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The Tompkins County Board of Elections has certified the results for the April 19th Presidential Primary.

The turnout for this primary election set a record for Tompkins County and it was far better than any other county in the state. A total of 21,301 people voted in the Presidential Primary which was 57% of the total number of eligible voters. None of the other 61 counties in the New York State exceeded 50% turnout. The turnout in the Democratic Party primary was 63% which is a record for Tompkins County. None of the other 61 counties in the state exceeded 50% turnout in the Democratic Primary.

The turnout in the Republican Primary was 43% which is record for Tompkins County. In 2008, the turnout in the Democratic Primary was 60% and the turnout in the Republican Primary was 33%.

Included in the 21,301 ballots were 1,461 Absentee Ballots and 229 Affidavit Ballots which were counted after the April 26th deadline for receiving timely postmarked absentee ballots.

In the Democratic Primary, Bernie Sanders got 62% of the vote while Hillary Clinton got 38% of the vote. In the Republican Primary, Donald J. Trump received 37% of the vote, followed closely by John Kasich with 34% and Ted Cruz with 27% of the vote.

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