In Lincoln’s Republican presidential primary on March 5, Nikki Haley soundly defeated former President Donald Trump, 71% to 25%. Not surprisingly, Joe Biden cruised to victory in Lincoln’s Democratic presidential primary with 89% of the vote. “No preference” was a distant second place, followed by the two other candidates on the ballot.
A total of 1,151 Democrats and 165 Republicans cast ballots in the town primary for a turnout of about 26%, based on Lincoln’s 5,015 registered voters as of November 2020.
Full results, including those for Democratic and Republican Town Committee members and state committee man and woman can be found here.
| Precinct 1 | Precinct 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOCRAT | |||
| Joseph R. Biden | 695 | 326 | 1,021 |
| No Preference | 35 | 44 | 79 |
| Dean Phillips | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Marianne Williamson | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Write-In | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Blank | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Precinct 1 | Precinct 1 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPUBLICAN | |||
| Nikki Haley | 247 | 162 | 409 |
| Donald J. Trump | 73 | 73 | 146 |
| Chris Christie | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Ron DeSantis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Write-in | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| No Preference | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Binkley | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asa Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 0 |