Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump leave after voting in the Florida primary election in Palm Beach on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. | Wilfredo Lee, APFormer President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump leave after voting in the Florida primary election in Palm Beach on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. | Wilfredo Lee, AP
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MAP | Where Trump won most handily on the First Coast

Published on March 19, 2024 at 9:27 pm

Former President Donald Trump stormed across Northeast Florida and the rest of the state in the Republican presidential primary Tuesday.

Trump garnered about 81% of the vote statewide and more than 82% in every county on the First Coast, according to unofficial results.

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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley topped Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in all of Northeast Florida and beat him by about 10 points statewide: 14% to 4%.

Here’s a breakdown of votes in Northeast Florida:

DUVAL

With 19.1% of registered Republicans turning out to vote, Trump got 82.9% of votes, Nikki Haley 11.8% and Gov. Ron DeSantis 4.1%.

ST. JOHNS

With 18.3% turnout, Trump: 81.8%; Haley: 12.4% and DeSantis: 4.4%.

And in St. Augustine, voters approved a measure to allow future changes to police pensions to be made without a voter referendum every time. 

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CLAY

With 16.5% turnout, Trump got 85.3%, Haley: 10.3% and DeSantis: 3.5%.

NASSAU

With the region’s highest turnout, 22.5%, Trump got 82.7%, Haley: 12.4% and DeSantis: 3.9%.

BAKER

With 20.5% turnout, Trump got 95.7% of votes, Haley: 2.1% and DeSantis: 1.7%.

PUTNAM

With 19.9% turnout, Trump got 90.5%, Haley: 6.4% and DeSantis: 2.6%.

Florida is a winner-take-all state, meaning Trump will get all of Florida’s 125 Republican delegates.

Florida did not have a Democratic primary. President Joe Biden was the only candidate submitted in the state. He was the automatic winner of the state's delegates.

Lead image: Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump leave after voting in the Florida primary election in Palm Beach on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. | Wilfredo Lee, AP


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Randy comes to Jacksonville from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, where as metro editor, he led investigative coverage of the Parkland school shooting that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for public service. He has spent more than 40 years in reporting and editing positions in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Florida. 

author image Newsletter Writer Heather Henderson is a writer, editor and artist. Originally hailing from South Florida, she has lived in Jax for close to 20 years. Previously a staff writer at Void, she also worked as a global trade researcher and wrote about trade policy for American Shipper. Most recently, she served as assistant editor for the National Culinary Review and We Are Chefs. In her free time she loves to paint, watch bad reality shows and read. She has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of North Florida.
author image Senior News Director

Randy comes to Jacksonville from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, where as metro editor, he led investigative coverage of the Parkland school shooting that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for public service. He has spent more than 40 years in reporting and editing positions in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Florida. 

author image Newsletter Writer Heather Henderson is a writer, editor and artist. Originally hailing from South Florida, she has lived in Jax for close to 20 years. Previously a staff writer at Void, she also worked as a global trade researcher and wrote about trade policy for American Shipper. Most recently, she served as assistant editor for the National Culinary Review and We Are Chefs. In her free time she loves to paint, watch bad reality shows and read. She has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of North Florida.

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