Politics & Government

Bartow County Helps Newt Take GA

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich got an overwhelming majority of local votes in the party's primary with Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney second and third.

10 p.m.

More than 19 percent of Bartow County's cast ballots in the presidential primary and overwhelmingly chose Republican candidate Newt Gingrich, who was shortly after the polls closed.

With 6,123 votes, Gingrich was the pick on 56.45 percent of the 10,847 Republican ballots cast in Bartow. Rick Santorum got 2,051 local votes for 18.91 percent, followed by Mitt Romney at 17.83 percent with 1,934 votes.

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With a total of 11,115 votes in the election, 268 of which went to President Barack Obama, and fell under a late-day .Β 

In the 2008 presidential primary, nearly 40 percent of registered Bartow voters cast ballots, with about 63 percent of those in the Republican primary.

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Almost 98 percent of local voters who cast ballots today chose a Republican candidate, but unlike 2008, Obama is the only contender in the Democratic primary.

Here's the breakdown of local GOP votes, which are based on results that await certification:

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Candidate Local Votes

% of Local GOP Votes

MICHELE BACHMANN 19 0.18% NEWT GINGRICH 6,123 56.45% JON HUNTSMAN 9 0.08% GARY JOHNSON 6 0.06% RON PAUL 673 6.20% RICK PERRY 19 0.18% BUDDY ROEMER 13 0.12% MITT ROMNEY 1,934 17.83% RICK SANTORUM 2,051 18.91% Total Votes-Republican 10,847

9:15 p.m.

Newt Gingrich collected an overwhelming majority of Bartow County votes. With 100 percent of the count complete, Rick Santorum is next followed by Mitt Romney.

Candidate Total Votes MICHELE BACHMANN 19

NEWT GINGRICH 6,123

JON HUNTSMAN 9

GARY JOHNSON 6

RON PAUL 673

RICK PERRY 19

BUDDY ROEMER 13

MITT ROMNEY 1,934

RICK SANTORUM 2,051

Super Tuesday in Bartow netted Obama 268 votes.

9:10 p.m.

Is it safe to say Newt Gingrich took Bartow along with Georgia? With the Kingston precinct lagging, here's the latest:

Candidate Total Votes MICHELE BACHMANN 18

NEWT GINGRICH 5,881

JON HUNTSMAN 9

GARY JOHNSON 5

RON PAUL 646

RICK PERRY 17

BUDDY ROEMER 11

MITT ROMNEY 1,884

RICK SANTORUM 1,969

263 votes for the current president thus far.

9 p.m.

Newt night continues:

Candidate Total Votes MICHELE BACHMANN 17

NEWT GINGRICH 5,085

JON HUNTSMAN 9

GARY JOHNSON 5

RON PAUL 557

RICK PERRY 13

BUDDY ROEMER 8

MITT ROMNEY 1,614

RICK SANTORUM 1,699

Obama is at 230.

8:50 p.m.

Gingrich continues to surge in Bartow's primary election results. All but two precincts are more than halfway through the count.

Candidate Total Votes MICHELE BACHMANN 17

NEWT GINGRICH 4,582

JON HUNTSMAN 8

GARY JOHNSON 5

RON PAUL 495

RICK PERRY 13

BUDDY ROEMER 7

MITT ROMNEY 1,460

RICK SANTORUM 1,544

Obama thus far has garnered 221 votes in Bartow.

8:45 p.m.

It appears Bartow voters may be helping Georgia give 76 delegates to Newt Gingrich.

Candidate Total Votes MICHELE BACHMANN 16

NEWT GINGRICH 3,783

JON HUNTSMAN 7

GARY JOHNSON 4

RON PAUL 408

RICK PERRY 12

BUDDY ROEMER 7

MITT ROMNEY 1,153

RICK SANTORUM 1,322

Obama is up to 164 local votes.

8:30 p.m.

Bartow County's first election results are in and Republican Newt Gingrich has a strong showing in the party's local votes counted thus far.

Here's the breakdown with only five of the 17 precincts two-thirds of the way to a complete count:

Candidate Total Votes MICHELE BACHMANN 10

NEWT GINGRICH 2,389

JON HUNTSMAN 7

GARY JOHNSON 3

RON PAUL 237

RICK PERRY 7

BUDDY ROEMER 6

MITT ROMNEY 738

RICK SANTORUM 850

President Barack Obama got 116 local votes in the Democratic primary.


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