Granby-Area Presidential Primary Results: Who Did Residents Vote For?

By Brian McCready and Tim Jensen (Patch Staff)

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

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.

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.

In Granby, Sanders defeated Clinton, 715 to 508. Trump scored a decisive win, receiving 666 votes compared to Kasich, 479, and Cruz, 203.

East Granby results were not immediately available.

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

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