Area voters gave Michigan native and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney a boost of support Tuesday during the Michigan primary election.
Out of the 56,394 voters in Washtenaw County, Romney garnered 10,223 Republican votes with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., coming in a close second with 9,318 votes. Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee came in a distant third with 3,572 votes and Rep. Ron Paul managed to squeak out 2,262 votes.
"I think people here were tired of the Washington-style pessimism that nothing can get better, that they're not going to make any effort to try and get things better," Romney said in a press release. "I came in and said, 'Look, I'm going to fight like the dickens to try and help this industry and turn this state around.'"
On the Democratic ticket, Sen. Hillary Clinton swept up 12,284 votes. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (2,455), Chris Dodd (760) and Mike Gravel (433) each trailed behind the 12,992 uncommitted votes cast. Though Democratic frontrunner Barrack Obama and former South Carolina Sen. John Edwards removed their names from the Michigan ballot to protest the state's Sen. Hillary Clinton swept up 12,284 votes. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (2,455) and Chris Dodd (760) each trailed behind the 12,992 uncommitted votes cast.
Though Democratic frontrunner Barrack Obama and former South Carolina Sen. John Edwards removed their names from the Michigan ballot to protest the stateís early primary, both candidates stand to gain uncommitted votersí support during the Democratic National Convention.
In Manchester, Clinton was a top contender among voters.
"I feel she is the most qualified of the candidates," resident Maureen Strong said.
"You get two for one," resident Mary Uranga said over the prospect of electing both a woman and a Democrat.
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