by Mike Knaak
editor@thenewsleaders.com
St. Joseph voters overwhelmingly preferred Joe Biden over other Democratic candidates in the March 3 Presidential Nominating Primary.
Biden finished with 225 votes compared with Sen. Bernie Sanders, who received 135 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:
Joe Biden 225
Bernie Sanders 135
Elizabeth Warren 80
Michael Bloomberg 43
Amy Klobuchar 28
Peter Buttigieg 9
Others 8
Only Donald Trump’s name appeared on the Republican ballot. He received 111 votes.
The St. Joseph 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.