Politics & Government
Election 2012: Mitt Romney Wins Big in the 5th District Straw Poll
The GOP presidential hopeful won 53 percent of the vote in the official tally for the district.
Mitt Romney came in like a lion at the 5th District Republican caucuses last Saturday, and left with the lion's share of straw poll votes, leaving his closest challenger here, Ron Paul, far behind with just 17 percent of the total.
By Saturday evening, Romney had , and voters to make their voices heard in the runup to the Republican nomination.
Here's the official tally from the 5th Legislative District Republican office:
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Mitt Romney
843
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53%
Ron Paul
263
17%
Rick Santorum
246
15%
Newt Gingrich
195
12%
Others
42
3%
Total 1589Statewide, Romney was the clear winner also, taking 37.65 percent of the total votes. Below are the statewide totals:
Candidate Votes Percentage Newt Gingrich 5,221 10.28% Ron Paul 12,594 28.81% Mitt Romney 19,111 37.65% Rick Santorum 12,089 23.81% Undecided/Other 1,749 3.44%
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