Politics & Government
Romney Wins Big in Clair Shores
Michigan native Mitt Romney won St. Clair Shores in the Republican presidential primary election, leading former Sen. Rick Santorum by nearly 14 points.
Mitt Romney led all Republican presidential candidates Tuesday in primary voting in St. Clair Shores, .
The former Massachusetts governor and Michigan native beat rival Rick Santorum by nearly 14 points, according to unofficial results posted on the St. Clair Shores website.
Nearly 21 percent of the registered voters in the Shores cast votes in the primary, which was close to the pre-election projections by city officials.
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One voter who cast a vote for Romney was resident Freddie Hagenah. She voted for the former governor because she felt that "he has a solid background" to address her concerns about the economy, jobs, health care and national security.
Romney's victory came despite a weekend visit by Rick Santorum to at which drew nearly 350 people for an early morning rally.
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Resident Jason Means was a Santorum supporter, and wrote on the St. Clair Shores Patch Facebook page that he was voting for the former senator because, "I believe he has the best chance at defeating Obama and he shares my views on pro life issues and gun control!!"
Although the Democratic primary wasn't contested, resident Joan Kostich cast a vote for President Obama.
She supports many of his efforts, including the auto bailout.
"Imagine where this state would be if he hadn't bailed out Detrot's automakers," Kostich said.
Obama supporters also gathered at the Caribou Coffee in Grosse Pointe Woods for a house party to meet with voters.
The results from St. Clair Shores for the primary election on Feb. 28, 2012:
Precinct Gingrich Paul Romney Santorum 1 4953
379
147
2 15
37
140
95
3 25
26
158
102
4 4
43
107
77
5 26
48
142
132
6 19 45 146 80 7 9 25 68 67 8 26 45 121 106 9 14 30 93 72 10 23 55 164 136 11 12 21 87 33 12 29 61 214 119 13 60 50 279 178 14 8 39 53 70 15 22 40 159 118 16 20 52 173 119 17 33 60 182 126 18 16 39 135 113 19 21 25 109 89 20 16 21 82 68 21 20 32 117 75 22 20 32 103 90 23 17 44 162 115 24 34 38 198 126 Totals 538 961 3,571 2,453
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