Initial results in Oregon’s 2016 primary election are in, and they show that Bernie Sanders has won the Beaver State as expected, although not by a huge margin.
Of Oregon’s 2,293,928 voters, 954,125 cast ballots, for a total turnout of 41%.
In Oregon, voters register by party, so we can also compare turnout among voters identifying with a party. Slightly more than half of the state’s Democratic voters turned out, which is a reasonably impressive figure for a primary. On the Republican side, turnout was 47.5%. 478,713 Democratic voters cast ballots, compared to 326,226 Republican voters.
Results on the Democratic side for President were as follows:
Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
Hillary Clinton | 200,449 | 45.56% |
Bernie Sanders | 231,696 | 52.67% |
Write-in Votes | 7,786 | 1.77% |
Totals: | 439,931 | 100% |
On the Republican side, Donald Trump easily cruised to victory, winning 65.19% of the vote. John Kasich, who suspended his campaign during the mail-in voting period, came in second place with 16.25%. Ted Cruz was third with 15.79%. No other candidates appeared on the ballot for the Republicans.
In other races:
Complete state-level results can be viewed here.
In Portland, Oregon’s largest city, there were some lopsided results:
Results for Multnomah County can be viewed here.
Oregon is the third and final state in the inner Pacific Northwest to hold a nominating event on the Democratic side.
Washington Democrats held caucuses on March 26th, while Idaho Democrats caucused several days prior on March 22nd. Alaska and Hawaii Democrats also joined Washington Democrats in holding caucuses on March 26th.
Montana will be the last state in the Pacific Northwest to weigh in. Its primary will take place at the end of the season, on June 7th, along with California, New Jersey, South Dakota, and New Mexico. North Dakota Democrats will also caucus that day.
The District of Columbia will hold its primary on June 14th, 2016, at the very end of the nominating calendar. At that point, all U.S. jurisdictions will have held nominating events, and the season will have drawn to a close.
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