AURORA | Greater Aurora was in step with most of the metro region on Super Tuesday, turning out big or Bernie Sanders.
The Vermont senator, who calls himself a democratic socialist, was the top vote earner in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. Parts of Aurora reside in all three counties.
In Adams County, Sanders picked up 42 percent of the vote from Democrats and unaffiliated voters who chose to vote in the Democratic primary. 35 percent in Arapahoe County went for Sanders, and 28 percent in Douglas County.
Former Vice President Joe Biden picked up the second most votes in all three counties: 22 percent in Adams County, 25 percent in Arapahoe County and nearly 30 percent in Douglas County.
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who dropped from the race after Super Tuesday, finished out the top three candidates in the three counties. 19 percent in Adams County, 21 percent in Arapahoe County and 24 percent in Douglas County. He opened an office in Aurora last month.
Adams County:
Bernie Sanders: 42.28 percent (26,928)
Joe Biden: 22.73 percent (14,477)
Mike Bloomberg: 19.32 percent (12,306)
Arapahoe County:
Bernie Sanders: 35.12 percent (33,536)
Joe Biden: 25.46 percent (24,313)
Mike Bloomberg: 21.58 percent (20,609)
Douglas County:
Bernie Sanders: 28.28 percent (12,934)
Joe Biden 29.96 percent (12,702)
Mike Bloomberg 24.07 percent (11,009)
While candidates who dropped out prior to Super Tuesday still received votes from Colorado and Aurora voters alike, Deval Patrick received the least number of votes in each county. He ended his bid on February 12.
State election officials said more people turned out to vote than any previous primary in state history.
“The massive turnout we’ve seen for the Presidential Primary is indicative of both the passion Coloradans have for exercising their right to vote as well as the state election model that enables access to do so,” Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a statement. “We’ve set a record in Colorado primary turnout and lead the nation in primary turnout participation, even before our results are final. That should make every Coloradan extremely proud.”
With votes still being counted, Griswold’s office confirmed that of the 1,816,369 ballots returned, 1,047,830 were cast in the Democratic Primary, while 665,943 were for the Republican Primary.
102,596 are still in the process of being counted.