Haley pledged to remain in the race at least until "Super Tuesday" this week, when more than 12 states will vote.

In a statement, Nikki Haley’s campaign team confirmed, "It is not surprising that Republicans closest to the dysfunction in Washington reject Donald Trump and his chaos."

Washington residents

The majority of Washington D.C. residents support the Democratic Party, and the city has very few registered Republicans.

During the 2020 presidential election, Biden won 92 percent of the votes in Washington against Trump.

Voters in the capital have not given a majority to any Republican presidential candidate.

So far, Haley has not been able to win any of the early voting states in January and February, and no upcoming state has clearly emerged as a likely opportunity for her to win.

Nevertheless, winning the winner-takes-all primary in the capital will grant her all nineteen delegates.

Trump still holds an early lead in the number of delegates, which is likely to grow significantly on Tuesday with additional states voting.

Candidates need at least 1,215 delegates to win the Republican nomination mathematically.

The Democratic Party primary elections are scheduled to be held in Washington in June.