Politics & Government
UPDATED: Dexter Area Voters Back Romney in Michigan's Presidential Primary
Here are the results from the February Republican Presidential Primary in western Washtenaw County.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the results from all Dexter-area polling locations.
Republican Mitt Romney squeaked out a victory in the Dexter area, , during Tuesday's presidential primary election.
With precincts reporting from Dexter, Scio, Lima and Webster townships at 11:35 p.m., Romney beat out Rick Santorum in Dexter by 596 votes, 2,076-1,480.
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Voter turnout was just shy of 25 percent.
"Today was a great day for (former) Gov. Romney both in Michigan and Arizona," state Rep. Mark Ouimet, R-Scio Township, said. "Now it's on to Super Tuesday, where I'm sure he will do well there. I think things are coming together nicely for him."
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Harley Rider, Dexter Township clerk, said turnout at the polls throughout the day was steady.
"We had a 24 percent turnout. I predicted between 20 to 25 percent. Hardly any Democratic ballots were issued to walk-in traffic, but many recognized Democrats voted Republican ballots," Rider said.
In the January 2008 Presidential Primary, Dexter Township had a 26.9 percent turnout.
Here's a run down of the entire Republican ticket:
Dexter Township
Dexter Township Precinct 1 reported 406 ballots returned out of 1,752 registered voters. Romney led the way with 162 votes, followed by Santorum (134), Paul (38) and Gingrich (17).
Dexter Township Precinct 2 reported 411 ballots returned out of 1,824 registered voters. Romney secured 189 votes, followed by Santorum (145), Paul (24) and Gingrich (19).
Dexter Township Precinct 3 reported 261 ballots returned out of 1,152 registered voters. Romney received 98 votes, followed by Santorum (68), Paul (32) and Gingrich (25).
Webster Township
Webster Township Precinct 1 reported 412 ballots returned out of 2,191 registered voters. Romney led with 172 votes, followed by Santorum (159), Paul (48) and Gingrich (16).
Precinct 2 reported 316 ballots returned out of 1,496 registered voters. Romney led with 162 votes, followed by Santorum (106), Paul (24) and Gingrich (16).
Precinct 3 reported 286 ballots returned out of 1,641 registered voters. Romney led with 135 votes, followed by Santorum (97), Paul (27) and Gingrich (23).
Lima Township
Lima Township Precinct 1 reported 547 ballots returned out of 2,641 registered voters. Romney secured 235 votes, followed by Santorum (189), Paul (69) and Gingrich (15).
Scio Township
Candidate Precinct 1 Precinct 2 Precinct 3 Precinct 4 Precinct 5 Precinct 6 Precinct 7 Mitt Romney 144 80 91 106 57 87 122 Rick Santorum 103 67 57 50 39 61 61 Ron Paul 39 20 15 12 37 18 29 Newt Gingrich 16 10 5 5 3 7 3 Candidate Precinct 8 Precinct 9 Mitt Romney 149 87 Rick Santorum 83 61 Ron Paul 28 12 Newt Gingrich 5 3Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
