by Mike Knaak
editori@thenewsleaders.com
Sartell voters overwhelmingly preferred Joe Biden over other Democratic candidates in the March 3 Presidential Nominating Primary.
Biden finished with 627 votes compared with Sen. Bernie Sanders, who received 423 votes.
After the Feb. 29 South Carolina primary ended with a strong finish for Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race and endorsed Biden. On March 4, Mike Bloomberg dropped out and he also backed Biden.
Here are the Democratic candidate totals:
Biden 627
Sanders 423
Warren 195
Bloomberg 127
Klobuchar 75
Buttigieg 16
Others 11
Only Donald Trump’s name appeared on the Republican ballot. He received 394 votes.
The Sartell results matched statewide results with Biden picking up 39 percent of the votes followed by Sanders with 30 percent, Warren with 15 percent, Bloomberg 8 percent and Klobuchar 6 percent.
This year’s primary was the first since 1992, replacing presidential nominating preferences at precinct caucuses.
