Gov. Mitt Romney Wins Jackson County Republican Presidential Straw Poll

Sen. Fred Thompson Has Strong Showing in Poll

In second place was former Senator Fred Thompson with 27% of the vote, followed by Mayor Rudy Giuliani in third place with 13%, Senator John McCain with 12% and Rep. Ron Paul with 9% of the vote. All other candidates finished with less than 2% of the vote.

“The results of this straw poll serves as a early indication to the preference of Jackson County Republican voters for next year's Presidential primary,” said Kevin Brownlow, organizer of the straw poll.

Over 184 people took part in the informal poll and the final results are:

  1. Gov. Mitt Romney – 61 votes (33.15%)
  2. Sen. Fred Thompson – 50 votes (27.17%)
  3. Mayor Rudy Giuliani – 24 votes (13.04%)
  4. Sen. John McCain – 23 votes (12.5%)
  5. Rep. Ron Paul – 16 votes (8.69%)
  6. Sen. Sam Brownback – 3 votes (1.63%)
  7. Gov. Mike Huckabee – 3 votes (1.63%)
  8. Rep. Tom Tancredo – 2 votes (1.08%)
  9. Rep. Duncan Hunter – 1 vote (.54%)
  10. Tommy Thompson – 1 vote (.54%)

For more information on the straw poll, please visit our website at www.jacksonrepublicans.com.

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