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Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the Presidential Primary was held in the Becket Town Hall, 557 Main Street, on February 5, 2008. The polling hours were 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Prior to the polls opening, the Ballot Box was publicly opened, examined and found to be empty; the register was set at zero. The results of the election are as follows:
DEMOCRATIC |
VOTES |
333 Ballots Cast |
Presidential Preference (Vote for one Candidate OR vote for "No Preference") |
Blanks |
0 |
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John R. Edwards |
2 |
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Hillary Clinton |
170 |
|
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. |
1 |
|
Christopher J. Dodd |
0 |
|
Mike Gravel |
0 |
|
Barack Obama |
157 |
|
Dennis J. Kucinich |
1 |
|
Bill Richardson |
0 |
|
NO PREFERENCE |
2 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
|
~ |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
333 |
|
State Committee Man (Vote for One Man) |
|
|
Blanks |
77 |
|
Peter G. Arlos |
146 |
|
Matt L. Barron |
109 |
|
Write Ins: |
|
|
All Others |
1 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
333 |
|
State Committee Woman (Vote for One Woman) |
|
|
Blanks |
103 |
|
Margaret Johnson Ware |
229 |
|
Write Ins: |
|
|
All Others |
1 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
333 |
|
Town Committee (Vote for not more than 35 OR Vote for Group) |
|
Blanks |
11652 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
All Others |
3 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
11655 |
|
REPUBLICAN |
VOTES |
80 Ballots Cast |
Presidential Preference (Vote for one Candidate OR vote for "No Preference") |
Blanks |
0 |
|
John McCain |
38 |
|
Fred Thompson |
1 |
|
Tom Tancredo |
0 |
|
Duncan Hunter |
0 |
|
Mike Huckabee |
9 |
|
Mitt Romney |
28 |
|
Ron Paul |
4 |
|
Rudy Giuliani |
0 |
|
NO PREFERENCE |
0 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL VOTES |
80 |
|
State Committee Man (Vote for One Man) |
|
|
Blanks |
77 |
|
Write Ins: |
2 |
|
Matthew Kinnaman |
1 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
80 |
|
State Committee Woman (Vote for One Woman) |
|
|
Blanks |
80 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL VOTES |
80 |
|
Town Committee (Vote for not more than 10) |
|
|
Blanks |
798 |
|
Write Ins: |
|
|
All Others |
2 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
800 |
|
GREEN-RAINBOW |
VOTES |
1 Ballots Cast |
Presidential Preference (Vote for one Candidate OR vote for "No Preference") |
Blanks |
0 |
|
Jared Ball |
0 |
|
Ralph Nader |
1 |
|
Elaine Brown |
0 |
|
Kat Swift |
0 |
|
Cynthia McKinney |
0 |
|
Kent Mesplay |
0 |
|
NO PREFERENCE |
0 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
1 |
|
State Committee Man (Vote for One Man) |
|
|
Blanks |
1 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
|
~ |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
1 |
|
State Committee Woman (Vote for One Woman) |
|
|
Blanks |
1 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
|
~ |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
1 |
|
Town Committee (Vote for not more than 10) |
|
|
Blanks |
10 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
10 |
|
WORKING FAMILIES |
VOTES |
0 Ballots Cast |
Presidential Preference (Vote for one Candidate OR vote for "No Preference") |
Blanks |
0 |
|
|
|
|
NO PREFERENCE |
0 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
0 |
|
State Committee Man (Vote for One Man) |
|
|
Blanks |
0 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
0 |
|
State Committee Woman (Vote for One Woman) |
|
|
Blanks |
0 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
0 |
|
Town Committee (Vote for not more than 3) |
|
|
Blanks |
0 |
|
Write Ins: |
0 |
|
TOTAL VOTES |
0 |
|
Registered voters: |
1211 |
|
Ballots cast: |
414 |
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Percent Voting |
34% |
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A total of 414 votes were cast. There were 22 absentee ballots, 2 Provisional ballots and 4 spoiled ballots. The AutoMARK voter assist terminal was tested at 6:50 a.m. and 1:08 p.m. Election Officials were Dorothy Bellavance, Eva Bonney, Joyce Brownhill, Claire Daigle, Gale LaBelle (Warden), Blanche Lennington, and Joan Moylan (Clerk). The Constable was Michael Sawyer. The polls closed at 7:00 p.m. and the unofficial results were printed and posted.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne W. Pryor,
Town Clerk
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