The voice of independent voters, who can vote in either party primary, echoed loudly. Baker cast his ballot in his hometown of Swampscott but would only say he didn't vote for Trump or Cruz. Charlie Baker had criticized Trump, saying he doesn't have the temperament to be president. Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Kirsten Hughes released a statement Tuesday congratulating 'all of our Republican candidates on successful and energetic campaigns' without mentioning Trump. Trump's landslide victory proved awkward for Republican leaders. The remaining 91 delegates are awarded on a proportional basis.

At least 17 already have pledged support to Clinton and one is backing Sanders, according to an Associated Press survey. Of those, 25 are superdelegates free to back whichever candidate they want.

Massachusetts has 116 Democratic delegates. All GOP delegates are awarded based on the primary tally.įor Democrats the process is a bit trickier. That means multiple candidates likely will receive delegates. On the Democratic side, unofficial counts had Clinton with more than 50 percent of votes compared to more than 48 percent for Sanders with 91 percent of precincts reporting.įor Republicans, Massachusetts has 42 delegates awarded on a proportional basis. With 91 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial totals had Trump with nearly 49 percent of votes compared to 18 percent for Kasich, who was just edging Rubio, also with about 18 percent. Ted Cruz and Ben Carson also were on the ballot. Republican voters gave Trump the win over fellow Republican candidates including Marco Rubio and John Kasich who were vying for a strong second place finish.

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