Politics & Government
Mitt Romney Wins Dearborn in Presidential Primaries
Romney led in Dearborn for Tuesday's primary election with 44 percent of more than 7,300 voters.
Dearborn was a landslide victory for Mitt Romney in Tuesday's presidential primary election. With all precincts counted, the Dearborn City Clerk's office reported that the former Massachusetts governor won 3,262 votes to former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's 2,348.
Texas Sen. Ron Paul garnered 1,188 votes, while former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich got 395.
The city's voter breakdown mostly mirrored statewide polls. As of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, most media outlets were .
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Romney's lead in Dearborn's primary accounted for 44 percent of the city's 7,372 Republican voters.
A total of 1,546 of the 8,918 registered Dearborn voters who cast their ballots Tuesday voted as Democrats, with President Barack Obama receiving 86 percent of the vote. Thirteen percent of Democrats in Dearborn were uncommitted.
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Voter turnout overall was 15 percent for Dearborn–three percentage points lower than the 2008 primaries.
Here's a look at the breakdown of votes for Republican candidates in Dearborn.
Check Dearborn Patch on Wednesday afternoon for a precinct breakdown of the votes.
