Democratic Central Precinct in Greene County
The official caucus results have been announced for Greene County.
According to the Greene County Democratic Party, 362 people participated in the seven precincts. Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg led the field with 16 delegates for the county convention. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders received 15 delegates, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar earned 10 delegates, six delegates went to former Vice President Joe Biden, and one delegate each went to Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and businessman Tom Steyer. To receive a delegate, a candidate must have had at least 15-percent of the total attendance at a precinct site.
First-time caucus-goer Lydia Leggitt described why she wanted to caucus.
“It’s the first time that I’m able to (caucus) and it’s cool to see how everything unfolds here, where everyone goes and how it all works.”
As for the Republican caucus, of the seven precincts reporting, 132 votes went to the incumbent, President Donald Trump. There was one additional vote for challenger Bill Weld.
Josh and Emily Dyer from Jefferson participated in the Republican caucus and they explained why they chose to caucus this year.
“(Emily) I’ve never done the caucusing before and this election seems like it’s going to be a big one so I thought I would jump into the process and see how it all works. (Josh) Kind of like she (Emily) said, it’s a big election even though it is kind of a foregone conclusion for Trump winning the Republican primary, I still wanted to be here for it.”
See the list below for the results for Greene County.
Democratic Caucus Results (number of preferences, number of delegates):
Central: 58 people
- Biden (9) 1
- Buttigieg (10) 1
- Klobuchar (11) 1
- Warren (16) 1
- Sanders (10) 1
Jeff 1: 55 people
- Buttigieg (21) 3
- Klobuchar (12) 2
- Sanders (12) 2
- Biden (10) 1
Jeff 2: 47 people
- Buttigieg (17) 3
- Sanders (18) 3
- Klobuchar (12) 2
Jeff 3: 84 people
- Buttigieg (31) 4
- Klobuchar (20) 3
- Sanders (18) 3
- Biden (14) 2
West: 29 people
- Klobuchar (18) 1
- Buttigieg (6) 1
- Sanders (6) 1
- Steyer (5) 1
North: 47 people
- Sanders (13) 2
- Buttigieg (11) 2-extra delegate from draw
- Klobuchar (11) 1
- Biden (11) 1
East: 42 people
- Sanders (17) 3
- Buttigieg (16) 3
- Biden (9) 1
Republican Caucus Results (votes only, no delegates)
Central: 20 people
- Trump (20)
Jeff 1: 14 people
- Trump (14)
Jeff 2: 15 people
- Trump (15)
Jeff 3: 26 people
- Trump (26)
West: 16 people
- Trump (15)
- Weld (1)
North: 22 people
- Trump (22)
East: 20 people
- Trump (20)