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Biden, Trump win Kentucky, Oregon primaries as presidential nominating season nears its end

President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, piled up more delegates Tuesday as both presumptive nominees won primaries in Kentucky and Oregon.

Quick Read

  • Primary Wins: President Joe Biden and Donald Trump won the Kentucky and Oregon primaries, adding more delegates as the presidential nominating season nears its end.
  • Delegate Accumulation: These wins provide additional delegates for the national conventions and gauge party base support for their candidates.
  • Party Dissent: Despite securing nominations, Biden and Trump face dissent within their parties; Biden over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war and Trump with some votes still going to Nikki Haley.
  • Tuesday Results: In Kentucky, about 18% of Democratic votes went to “uncommitted,” and Haley received about 6% of the GOP vote.
  • Remaining Contests: Eight presidential nominating contests remain, including Democrats in Idaho, D.C., Guam, and the Virgin Islands, and both parties in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota.
  • State Primaries: State primaries were also held in Kentucky, Oregon, Georgia, and Idaho for U.S. House and other positions.
  • Georgia Results: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, prosecuting Trump in a 2020 election interference case, won the Democratic primary, as did Judge Scott McAfee in his election.
  • Oregon’s DA Race: In Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney faces a tough-on-crime challenger.

The Associated Press has the story:

Biden, Trump win Kentucky, Oregon primaries as presidential nominating season nears its end

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President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, piled up more delegates Tuesday as both presumptive nominees won primaries in Kentucky and Oregon.

FILE – The Idaho state flag hangs in the State Capitol in Boise, Idaho, Jan. 9, 2023. Voters in Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Georgia and will hold state primaries on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, to choose nominees for U.S. House and other contests. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

The symbolic decisions provide a few more delegates to the national conventions and a gut check on where the Democratic and Republican bases stand toward their standard-bearers as the presidential nominating season nears its end.

Voters depart an election center during primary voting, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Even after they secured the nominations and their rivals dropped out, Biden and Trump have continued facing dissent from within their own parties. Biden has faced protest votes over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war while Trump is still seeing thousands of people voting for long-vanquished rival Nikki Haley.

FILE – The exterior of the Kentucky State Capitol is pictured in Frankfort, Ky., April 7, 2021. Ten jurisdictions have yet to weigh in on the presidential primaries even though Joe Biden and Donald Trump locked in their parties’ nominations months ago. Voters in two of them, Kentucky and Oregon, will get their chance on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. They will make symbolic decisions that provide a few more delegates to the national conventions and a gut check on where the Democratic and Republican bases stand toward their standard bearers. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

That trend continued Tuesday in Kentucky with about 18% of the Democratic vote going to “uncommitted” with roughly 80% of the vote counted. In the GOP race, Haley was winning about 6%.

FILE – A sign is displayed at the Clackamas County Democratic party building, which is in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, May 17, 2024, in Oregon City, Ore. Ten jurisdictions have yet to weigh in on the presidential primaries even though Joe Biden and Donald Trump locked in their parties’ nominations months ago. Voters Oregon, will get their chance on Tuesday, May 21. They will make symbolic decisions that provide a few more delegates to the national conventions and a gut check on where the Democratic and Republican bases stand toward their standard bearers. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

After Tuesday, eight presidential nominating contests will remain: Democrats in Idaho, the District of Columbia, Guam and the Virgin Islands, and both parties in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

A person drops off a vote-by-mail ballot at a dropbox in Pioneer Square during primary voting on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Voters in Kentucky, Oregon, Georgia and Idaho also held state primaries Tuesday to choose nominees for the U.S. House and other contests.

In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the prosecution of Trump in a 2020 election interference case, defeated challenger Christian Wise Smith in the Democratic primary. The judge in the case, Scott McAfee, also won his election.

FILE – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Voters in Georgia, Kentucky, Oregon, and Idaho will hold state primaries to choose nominees for U.S. House and other contests. Willis, who is leading the prosecution of Trump in a 2020 election interference case, faces challenger Christian Wise Smith in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a candidate vowing to be tough on crime.

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