Newtown Presidential Primary Results: Who Did Residents Vote For?

On Tuesday night, Connecticut moved the country closer to a general election matchup of Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton.

In Newtown, more than 56 percent of Republicans who voted in Tuesday's primary voted for Donald Trump. Trump received 1,564 votes compared to John Kasich who got 828, and Ted Cruz who garnered 372.

More than 52 percent of Newtown's Democrats who voted in Tuesday's primary voted for Hillary Clinton. Clinton received 1,362 votes, compared to Bernie Sanders who got 1,177 and Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente who received 8 votes.

Trump rolled to victory in Connecticut receiving 109,081 or 58.27 percent of the vote, followed by John Kasich, 52,485 and Ted Cruz, 21,841.

Ben Carson still received 1,512 votes and 2,286 people voted but didn’t actually pick a person, according to the office of the Secretary of State.

On the Democratic side, the race was much closer with Sanders enjoying a slight lead for most of the night until Clinton caught up and surpassed him just after 10:30 p.m.

Hillary Clinton secured 141,298 votes or 51.03 percent of the vote to Sanders 130,569 votes or 47.15 percent of the vote. More than 4,000 people didn’t pick a candidate on the Democratic side.

Overall, Trump swept all five states Tuesday while Clinton won four of five contests only dropping Rhode Island. Sanders vowed to continue until the end.

For related election coverage see:

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Win Connecticut Primary

Connecticut Republican Primary 2016: Trump Wins, Says He Will Beat Clinton 'So Easily'

Connecticut Presidential Primary 2016 Results: Hillary Clinton Beats Bernie Sanders