June 7, 2016 (2016-06-07) 2020 → 566,247 328,058 Start date June 7, 2016 | 79 47 63.32% 36.68% | |
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The 2016 New Jersey Democratic primary was held on June 7 in the U.S. state of New Jersey as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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The Democratic Party's primaries in California, Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota are scheduled to be held the same day, as are Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own New Jersey primary. Additionally, the Democratic Party holds North Dakota caucuses the same day.
Results by County
Hillary Clinton won every county except for Sussex and Warren.
Analysis
With its coalition of African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, and college-educated, affluent Caucasian progressive/liberal professionals, New Jersey was seen as a state Clinton would win in the final batch of primaries on June 7. Having won the state eight years earlier against Barack Obama, Clinton managed a 26-point-routing against Bernie Sanders in 2016 despite the Sanders campaign's efforts in the state. She carried all counties in the Garden State but two, winning large victories in the cities of Newark, Trenton, and Atlantic City.
Following her commanding wins in New Jersey and California, Clinton was crowned the presumptive Democratic nominee despite Sanders's refusal to drop out until July.