The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

At the end of last night's Washington state presidential primary election, the initial ballot count shows President Donald Trump with 523,409 votes in the Republican non-contest. There are 7,862 write-ins.

In the Democrat contest, Sen. Bernie Sanders has a slight lead over former Vice President Joe Biden. Sanders has 335,498 votes and Biden has 333,414. Others tallies in the Democratic primary include Elizbeth Warren, 126,093; Michael Bloomberg, 113,422; Pete Buttigieg, 59,868; Amy Klobuchar, 31,425; Tulsi Gabbard, 8,550; Andrew Yang, 4,872; Tom Steyer, 3,098; and Cory Booker, 1,054 …

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