Donald Trump supporters turned out in force Saturday to give the former president a decisive win in Missouri’s first Republican caucus since 2012.
In Boone County, 263 voters arrived to caucus at the Family Worship Center on Bonne Femme Church Road. Of the attendees, 219 caucused for Trump and 37 caucused for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
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Tom Mendenhall speaks in support of Donald Trump on Saturday at Family Worship Center in Boone County. Mendenhall said he is a long-time supporter of Trump.
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Seth Christensen speaks in support of candidate Nikki Haley on Saturday at the Family Worship Center in Boone County. “I wasn’t planning on doing this, but it didn’t seem like anyone else was willing to get up,” Christensen said. “I feel like somebody should speak up.”
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Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch, R-Hallsville, writes down voters’ districts Saturday at the Family Worship Center in Boone County. Votes from different districts were counted separately.
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A voter raises their hand to volunteer counting votes Saturday at Family Worship Center in Boone County. Donald Trump has won Missouri’s first caucus since 2012.
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Sara Walsh, right, counts the votes with Tom Mendenhall, middle, and Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch, R-Hallsville, on Saturday at Family Worship Center in Boone County. Donald Trump received all 20 of Boone County’s delegates.
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