Nearly 73 Percent of District Republicans Voted for Trump
When Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump won their respective parties’ presidential primaries in New York State Tuesday, Mr. Trump received 60.5 percent of the Republican vote and Mrs. Clinton 57.9 percent of the Democratic tally. The percentages by which they won in the First Congressional District, however, were somewhat different.
Unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections yesterday morning showed Mr. Trump receiving considerably more of the votes cast by registered Republicans here than across the state, nearly 73 percent, or 37,137 votes.
On the other hand, the Democratic contest was much closer in the first district than over all in the state. Mrs. Clinton received 21,861 votes, or 51.8 percent here, with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders winning 20,311 votes, or 48.2 percent. The district includes the Towns of East Hampton, Southampton, Shelter Island, Southold, Riverhead, Brookhaven, and most of Smithtown.
Across the state, with 98 percent of precincts reporting as of yesterday, Mr. Trump was 35 percentage points ahead of his closest rival, Gov. John Kasich of Ohio.
In the First Congressional District Mr. Kasich received 8,772 votes, or 17.2 percent, while Senator Ted Cruz of Texas received 4,658 votes, or 9.1 percent.
Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who suspended his campaign almost two months ago, garnered 372 votes in the district, or three-quarters of 1 percent.