2020 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary
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] | |||
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| Candidate | Popular vote | Delegates | |
| Count | Percentage | ||
| Donald Trump | 239,115 | 86.32 | 41 |
| Bill Weld | 25,425 | 9.18 | 0 |
| Joe Walsh (withdrawn) | 3,008 | 1.09 | 0 |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 675 | 0.24 | 0 |
| No Preference | 4,385 | 1.58 | 0 |
| Blank ballots | 2,242 | 0.81 | 0 |
| All Others | 2,152 | 0.78 | 0 |
| Total | 277,002 | 100% | 41 |
Results by county
| 2020 Massachusetts Republican primary
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| County | Donald Trump | Bill Weld | Joe Walsh | Rocky De La Fuente | No Preference | Blank ballots | All Others | Total votes cast | |||||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Barnstable | 17,723 | 88.36 | 1,554 | 7.75 | 143 | 0.71 | 39 | 0.19 | 292 | 1.46 | 192 | 0.96 | 115 | 0.57 | 20,058 |
| Berkshire | 2,527 | 80.25 | 432 | 13.72 | 65 | 2.06 | 8 | 0.25 | 59 | 1.87 | 34 | 1.08 | 24 | 0.76 | 3,149 |
| Bristol | 20,003 | 89.78 | 1,417 | 6.36 | 239 | 1.07 | 39 | 0.18 | 277 | 1.24 | 174 | 0.78 | 132 | 0.59 | 22,281 |
| Dukes | 522 | 80.56 | 74 | 11.42 | 22 | 3.40 | 1 | 0.15 | 11 | 1.70 | 10 | 1.54 | 8 | 1.23 | 648 |
| Essex | 31,124 | 86.74 | 3,218 | 8.97 | 349 | 0.97 | 83 | 0.23 | 550 | 1.53 | 306 | 0.85 | 254 | 0.71 | 35,884 |
| Franklin | 1,886 | 80.67 | 341 | 14.59 | 30 | 1.28 | 9 | 0.38 | 42 | 1.80 | 13 | 0.56 | 17 | 0.73 | 2,338 |
| Hampden | 13,272 | 86.95 | 1,178 | 7.72 | 192 | 1.26 | 64 | 0.42 | 204 | 1.34 | 103 | 0.67 | 251 | 1.64 | 15,264 |
| Hampshire | 3,909 | 83.92 | 567 | 12.17 | 37 | 0.79 | 14 | 0.30 | 80 | 1.72 | 27 | 0.58 | 24 | 0.52 | 4,658 |
| Middlesex | 50,703 | 84.45 | 6,463 | 10.76 | 667 | 1.11 | 151 | 0.25 | 1,037 | 1.73 | 550 | 0.92 | 471 | 0.78 | 60,042 |
| Nantucket | 352 | 78.40 | 59 | 13.14 | 12 | 2.67 | 4 | 0.89 | 9 | 2.00 | 4 | 0.89 | 9 | 2.00 | 449 |
| Norfolk | 28,554 | 85.59 | 3,207 | 9.61 | 334 | 1.00 | 80 | 0.24 | 598 | 1.79 | 284 | 0.85 | 303 | 0.91 | 33,360 |
| Plymouth | 28,279 | 88.54 | 2,388 | 7.48 | 282 | 0.88 | 55 | 0.17 | 537 | 1.68 | 224 | 0.70 | 173 | 0.54 | 31,938 |
| Suffolk | 8,801 | 83.26 | 1,127 | 10.66 | 207 | 1.96 | 41 | 0.39 | 140 | 1.32 | 106 | 1.00 | 148 | 1.40 | 10,570 |
| Worcester | 31,460 | 86.52 | 3,400 | 9.35 | 429 | 1.18 | 87 | 0.24 | 549 | 1.51 | 215 | 0.59 | 223 | 0.61 | 36,363 |
| Total | 239,115 | 86.32 | 25,425 | 9.18 | 3,008 | 1.09 | 675 | 0.24 | 4,385 | 1.58 | 2,242 | 0.81 | 2,152 | 0.78 | 277,002 |
References
- Matthew Choi (October 31, 2019). "Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now". Politico. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- Winger, Richard (December 31, 2019). "Rocky De La Fuente Qualifies for Republican Massachusetts Presidential Primary by Petition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- "2020 President Republican Primary". Mass.gov. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.