2016 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Massachusetts as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

2016 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary

March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
 
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count 46 45
Popular vote 606,822 589,803
Percentage 49.73% 48.33%

Results by county
Clinton:      40-50%      50-60%
Sanders:      40-50%      50-60%      70-80%

On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Massachusetts primary.

Clinton's win came from urban support in Boston and Springfield. She had the endorsement of then-Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, appearing with the Mayor at the Old South Meeting House in Boston the day before the primary.

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