Marianne Williamson suspends her long-standing challenge against Biden

Marianne Williamson, the self-help author, is suspending her long-running campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, she said a video address on Wednesday.

Ms. Williamson placed a very distant third in the Nevada primary on Tuesday, behind President Biden — who won nearly 90 percent of the vote — and behind “none of these candidates,” a voting option that garnered less than 6 percent of the vote. . She had made significant efforts to campaign in the state before the primaries, but ultimately received less than 3 percent of the vote.

She also came a very distant second in the South Carolina primary, with just over 2 percent of the vote, but she topped Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota — who had been Mr. Biden's main rival so far.

It was Mrs. Williamson's second attempt to run for president. She had earned some publicity early in the Democratic debates during her first run in 2020, but dropped out of the race before the first votes were cast.

Ms. Williamson went further this time, taking two official presidential primaries, as well as the unsanctioned New Hampshire primary, which will not award delegates in the nominating contest.