Election results: Biden and Trump lead Washington state's 2024 presidential primary election

March 12, 2024 / 8:42 pm

caption: Democrat and Republican presidential candidates listed on Washington state's 2024 primary ballot. The primary was held Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

Election results for Washington state's 2024 presidential primary election, March, 12, 2024.

Initial results for Washington's presidential primary Tuesday evening show a Democratic win for President Joe Biden, and a Republican win for former President Donald Trump. Hours before Washington's results were counted, Georgia's primary delivered enough delegates for Biden to become his party's presumptive presidential nominee. It will be made official at the Democratic National Convention in August.

Congratulations President @JoeBiden and VP @KamalaHarris on your victory in WA’s Presidential Primary and securing the Democratic Party nomination!

WA Democrats will recommit ourselves to ensuring your success this November. Together, let’s keep moving forward! #FourMoreYears pic.twitter.com/AQsj4gncVM
— Washington Democrats (@washdems) March 13, 2024

Washington's primary win delivered Trump the delegates he needed to take the GOP nomination, which is a point Washington State GOP Chair Jim Walsh noted shortly after the results were in.

"As of tonight, approximately 550,000 people who chose the Republican column voted —compared to 610,000 people who chose the Democrat column. These are much closer totals than in previous, similar Presidential Primaries. ... Most promising for WAGOP: Young voters in the early returns are voting Republican in record numbers. We look forward to building on that success through this election cycle," Walsh said in a statement.

A couple of Democrat alternatives pulled in a small share of votes, but notable on that side of the ballot are the number of "uncommitted delegates" which initially garnered 7.4%. On the Republican side, all candidates aside from Trump ended their campaigns before Washington held its primary.

Election results updated Wednesday afternoon, March 13, 2024

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