March 10, 2020

Republican voters in Butler County overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump during Tuesday's presidential election primary, handing him 98.55% of their votes. In all, Republican voters in the county cast 3,039 votes, with 2,998 going to Trump...

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Updated 9:52 p.m.

Voters in Dunklin County showed resounding support for Donald Trump and Joe Biden as their Republican and Democrat party presidential candidates during Tuesday's primary.

Trump received 1,443, or 99.107%, of the 1,456 total Republican votes.

Challenger Joe Walsh earned three votes, while Matthew Matern and Bob Ely each received two. Bill Weld garnered a single vote.

Five uncommitted votes were cast in the Republican primary.

On the Democrat side, Biden received 66, or 67.89%, of the 981 total Democrat votes.

Bernie Sanders earned 240 votes, or 24.465%.

Other Democrat votes went to Michael Bloomberg with 12, Elizabeth Warren with 10, Tulsi Gabbard with eight, Amy Klobuchar with seven, Pete Buttigieg with six, Tom Steyer with four, Velma Steinman with three, Leonard Steinman, Julian Castro and Robby Wells with two and Cory Booker, Henry Hewes, Deval Patrick, Steve Burke and William Haas each with one.

Thirteen votes were cast as uncommitted.

In the Libertarian Party primary, Jacob Hornberger received two votes, while one was cast as uncommitted.

Dario Hunter picked up the single Green Party vote in Dunklin County.

No votes were cast in the Constitution Party race.

Updated 9:38 p.m.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden easily defeated their rivals for the Republican and Democrat presidential nominations in Stoddard County during Tuesday's primary.

Trump earned 2,255 votes, or 98.947% of the 2,279 total Republican votes cast.

Other Republican voters went to Bill Weld with eight, Joe Walsh with three and Bob Ely with two. Eleven votes were cast as uncommitted.

On the Democrat ticket, Biden received 651 votes, or 63.699% of the 1,022 total.

Bernie Sanders earned 310 votes, while the next closest challenger, Tulsi Gabbard, received 13.

Other Democrats getting votes were Elizabeth Warren with 12, Michael Bloomberg with seven, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg with five, Tom Steyer with four, Cory Booker with two and Andrew Yang, Steve Burke and Robby Wells each with one. Ten votes were cast as uncommitted.

In the Libertarian Party race, Jacob Hornberger received one vote, while two were cast as uncommitted.

Don Grundmann received one vote in the Constitution Party primary, and one vote was listed as uncommitted.

No votes were cast in the Green Party primary.

Updated 9:25 p.m.

Voters in Reynolds County showed their support for Donald Trump and Joe Biden as their Republican and Democrat presidential nominees during Tuesday's primary.

Trump earned 630 votes, or 97.83%, on the Republican side.

Joe Walsh received three votes, while Matthew Matern and Bill Weld each received two. Bob Ely garnered a single vote. Six votes were listed as uncommitted.

Biden led the Democrat ticket with 213 votes, or 58.36%. Bernie Sanders received 99 votes for 27.12%.

Other Democrat votes went to Michael Bloomberg with eight, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren with seven, Pete Buttigieg with four, Tulsi Gabbard and William Haas with three, Andrew Yang and John Delaney with two and Cory Booker, Roque De La Fuente, Michael Bennet and Robby Wells each with one.

Thirteen votes were cast as uncommitted.

In the Constitution Party primary, Don Blankenship and Don Grundmann each received one vote.

Howie Hawkins received the single Green Party vote in Reynolds County.

No votes were cast in the Libertarian Party race.

Updated 9:13 p.m.

Carter County voters showed strong support for Donald Trump and Joe Biden as their Republican and Democrat presidential nominees during Tuesday's primary.

On the Republican ticket, Trump earned 568 of the county's 574 votes.

Challenger Joe Walsh received four votes, while Bill Weld and Matthew John Matern each earned one.

On the Democrat side, Biden earned 139 of his party's 249 total votes.

Bernie Sanders received 92 votes, followed by Tulsi Gabbard with three.

Other votes were Michael Bloomberg with two and Julian Castro, Henry Hewes, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg each with one. Six uncommitted votes were cast.

No votes were cast in Carter County for the Libertarian, Green or Constitutional party races.

Updated 9:04 p.m.

Voters in Wayne County have followed the trend of other local counties in supporting Donald Trump and Joe Biden as their Republican and Democrat presidential nominees.

On the Republican ticket, Trump earned 1,127 votes, or 99.38% of the total (1,686 votes). Challenger Joe Walsh received two votes, while Bill Weld earned one. Four votes were cast as uncommitted.

On the Democrat ticket, Biden earned 338 votes, or 62.02%. Bernie Sanders received 174 votes, while Tulsi Gabbard earned six.

Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bloomberg each received five votes, while Michael Bennet received three and Steve Burke got one. Six votes were listed as uncommitted.

In the Constitutional Party race, Don Blankenship earned the two total votes cast.

Libertarian Party candidate Jacob Hornberger received two votes, and one was cast as uncommitted.

No votes were cast in the Green Party primary in Wayne County.

Updated 8:50 p.m.

Ripley County voters in Tuesday's presidential primary strongly favored Donald Trump as the Republican nominee and Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee.

On the Republican side, Trump earned 1,082 of the county's 1,629 total votes. Challengers Joe Walsh and Bill Weld earned four and two votes, respectively, while Bob Ely received one.

On the Democratic ticket, Ripley County voters gave Joe Biden 297 total votes. Bernie Sanders captured 187 votes.

Other Democrats earning votes were Michael Bloomberg with 12, Elizabeth Warren with nine, Tulsi Gabbard with four, Amy Klobuchar and Marianne Williamson with three, Steve Burke with two and John Delaney, Tom Steyer, Pete Buttigieg and Henry Hewes each getting a single vote.

Two uncommitted votes were cast.

On the Libertarian ticket, Jacob Hornberger received all three votes cast.

Dario Hunter captured the single vote cast in the Green Party primary.

The Constitution Party's Don Blankenship received one vote, and another vote was cast as uncommitted.

Republican voters in Butler County overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump during Tuesday's presidential election primary, handing him 98.55% of their votes.

In all, Republican voters in the county cast 3,039 votes, with 2,998 going to Trump.

Challenger Joe Walsh garnered 15 votes, while Bill Weld captured seven and Matthew John Matern earned four.

Bob Ely received one vote in Butler County, and 14 votes were cast as uncommitted.

On the Democrat side, Joe Biden easily topped the field with 997, or 60.68% of the 1,642 votes cast. His closest rival, Bernie Sanders, earned 564 votes for 34.33%.

Tulsi Gabbard, the only other Democrat still in the race, received 10 votes.

Other Democrats, who have dropped out of the race, still garnered a few votes, including Elizabeth Warren with 18, Micheal Bloomberg with 13, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer with seven, Pete Buttigieg with five, Andrew yang with three, Cory Booker and Steve Burke with two and Velma Steinman, Henry Hewes, Julian Castro, Deval Patrick and William Hass each getting one vote. Nine uncommitted votes were cast on the Democratic ticket.

Libertarian Party candidate Jacob Hornberger earned all four votes cast for his party in Butler County.

Constitutional Party candidate Don Blankenship received four of the five total votes in his party, while Don J. Grundmann received one.

No votes were cast in Butler County for the Green Party.

This story will be updated throughout the evening.

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