By Luke Putvin | Last Updated 5:30 p.m. March 12, 2020
For the state of Washington, as of March 12, a total of 1,941,508 were ballots cast out of 4,551,831 registered voters for an overall turnout of 42.65%. The next update will be March 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Below are the Republican Party results as of March 12 for Washington state:
| Donald J. Trump | 601,713 | 98.41% |
| Write-in | 9,730 | 1.59% |
Below are the Democratic Party results as of March 12 for Washington state:
| Joe Biden | 488,222 | 36.79% |
| Bernie Sanders | 462,092 | 34.83% |
| Elizabeth Warren | 134,525 | 10.14% |
| Michael Bloomberg | 117,334 | 8.84% |
| Pete Buttigieg | 61,298 | 4.62% |
| All Others | 63,409 | 4.78% |
Below are the Republican Party results as of March 12 for Snohomish County:
| Donald J. Trump | 56,444 | 98.13% |
| Write-in | 1,076 | 1.87% |
Below are the Democratic Party results as of March 12 for Snohomish County:
| Joe Biden | 51,142 | 38.37% |
| Bernie Sanders | 45,160 | 33.88% |
| Michael Bloomberg | 12,255 | 9.19% |
| Elizabeth Warren | 11,932 | 8.95% |
| Pete Buttigieg | 6,409 | 4.81% |
| All Others | 6,398 | 4.80% |
For Snohomish County, as of March 12, a total of 191,078 were ballots cast out of 481,421 registered voters for an overall turnout of 39.69%.
Snohomish County Auditor Garth Fell said that he expects about a 50% turnout. “[The primary] appears to be during a time of year and in a situation where the results will be relevant, so we anticipate the participation and turnout will be greater as a result of that.”
He mentioned in the past that when one party would do a primary, often the party wouldn’t use the results, or the results were so late in the race that it was no longer competitive.
“We encourage people, if they feel a strong affiliation with either of the parties, to go ahead and vote that ballot and get it back so we can make sure their voice is heard at the party level,” Fell said.
Author: Luke Putvin
