Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump cruised to victory in Oregon on Tuesday, leaving just six more states to vote before Republicans convene for their national convention in July.
Trump maintained a steady lead in Oregon long before his remaining Republican rivals, Ted Cruz and John Kasich, suspended their campaigns earlier this month. The billionaire is likely to pick up most if not all of the state’s 28 delegates, which are allocated proportionally based on the statewide vote.
With 75 percent of the vote in Wednesday morning, Trump had nearly 67 percent of the vote, and Ted Cruz and John Kasich, who have left the race, each had 16 percent.
The de facto GOP nominee held a campaign rally in Eugene, Ore., last week that drew more than 4,000 supporters and a few dozen protesters. Trump told attendees he intends to win Oregon in the general election, despite the fact that no Republican presidential candidate has won the Beaver State since 1984.
“In November, we are going to carry your state. Some people say it’s inclined toward the Democrats. And then they tell me, ‘Mr. Trump, you have something we’ve never seen before. You’re going to win this state,'” Trump said at the time.
According to voter registration data obtained by OregonLive, more than 100,000 Oregon residents registered to vote this year ahead of the state’s April deadline, marking a 42 percent increase in new voter registration from 2008.
Trump is not scheduled to deliver remarks Tuesday evening, but plans to join New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the Garden State later this week for a pair of fundraisers.
