U.P. Results of Presidential Primary
Mitt Romney won the Michigan Republican Presidential Primary, but did not win the Upper Peninsula. Although the numbers are unofficial until verified by the Secretary of State, the preliminary tally of the Michigan Presidential Primary from February 28 is in. 1,191,288 Michigan voters went to the polls. 79,544 residents turned out to vote in the First Congressional District, which includes all of Upper Michigan.
While candidate Rick Santorum won the First Congressional District over Mitt Romney 28,890 to 26,586, the U.P. county breakdown of the Republican and Democratic votes for the frontrunners is:
Republican
COUNTY Romney Santorum
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ALGER 252 411
BARAGA 396 414
CHIPPEWA 1,378 1,555
DELTA 1,091 1,525
DICKINSON 941 1,507
GOGEBIC 460 613
HOUGHTON 948 1,480
IRON 423 723
KEWEENAW 126 127
LUCE 342 350
MACKINAC 667 666
MARQUETTE 1,539 2,324
MENOMINEE 555 983
ONTONAGON 275 343
SCHOOLCRAFT 296 292
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Democratic
COUNTY Obama Uncommitted
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ALGER 78 11
BARAGA 240 59
CHIPPEWA 435 92
DELTA 551 128
DICKINSON 497 83
GOGEBIC 258 46
HOUGHTON 268 39
IRON 276 61
KEWEENAW 39 4
LUCE 87 14
MACKINAC 145 21
MARQUETTE 490 79
MENOMINEE 269 60
ONTONAGON 178 27
SCHOOLCRAFT 69 21
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Total voters in the Upper Peninsula for the Michigan Presidential Primary February 28, 2012:
ALGER 983
LUCE 1,194
MACKINAC 1,799
BARAGA 1,736
MARQUETTE 5,496
MENOMINEE 2,322
CHIPPEWA 4,222
DELTA 4,436
ONTONAGON 1,059
DICKINSON 4,298
GOGEBIC 1,860
HOUGHTON 3,508
SCHOOLCRAFT 874
IRON 2,148