It's safe to say that the Connecticut GOP Presidential Primary was most decidedly secondary in the minds of most Republicans in Southington Tuesday.
The overall turnout at Connecticut polls for the Republican presidential primary was less than impressive, but only 13 percent of voters — 786 out of the eligible 6,097 — cast their ballots at one of 11 polling stations that were open in Southington, with 529 of them voting for Romney.
A similar phenomenon was felt statewide, prompting a senate bill that would allow registrars to operate fewer polling places when voter turnout is expected to be low. Simsbury Democratic Registrar Karen Cortes is spearheading the move and will meet with legislators Wednesday to discuss Senate Bill 218, "An Act Concerning Polling Places for Primaries."
Here are the vote totals for Southington:
TOTALS
Mitt Romney .......... 529
Ron Paul ............... 120
Newt Gingrich ........ 98
Rick Santorum ....... 65
Uncommitted ......... 8
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DISTRICT BREAKDOWN
District 1
Mitt Romney, 70; Ron Paul, 16; Rick Santorum, 8; Newt Gingrich, 7; uncommitted, 1.
District 2
Mitt Romney, 46; Newt Gingrich, 11; Ron Paul, 9; Rick Santorum, 9
District 3
Mitt Romney, 33; Ron Paul, 18; Newt Gingrich, 11; Rick Santorum, 9; uncommitted, 1.
District 4
Mitt Romney, 37; Ron Paul, 5; Newt Gingrich, 4; Rick Santorum, 3.
District 5
Mitt Romney, 67; Ron Paul, 16; Newt Gingrich, 14; Rick Santorum, 6.
District 6
Mitt Romney, 67; Ron Paul, 11; Rick Santorum, 8; Newt Gingrich, 5; uncommitted, 1.
District 7
Mitt Romney, 48; Ron Paul, 11; Newt Gingrich, 9; Rick Santorum, 3; uncommitted, 1.
District 8
Mitt Romney, 39; Ron Paul, 12; Newt Gingrich, 10; Rick Santorum, 2.
District 9
Mitt Romney, 26; Ron Paul, 7; Newt Gingrich, 4; Rick Santorum, 2.
District 10
Mitt Romney, 29; Newt Gingrich: 10; Ron Paul, 8; Rick Santorum, 3; uncommitted, 2.
District 11
Mitt Romney, 44; Rick Santorum, 8; Newt Gingrich, 7; Ron Paul, 7; uncommitted, 1.
Absentee Ballots:
Mitt Romney, 23; Newt Gingrich, 6; Rick Santorum, 4; Ron Paul, 3; uncommitted, 1.
