Nearly 12% of republicans cast a vote for “uncommitted” rather than voting for President Trump in Tuesday’s Connecticut primary, demonstrating a stark divide in GOP support for the incumbent, according to election tallies from the New York Times.
While many republican state committees did not hold primaries or did not allow another candidate on the ballot, disallowing GOP voters the opportunity to show opposition to Trump, few states give voters the opportunity to actually cast an “uncommitted” ballot as Connecticut does.
With one in eight republican voters selected “uncommitted,” the Connecticut primary shows that–at least in Connecticut–12% of republicans voters are looking to cast their ballot in the general election for someone other than Trump.
Trump won the state primary with more than 80% of the republican vote, with Rocky De La Fuente, a perennial candidate for fringe third parties, taking about 7% of the vote.