Politics & Government

Primary Stats: Who Do DuPage County Voters Want on the Presidential Ballot?

On election night we brought you results for local races. Now here's a look at who DuPage County voters picked as their presidential candidate.

Mitt Romney will be the Republican candidate on the presidential ballot this November — if DuPage County voters get their way.

The former Massachusetts governor took 54.25 percent of the vote in DuPage County during the March 20 primary, a hefty lead over Rick Santorum, who came in second. Santorum got 28.28 percent of the votes.

President Obama — the only candidate on the Democratic primary ballot — got 28,676 votes in DuPage County.

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Republican Ballot

Candidate Votes Percentage Mitt Romney 56,824 54.25% Ron Paul 10,275 9.81% Rick Perry 455 0.43% Newt Gingrich 7,085 6.76% Charles Roemer 486 0.46% Rick Santorum 29,624 28.28%

Democratic Ballot

Candidate Votes Percentage Barack Obama 28,676 100%

All of the above are unofficial results from the DuPage County Election Commission.


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