Roanoke, Va. – President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump are the two candidates Virginians would prefer for the November general elections according to primary election results.
Virginia held its presidential primary election Tuesday and determined who will appear on the November presidential race ballots. Candidates for the Democrats included President Joe Biden, Marianne Willamson and U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips.
For the Republicans, the only two candidates who remained in the race are former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump. Four other candidates appeared on the ballot. However, they have dropped out of the presidential race. They are former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, businessman Ryan Binkley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Polls have closed, and results are below:
Virginia Presidential Primary March 5, 2024
Votes
%
Joe Biden*(D)
Marianne Williamson(D)
Dean Phillips(D)
(2,548 / 2,677)
Votes
%
Donald Trump(R)
Nikki Haley(R)
Ron DeSantis(R)
Chris Christie(R)
Vivek Ramaswamy(R)
Ryan Binkley(R)
(2,575 / 2,677)
COVERAGE FROM THE POLLS
10 News had crews in Lynchburg, Roanoke and the NRV bringing you coverage from the polls.
LYNCHBURG
Voter turnout varied by precinct in the Hill City on Super Tuesday and Connor Dietrich stopped by a couple of those areas to see what turnout was like.
Connor’s first stop was at the Lynchburg Public Library near E.C. Glass High School. They were there for about thirty minutes and only saw three voters go into the building.
Their next stop was St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where there were a lot more voters, especially as the workday came to an end.
The registrar said they predicted a 10%-15% voter turnout for the city.
One voter told us that no matter what difference her vote makes, it just matters that she has a say.
“I think it’s important no matter how much, how little or how important the ballot is. All of them are important. If I want a chance to complain, I have to speak my mind to begin with,” said Hill City resident Lori Ruff.
ROANOKE
Sydney Jaxtheimer was out at the voting precinct at Roanoke’s public works center where the poll workers said they’d seen a steady flow of voters coming out on this Super Tuesday. Nearly 200 residents came out to vote at that precinct.
We spoke with some voters who said they came out to vote because it’s their civic duty.
“It’s something that I think I ought to do it’s important I think,” resident Dwight Studebacker said.
Despite it being a primary election, one voter said no matter what kind of election it is, she makes an effort to get out and vote.
“It’s always still important. Every year is important to make sure that your voice is heard I mean that one vote matters that one vote when you think it doesn’t matter that one vote makes the numbers you know,” resident Chelsea Lewis said.
NEW RIVER VALLEY
It was a beautiful day for Super Tuesday out in the NRV.
Even though voter turnout for primary elections is historically lower than general elections. No matter which side of the aisle voters were on, many told Thomas Mundy this election was an important one.
“This whole year is going to be a critical time for our democracy, I’ve never felt so strongly about that,” said Lynn Brammer.
“I feel like our country is in a very precarious position right now. I feel like we need some changes, and we need them desperately,” said Ira Gentry Jr.
Before the polls closed, Thomas went into the Christiansburg Rec Center where workers said around 320 votes were cast.
The Montgomery County Registrar’s Office told Thomas there were about 9,000 votes cast as of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, which is about 11% of the county.