Washington DC

Former US President Donald Trump registered a huge victory with unprecedented margin at the Iowa caucuses, further demonstrating the hold he maintains over the party as well as its supporters, as he closed in for a 2020 rematch contest with incumbent Joe Biden.

According to the latest figures reported by source with 99 per cent results registered, Trump has won 20 out of the 40 delegates from Iowa with 56,250 votes — a whopping difference of around 32,840 votes.

Notably, Trump kickstarted his bid to win party’s third consecutive presidential nomination despite skipping the GOP primary debates. The results also demonstrated how ‘devoted’ Republicans remain to Trump amid his highly unusual campaign  one being waged between court appearances, indictments and removal from ballots.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came a distant second with eight delegates and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley finishing not much behind with seven delegates as the contest moves to New Hampshire, where the latter enjoys some clout.

Trump who came one step closer to the Republican nomination, deviated from his usual attacking style and congratulated his GOP rivals. He called DeSantis, Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy as very smart people, very capable people, source reported.