‘None of these candidates’ option wins Nevada Republican primary

Utilising a quirk of Nevada election law, more voters on Tuesday marked their primary ballots for “none of these candidates” than cast their votes for Ms Haley.

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (Matt Kelley/AP)

Duelling votes have created confusion among Republican voters in the Nevada presidential primary, but little uncertainty about the expected results.

The “none of these candidates” option won Nevada’s Republican presidential primary contest, an embarrassing result for Nikki Haley, who was the only major candidate on the ballot.