Four states and Washington, D.C., will vote on Tuesday in the first presidential primaries since former President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, also on trial in Delaware on firearms charges, will also appear on the ballot, even though he and Donald Trump have each won their party's nomination. Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI
June 4 (UPI) — Voters in three states will cast ballots in presidential primaries on Tuesday for the first time since former President Donald Trump's historic conviction in Manhattan.
Voting is taking place in New Jersey, Montana, South Dakota, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. Less than a week ago, Trump was convicted of 34 charges related to falsifying business records, making him the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a felony.
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The Republican primary could be a litmus test for how much weight a guilty conviction will carry at the ballot box.
So far, Trump's conviction has been a financial boon for his campaign, which raised about $34.8 million as of the day after the jury's verdict.
At this point in the 2020 election calendar, Trump has already secured the Republican nomination in New Jersey, receiving 404,284 votes, 100% of the vote, and winning its 49 delegates, as well as 100% of the vote in Washington, D.C., where he is unopposed.
In Montana, about 93% of voters cast their ballots for Trump, casting 200,174 votes for him and winning 27 delegates. In New Mexico, Trump received 144,067 votes, about 91% of the 22 delegates.
Trump did not appear on South Dakota's 2020 ballot because he was unopposed.
In the general election, Trump won Montana and South Dakota, while President Joe Biden won New Jersey, New Mexico and Washington, DC.
Tuesday's vote came as Biden's son, Hunter Biden, also faces his own legal troubles during opening statements in his federal trial. Hunter has admitted to drug use and addiction and faces three felony charges related to possession of a firearm.
The case is historic because Hunter Biden is the first child of a sitting U.S. president to be put on trial.
