Plurality Of Oconee County Republican Voters Chose Trump, While Majority Of Democrats Chose Clinton

Just more than 31 percent of voters in Oconee County who used the Republican ballot chose businessman Donald Trump as their candidate in presidential primary voting, while just more than 52 percent of those who cast a Democratic ballot chose former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio got just more than 28 percent of the vote, while Texas Senator Ted Cruz got just less than 26 percent.

The remainder of the Republican vote was spread across the wide range of names on the ballot, with Ohio Governor John Kasich getting just more than 7 percent and neurosurgeon Ben Carson getting just more than 6 percent.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders got just more than 47 percent of the Democratic vote.

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