GREEN COVE SPRINGS – At 7 p.m., the polling stations throughout the county closed their doors, beginning the process of counting the ballots for the GOP Presidential Preference Primary. Former …
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS – At 7 p.m., the polling stations throughout the county closed their doors, beginning the process of counting the ballots for the GOP Presidential Preference Primary.
Former President Donald Trump cemented a sizable lead in Clay County right from the start, receiving 7,175 early voting ballots. Nikki Haley trailed behind, receiving 1,186.
The Clay County Supervisor of Elections Office ended up counting a total of 13,686 votes during the primary last Tuesday. With 83,044 registered Republican voters, the voter turnout was 16.51%.
As the final votes from all 48 precincts were tallied, Supervisor of Elections Chris Chambless signaled the completion of the count with a thumbs-up from behind the double windows.
"We're all done here," he said.
Trump reeled in 11,677 votes in Clay County, representing 85.32% of the total.
The runner-up, Haley, garnered 1,408, or 10.29% of the total.
The former president had already secured his party’s presidential nomination on March 12, and the Florida primary was just one more victory lap. Statewide, Trump received 81% of the approximately 1.1 million votes counted.