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 The Pennsylvania Primary: What Happened in Delaware County?

Last week’s Democratic Primary saw a record turnout by Democrats across Pennsylvania and Delaware County. It is estimated that 68% of active Democrats in Delaware County  voted on April 22. In the state, Hillary Clinton received 1,245,911 votes, or  54.6%, while Barack Obama received 1,037,953 votes, or 45.4%, a difference of 9.2%.

In Delaware County, Obama received 52,380 votes, about 56%, while Clinton received  41,944 votes, about 44%, a difference of  11%. These results are machine numbers only and do not include 2551 absentee ballots, 252 military ballots and an undetermined number of provisional ballots that are still being counted.

Obama carried 22 municipalities including Aldan,  Chadds Ford, Chester, Chester Twp, Collingdale, Colwyn, Darby Boro, Darby Twp, East Lansdowne,  Lansdowne,  Media,  Middletown, Morton,  Nether Providence, Radnor , Rose Valley  Sharon Hill, Swarthmore, Thornbury, Upper Darby, Upper Providence and Yeadon.

Two municipalities are still to close - Rutledge and Haverford. Clinton carried the remaining 25 municipalities.

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