Biden and Trump Dominate Tuesday Primaries, but Many Voters Still ‘Uncommitted’

Published on April 3, 2024

As results were called Tuesday night, the projected presidential primary results in the four April 2 primary states—New York, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Rhode Island—are not a huge surprise. In each state, Democrat President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump led their parties in votes. What is more surprising is the number of votes that went to candidates who left the race, or to no candidate at all. The Associated Press called each race very early on, and the counted votes trickled in slowly after that. In Rhode Island, the majority of Democrats, 82 percent, voted for President Biden. But 15 percent snubbed the president, casting a vote as uncommitted, with 98 percent of the votes counted Tuesday....