Super Tuesday: Trump, Biden win primaries in Rappahannock
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden seem all but guaranteed to compete again for the presidency this November after taking the lead in the Republican and Democratic primary races Tuesday in Virginia as well as on the national level and in Rappahannock County.
If both hold the lead in coming primaries, November’s presidential election will be the second time the two will face off, after Biden beat Trump in 2020.
Out of the six Republicans on the ballot, Trump received 75.95% or 660 votes in Rappahannock County, beating his chief competitor Nikki Haley, who received 22.67% or 197 votes, according to unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections (VDOE).
Biden received the most votes in the Democratic primary in Rappahannock County, earning 84.93% or 124 votes. His two opponents, Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips, combined earned 15.06% or 22 votes, according to VDOE.
Trump and Biden also won their respective races on the state level — Trump receiving 66.1% of the Republican vote in Virginia and Biden receiving 89.28% of the Democratic. Nationally, not enough states have held primaries yet for presumptive nominees to be announced, but Biden has won all of the Democratic primaries to date, and Trump has won all but two — Vermont and the District of Columbia — which Haley claimed.
Voter turnout in the county was low, with only 15.32% of the 6,280 registered voters voting in the Republican race and 6.13% in the Democratic race. A total of 1,347 votes (962 Republican and 385 Democratic) were cast in Rappahannock County, according to VDOE.