Tolland Presidential Primary Results: Who Did Residents Vote For?

By Brian McCready and Chris Dehnel

Patch Staff

Rocky Hill, CT - Connecticut party members on Tuesday moved the country closer to a general election pairing 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.

Here is how Tolland voted:

Democrats

• Clinton 593
• Sanders 806

Republicans

• Cruz 172
• Carson 9
• Trump 640
• Kasich 404

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