More Ballots To Be Counted In Utah; Sanders Maintains Decisive Win
Mar 4, 2020, 8:50 PM
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) – Bernie Sanders decisively won the Democratic nominating contest Tuesday in Utah following a day of voting that set a record for turnout in a presidential primary.
The Vermont senator prevailed by drawing from a deep well of support with left-leaning voters.
LINK: Latest results in Utah presidential primary
MORE results released in #Utah's Presidential Primary: @BernieSanders keeps his decisive victory with 34.6% @JoeBiden is in 2nd with 17.4%
Piute, Salt Lake and Weber counties updated results today. More expected tomorrow.@KSL5TV @KSLcom @kslnewsradio #SuperTuesday #KSLtv pic.twitter.com/viYM1mT20q
— Ladd Egan (@laddegan) March 5, 2020
Moderate candidates also campaigned hard in Utah, sensing an opportunity to pick up delegates in the open primary that marked the state’s first Super Tuesday vote in more than a decade.
Polls were busy as turnout topped the record of 32 percent of active voters set in 2009.
The Salt Lake County Clerk’s office said Wednesday they still had nearly 36,000 valid ballots to count, in addition to 4,100 provisional ballots.
UPDATE on #Utah's #SuperTuesdayResults: Tens of thousands of ballots still need to be counted in the #PresidentialPrimary election. @SLCoClerk tells @KSL5TV they have nearly 36,000 uncounted valid ballots and an additional 4,100 provisional ballots @KSLcom @kslnewsradio #UTpol pic.twitter.com/SoEDR9FRhH
— Ladd Egan (@laddegan) March 5, 2020
President Donald Trump won the GOP nominating contest.