Trump, Biden tops in votes for presidential primaries in Orleans

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 3 April 2024 at 8:00 am

Joe Biden and Donald Trump were the dominant candidates of the presidential primaries in Orleans County on Tuesday, plus eight days of early voting from March 23 to March 30.

Biden had 223 votes among Democrats, with Marianne Williamson receiving 16 and Dean Phillips 18. There were 9 voters who didn’t cast a ballot for a presidential candidate out of the 266 Democratic voters in Orleans.

For the Republican Party, Trump received 787 votes to 96 for Nikki Haley, 26 for Chris Christie, and 7 for Vivek Ramaswamy.

The Democratic primary also included four delegates from the 24th Congressional District for the National Convention: Dia Carabajal, 109; Daniel Farfaglia, 114; Lorie Longhany, 118; and John Hurley, 116.

The 24th District in Orleans includes Albion, Barre, Clarendon districts 2 and 3, Ridgeway and Shelby.

In the 25th District, there are seven candidates to be delegates for the National Convention. Voters will elect four from the seven.

The vote totals in Orleans include Shelly Clements, 62; Anthony Plonczynski-Figueroa, 56; Yversha Roman, 51; Jamie Romeo, 58; Adam Bello, 76; Samra Brouk, 56; and Stephen Gregory Devay, 48.

The 25th District in Orleans includes Carlton, Clarendon district 1, Gaines, Kendall, Murray and Yates.

The voter turnout was 5 percent, said Mike Mele, an election commissioner for the county.