COLUMBIA, South Carolina — President Joe Biden notched a landslide victory in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary Saturday night, the first step to securing his party’s 2024 nomination ahead of a likely November rematch with former President Donald Trump.

The polls closed at 7 p.m. in the first 2024 primary sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee. The Associated Press called the victory for Biden 23 minutes later in a sign of his dominance over challengers, author Marianne Williamson and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN). With about 95% of the results tallied, Biden held a commanding lead with 96% of the vote, compared to 2% for Williamson and 1.7% for Phillips.