BY THOMAS GRILLO
LYNN — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are poised to secure their party’s presidential nomination as the rival candidates scored victories in Lynn, reflecting results in Massachusetts and most of the Super Tuesday states.
Trump scored 2,491 votes in Lynn — a whopping 63 percent. His nearest rival, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, won just 479 votes or 12 percent, Ohio Gov. John Kasich followed with 395 votes or 10 percent, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz gathered 384 votes or 9.7 percent and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson netted only 87 votes or 2 percent.
In the Democratic race, Clinton bested Sen. Bernie Sanders with 6,068 votes or 50.8 percent, while the Vermont senator received 5,580 votes or 46.7 percent.
Clinton won Massachusetts and six other states including Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Texas and Arkansas. Trump had victories in Massachusetts, Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Vermont.
Voters also had the opportunity to elect members to the State Democratic and Republican committees. Bob Fennell, who was unopposed, won state committeeman for the Lynn Democrats, while Stephen Zykofsky bested Amy Carnevale for the city’s Republican committeeman seat. Votes for committee member seats for both parties were cast ward by ward. City Councilor Wayne Lozzi was the top vote getter for the city’s Democrats with 1,306 votes. Zykofsky received the highest number of votes on the Republican side with 432 votes. Both Lozzi and Zykofsky are Ward 1 residents.
A complete list of results in the ward committee races can be found on the city’s website at: http://www.cityoflynn.net/citydepartments_clerk_votingresults_primary_2016.shtml
Here’s how the North Shore voted in Tuesday’s primary:
Democratic Primary
Lynn: Clinton 6,068 (50.88%) Sanders 5,580 (46.79%)
Saugus: Sanders 2129 (48.63%) Clinton 2,112 (48.24%)
Swampscott: Clinton 1,913 (53.81%) Sanders 1,590 (44.72%)
Peabody: Clinton 4,986 (50.32%) Sanders 4,534 (45.76%)
Revere: Clinton 3,690 (52.27%) Sanders 3,060 (43.35%)
Lynnfield: Clinton 991 (52.24%) Sanders 859 (45.28%)
Marblehead: Clinton 2,701 (55.06%) Sanders (43.91%)
Nahant: Clinton 498 (50.50%) Sanders 467 (47.36%)
Republican Primary
Lynn: Trump 2,491 (63.05%) Rubio 479 (12.12%) Kasich 395 (10.00%) Cruz 384 (9.72%) Carson 87 (2.20%)
Saugus: Trump 2,512 (68.45%) Rubio 428 (11.66%) Kasich 330 (8.99%) Cruz 259 (7.06%) Carson 58 (1.58%
Swampscott: Trump 824 (45.44%) Kasich 438 (24.15%) Rubio 324 (17.87%) Cruz 129 (7.11%) Carson 30 (1.65%)
Peabody: Trump 4,222 (61.37%) Rubio 921 (13.38%) Kasich 870 (12.64%) Cruz 509 (7.39%) Carson 148 (2.15%)
Revere: Trump 2,280 (72.92%) Rubio 294 (9.40%) Kasich 223 (7.13%) Cruz 205 (6.56%) Carson 45 (1.44%)
Lynnfield: Trump 1,381 (56.06%) Kasich 409 (16.60%) Rubio 391 (15.87%) Cruz 192 (7.79%) Carson 34 (1.38%)
Marblehead: Trump 1,230 (39.74%) Kasich 830 (26.81%) Rubio 696 (22.48%) Cruz 195 (6.30%) Carson 47 (1.51%)
Nahant: Trump 280 (58.33%) Kasich 91 (18.95%) Rubio 57 (11.87%) Cruz (6.25%) Carson 16 (3.33%)