Donald Trump, whose name is written in the Las Vegas skyline, will be the winner of the Nevada caucuses, NBC News projects.
Republican voters showed up in droves for the GOP presidential race Tuesday night at Nevada’s party caucuses, the fourth such nomination contest to date and the final one before the high-stakes “Super Tuesday” match-ups in 11 states on March 1.
Caucus-goers began gathering between 8:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET and submitted votes by paper ballot. The meetings ended at midnight ET or 9 p.m. Vegas time.
The Nevada win means Trump has now taken three contests in a row — including New Hampshire and South Carolina — and he came in second place for the Iowa caucus.
While results for second were too close to call, Sen. Marco Rubio was leading Sen. Ted Cruz by a narrow margin.
Reports Tuesday night indicated that some caucus-goers faced confusion and disorder at their appointed sites.
So much frustration/chaos at this caucus site. Lots of "this is ridiculous" and "does anyone work here"s
— Liz Goodwin (@lizcgoodwin) February 24, 2016
Caucus chaos at Palo Verde HS in Summerlin NV #nvgopcaucus pic.twitter.com/OqIjd50B3b
— Bill Clark (@billclarkphotos) February 24, 2016
Man here says "it's a disaster." No one is checking in or checking IDs. They're handing out ballots willy nilly. Some guy voted trump twice
— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) February 24, 2016
One GOP source told NBC News that there was “loose rule enforcement” at one Las Vegas caucus site, saying that volunteers were passing out completed ballots and actively advocating for candidates.
But the Nevada Republican Party insisted late Tuesday that there had been no official complaints.
There have been no official reports of voting irregularities or violations. #nvgopcaucus








