KSL Live Blog: 2020 Primary Elections
Mar 3, 2020, 6:05 PM | Updated: 11:08 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – For the first time, Utah is participating in the Super Tuesday presidential primaries. Utah is one of fourteen states voting today. It’s considered the most pivotal night of the Democratic presidential primary. We’re updating election coverage on this page throughout the night.
11:05 p.m.
Utah results are still coming in with a record voter turnout of 34%
SUPER TUESDAY: #Utah results are still coming in but so far we’ve had 501,693 ballots cast with a voter turnout of 34% (both record numbers).
We won’t know until tomorrow how many mail-in ballots still need to be counted. @KSL5TV @KSLcom @kslnewsradio #UTpol #supertuesday2020 pic.twitter.com/2PElVwebjV
— Ladd Egan (@laddegan) March 4, 2020
9:40 p.m.
Joe Biden has passed Elizabeth Warren for third place in Utah’s Democratic Primary.
UPDATE: Joe Biden has passed Elizabeth Warren for third place in Utah’s Democratic Primary. #SuperTuesday #utpol
LIVE updates here: https://t.co/Pz9C5DfaoS pic.twitter.com/hM1Qw0zVn1
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
9:30 p.m.
Salt Lake County is still counting votes, and they’ve got a long way to go.
Polls closed at 8 and counting continues in Salt Lake County. 138,000+ votes counted so far. Still a long way to go. #supertuesday #vote #ksltv pic.twitter.com/BHADNiKLst
— Matt Rascon (@MattRasconNews) March 4, 2020
9:00 p.m.
Latest vote count in Utah’s primaries could change totals.
9:10 p.m.
Bernie Sanders wins primary in California.
CALIFORNIA: Bernie Sanders seized victory in Super Tuesday’s biggest prize, California, while a resurgent Joe Biden scored wins in the upper Midwest and African American strongholds in the South, in a dramatic offensive.https://t.co/Kqa26e8b9i
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
9:00 p.m.
Current delegate totals can be found here.
8:28 p.m.
Bernie Sanders is projected to win the Utah Democratic Primary, according to NBC News.
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is projected to win Utah’s #SuperTuesday Democratic primary, according to NBC. #utpol
LIVE results here: https://t.co/Pz9C5DfaoS
(Photo: Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/DrjoNRkjYo— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
8:22 p.m.
“It’s a good night, and it seems to be getting even better!” Joe Biden said in an address to a crowd in California after winning several states on Super Tuesday.
8:11 p.m.
Results are coming in for Utah’s primary elections.
Pres. Donald Trump wins Utah Republican Primary, according to the Associated Press.
#SUPERTUESDAY: President Donald Trump has won the Utah Republican Primary, according to The Associated Press. #utpol
LIVE results here: https://t.co/Pz9C5DfaoS
(Photo: Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/XQCvRmJlog— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
Bernie Sanders is leading for the Democratic party.
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
8:00 p.m.
Results of Utah’s primaries will be coming in soon.
7:50 p.m.
All polling machines in Weber County were moved to one location.
Weber County officials moved all polling machines and workers to one location on Super Tuesday, citing a high number of mail-in ballots and adding it would help get voters through the process faster. #utpol #KSLTV @mikeandersonKSL https://t.co/ZWV7kMB959
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
7:47 p.m.
Joe Biden is the projected winner of Oklahoma, according to NBC News.
7:35 p.m.
Bernie Sanders wins the Colorado Democratic primary, according to NBC News.
.@NBCNews projects Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic primary in Colorado. #SuperTuesday Watch LIVE coverage: https://t.co/2ih8dVeUIS pic.twitter.com/NZ774Icw4E
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
7:28 p.m.
KSL TV’s Ladd Egan has an update about Utah voting turnout, and why every delegate could count.
7:10 p.m.
Joe Biden is the projected winner of Tennessee, according to NBC News.
7:01 p.m.
Too early to call in Tennessee, where voters were given an extra hour to vote after a tornado yesterday.
6:31 p.m.
It’s too early to call in Massachusetts, as polling numbers are close.
6:24 p.m.
Biden wins Alabama in a trio of victories.
ALABAMA: Joe Biden opened #SuperTuesday with a trio of victories in Alabama and the battleground states of North Carolina and Virginia.https://t.co/fL9hsSnIDY
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
6:20 p.m.
Biden is currently in the lead of delegates won tonight.
6:04 p.m.
Bernie Sanders wins his home state of Vermont.
VERMONT: Bernie Sanders has won the #SuperTuesday Democratic presidential primary in his home state of Vermont. https://t.co/TPgh3ECJ0n
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
6:00 p.m.
Joe Biden takes a victory in North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA: Joe Biden opened #SuperTuesday with victories in two Southern states, Virginia and North Carolina, kicking off the most pivotal night of the Democratic presidential primary race on a high note.https://t.co/YP2LFJe1HY
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
5:45 p.m.
Voter turnout in Utah has a record number of ballots cast.
UPDATE: Voter turnout in #Utah‘s #SuperTuesday primary just hit 31.3% with a record number of ballots cast, according to @ElectionsUtah
Expect that number to grow as mail-in ballots are returned and in-person voting continues until 8pm @KSL5TV @KSLcom @kslnewsradio #utpol #KSLtv pic.twitter.com/IKrwUZ89ln
— Ladd Egan (@laddegan) March 4, 2020
5:13 p.m.
Joe Biden started Super Tuesday with a win in Virginia.
Joe Biden notched his first major #SuperTuesday victory, winning battleground Virginia to start the most pivotal night of the Democratic presidential primary. #KSLTVhttps://t.co/jn9HH2f025
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) March 4, 2020
5:10 p.m.
People in Utah are lining up to vote.
More of a line building, at Union Station in Ogden, now that people are off work. People are getting through it fairly quick though. Line keeps on moving. @KSL5TV We’ll be here live again at 6&6:30. pic.twitter.com/MvAqpbOYO0
— Mike Anderson (@mikeandersonKSL) March 4, 2020
4:45 p.m.
KSL is at polling locations throughout Utah.
Voting has been calm at the Columbus Community Center in South Salt Lake. Workers say no major issues. They also say the tablets used to check voter registration have, at times, been tricky… but nothing major. #ksltv #utpol #SuperTuesday pic.twitter.com/yBreOTVpLt
— Alex Cabrero (@KSL_AlexCabrero) March 3, 2020
