Page 10 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 Everett voters favor Sanders in Super Tuesday Primary By Christopher Roberson T he unofficial results from this year’s Democratic Presidential Primary Election showed that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders had locked in a firstplace fi nish in Everett, capturing 38.2 percent of the vote. Sanders was closely followed by former Vice President Joe Biden, who took 29.8 percent. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg fi nished with 14.4 percent and 10 percent, respectively. Both Warren and Bloomberg have since ended their campaigns for the White House. Sanders’ strongest showing was in Ward 4 Precinct 1, where he received 191 votes, and in all of Ward 6, where he received 370 votes. According to the City Clerk’s Offi ce, 25.3 percent of Everett’s voters cast ballots on Super Tuesday. Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro said the voter turnout was a “bit lighter” than he expected; however, there were no surprises in terms of how residents voted. Ward 1 Councillor Fred Capone shared his thoughts on how Everett voted during the March 2 Primary. “Everett seemed to vote consistent with the other regions up for grabs on Super Tuesday,” he said. “It is now clear that Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are the two that will be vying for the Democratic nomination. It will be interesting to see how this ultimately plays out.” Although Sanders curried favor with Everett voters, it was Biden who fi nished fi rst in Massachusetts with 33.5 percent of the vote to Sanders’ 26.6 percent. Warren, a Cambridge resident, fi nished third with 21.5 percent of the vote. Although votes are still being counted on the national level, Biden has garnered support from 864 delegates, making him the current frontrunner for the Democratic nomination as Sanders is trailing with votes from 710 delegates. A Democratic presidential candidate must have votes from at least 1,991 delegates to be nominated to run in the November General Election. Casino officials working to keep coronavirus out of Encore By Christopher Roberson A fter consulting with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the state Department of Public Health and an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, offi cials at Encore Boston Harbor will create a series of new policies designed to keep patrons safe from the growing threat posed by the coronavirus. “Safeguarding the health of our guests and employees is of the highest importance,” casino offi cials said in CASINO | SEE PAGE 22 a written statement. “We are in close contact with the Massachusetts Department of Health, as it is monitoring the situation along with the CDC and the Boston Public Health Commission.
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