2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary

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2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary
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  2016
March 3, 2020
2024  
  ME
MN  
  Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg William Weld in 2016.jpg
Candidate Donald Trump Bill Weld
Home state Florida [1] Massachusetts
Delegate count410
Popular vote239,11525,425
Percentage86.32%9.18%

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2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary - Results by town.svg

The 2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of fourteen contests scheduled for Super Tuesday in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election.

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Results

Incumbent United States President Donald Trump was challenged by three candidates: businessman and perennial candidate Rocky De La Fuente of California, former congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois, and former governor Bill Weld of Massachusetts. Walsh withdrew from the race prior to the primary. De La Fuente was not on the initial ballot list, but he successfully petitioned to get onto the ballot following its release. [2] Donald Trump won Massachusetts in a landslide over Former Governor Bill Weld, winning almost every town, losing only Pelham and Gosnold.

2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary [3]
CandidatePopular voteDelegates
CountPercentage
Donald Trump (incumbent)239,11586.3241
Bill Weld 25,4259.180
Joe Walsh (withdrawn)3,0081.090
Rocky De La Fuente 6750.240
No Preference4,3851.580
Blank ballots2,2420.810
All Others2,1520.780
Total277,002100%41

Results by county

2020 Massachusetts Republican primary

(results per county) [3]

CountyDonald TrumpBill WeldJoe WalshRocky De La FuenteNo PreferenceBlank ballotsAll OthersTotal votes cast
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Barnstable 17,72388.361,5547.751430.71390.192921.461920.961150.5720,058
Berkshire 2,52780.2543213.72652.0680.25591.87341.08240.763,149
Bristol 20,00389.781,4176.362391.07390.182771.241740.781320.5922,281
Dukes 52280.567411.42223.4010.15111.70101.5481.23648
Essex 31,12486.743,2188.973490.97830.235501.533060.852540.7135,884
Franklin 1,88680.6734114.59301.2890.38421.80130.56170.732,338
Hampden 13,27286.951,1787.721921.26640.422041.341030.672511.6415,264
Hampshire 3,90983.9256712.17370.79140.30801.72270.58240.524,658
Middlesex 50,70384.456,46310.766671.111510.251,0371.735500.924710.7860,042
Nantucket 35278.405913.14122.6740.8992.0040.8992.00449
Norfolk 28,55485.593,2079.613341.00800.245981.792840.853030.9133,360
Plymouth 28,27988.542,3887.482820.88550.175371.682240.701730.5431,938
Suffolk 8,80183.261,12710.662071.96410.391401.321061.001481.4010,570
Worcester 31,46086.523,4009.354291.18870.245491.512150.592230.6136,363
Total239,11586.3225,4259.183,0081.096750.244,3851.582,2420.812,1520.78277,002

See also

References

  1. Matthew Choi (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. Winger, Richard (December 31, 2019). "Rocky De La Fuente Qualifies for Republican Massachusetts Presidential Primary by Petition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "2020 President Republican Primary". Mass.gov. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.