US Presidential elections 2024 | Biden, Trump win primaries in four more states

Biden and Trump easily win primaries in four states, gearing up for a 2020 rematch in November.

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival and predecessor Donald Trump have won their presidential primaries in four more States as they are set for a 2020 rematch in November.

On April 2, hundreds of delegates were up for grabs in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Wisconsin, a crucial battleground State.

Multiple names remained on the presidential ballots in the four States, though neither Mr. Trump, 77, nor Mr. Biden, 81, faced any major challenger.

In all the four States where the primaries were held on April 2, Mr. Trump bagged more than 75% of the votes, while Mr. Biden, a Democrat, received more than 80% of the votes.

Mr. Trump now has 1,860 delegates. Mr. Biden has won 3,030 delegates so far, against the minimum requirement of 1,968 delegates. Both candidates have already amassed enough delegates to win their respective nominations. But the turnout could provide more clues about the election on November 5.

Their rematch is expected to mirror the 2020 campaign, though Mr. Trump will run this time under the spectre of 91 felony charges. Their nominations will be confirmed at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.

Connecticut and Rhode Island allowed voters to vote “uncommitted” in the primary, while Wisconsin offered a similar option of “uninstructed delegation”.