Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, March 6, 2020 Law Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com Super Tuesday Saugus voters favor Biden over Sanders for Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s presidential primary; low turnout By Mark E. Vogler F ormer Vice President Joseph R. Biden was the favorite of Saugus voters on the Democratic ballot in Tuesday’s state presidential primary. Biden beat Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders 1,723 to 1,231, according to results compiled by the Town Clerk’s Offi ce. The 34 percent voter turnout fell far short of the 40 to 50 percent that was expected by election offi cials. Four years ago, 8,105 (45.3 percent) of the town’s 17,897 registered voters turned out for the presidential primary. Sanders won 49 percent of Saugus voters in the Democratic Primary that year, nosing out the eventual party nominee Hilary Clinton, 2,129 to 2,112. Close to 69 percent of those Saugus residents voting in the Republican Primary voted for Donald Trump, who captured 51 perASKS | from page 5 tired I’m for Biden. He’s more knowledgeable and has more experience than any of them. Hopefully, he’ll beat Trump. Angela Emmanuel, 35, quality control/pharmaceuticals Biden. I think he’s more for immigration. He’s more for equality – that’s the main reasons why I voted for him. Manuel Facada, 65, plumbing and heating He’s been there and has more Follow us on Twitter advocatenewspaperma work experience. Chris Facada, 34, plumbing and heating He has a little more experience than everybody else who is running. Joe Carvalho, 70, retired cent of the town vote in the general election on his way to being elected President. Clinton drew 44 percent of the town’s vote in her bid for the White House. In this year’s Republican Primary, Trump took Saugus again by a rout. But Trump pulled fewer votes this time -- 1,692 compared to 2,512 four years ago when there were 13 Republican candidates on the ballot. This year, there were only four, with former Massachusetts Governor William Weld drawing 66 votes as the runner-up in Saugus. But Trump’s overall vote was still 461 votes more than Sanders and only 31 votes less than Biden drew. Biden drew 38 percent of the Democratic votes cast Tuesday. Sanders received 27 percent. Biden topped the Democratic fi eld in each of the town’s 10 precincts. Statewide, Biden reBiden. Basically, he’s been around for a long time and I think he deserves a shot, and I think he can beat Trump. I like Bernie, but I don’t think he can win. Bernie Sanders, Democrat Nolan Myers, 20, college student I like Sanders. I don’t agree with Biden and nobody really stands a chance to even get the nomination other than Bernie. If Biden were to even get it, there’s no way he would beat Trump. I voted in 2018 in the state elections of Colorado. I moved here from Colorado a couple of months ago. This is my fi rst actual vote where I did some research to fi nd out who I actually like. I’m as optimistic as I ceived 34 percent of the vote compared to Sander’s 27 percent. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren received 21 percent of the Massachusetts Democratic vote for third place. But her showing in Saugus was worse: She received 580 votes, or 13 percent of the total, for fourth place. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg received 660 votes, or 16 percent of the total, to fi nish in third place in Saugus. Other Democratic candidates receiving votes : Pete Buttigieg, 114 Amy Klobuchar, 55 Tulsi Gabbard, 52 Tom Steyer, 29 Deval Patrick, 25 Michael Bennet, 5 Andrew Yang, 4 Cory Booker, 2 Julian Castro, 2 Marianne Williamson, 2 John K. DeLaney, 1 SUPPORTING BERNIE SANDERS: Melissa Millien, 34, a nurse, said she supports Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders because she’s “a big fan of affordable health care and living wages.” ASKS | SEE PAGE 18
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