A low turnout marked last week’s primary elections as Donley County Democrats and Republicans went to the polls to help choose their parties’ candidates.
Sixty-nine people voted in the Democratic Primary, and 811 voted in the Republican Primary, reflecting a 38 percent turnout among local registered voters.
Local Democrats preferred US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) to be their presidential candidate over former secretary of state Hillary Clinton by a margin of 35-33. One voter liked Willie L. Wilson for president.
US Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was Donley County Republicans’ top choice for the GOP’s presidential candidate. Sen. Cruz received 358 votes compared to 248 for business man Donald Trump, 73 for Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, 72 for neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, 34 for Ohio Gov.
John Kasich. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul received four votes, former Florida governor Jeb Bush got six, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee had four. Three other candidates – Sen. Rick Santorum, businesswoman Carly Fiorina, and Sen. Lindsey Graham – each got one vote.
Local candidates in both parties were running unopposed for their offices and will appear – also unopposed – on the General Election ballot in November.
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