Politics & Government
Wallingford Presidential Primary Results: Who Did Residents Vote For?
We give you a detailed breakdown of how local residents voted in the Republican and Democratic primary Tuesday.
On Tuesday night, Connecticut moved the country closer to a general election matchup of Donald Trump against 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 that held primaries on Tuesday while Clinton won four of five contests, only dropping Rhode Island. Sanders vowed to continue until the end.
In Wallingford, Sanders defeated Clinton 1,751 to 1,632. Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente received 10 votes on the Democratic ballot in Wallingford.
Trump dominated in Wallingford, receiving 1,590 votes while Kasich had 622 and Cruz collected 368. Carson had 21 votes.
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