Politics & Government

One Fairfax City Precinct Voted for Ron Paul

Polls in city limits saw higher turnout rate than Virginia.

Voters at almost all Fairfax City precincts showed a preference for Mitt Romney over Ron Paul on Super Tuesday with 60 percent of the votes, falling in line with the . 

Fairfax City turnout (6 percent) topped the state turnout rate (5 percent). Precinct 2, a sliver of area stretching up the center of the city from Main Street to , had the highest turnout within the city limits at 195 votes. Precinct 1, the lower left part of Fairfax west of Chain Bridge Road and including Westmore, boasted the lowest turnout at 121 votes.

Romney won five out of six precincts Tuesday. Precinct 6, the Jermantown area of Fairfax, gave Ron Paul a small victory by a margin of four votes. 

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Two of the potential GOP presidential nominees, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, to make the Virginia ballot. 

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A breakdown of Fairfax City's precincts:

  • Precinct 1: Paul-58, Romney-63
  • Precinct 2: Paul-62, Romney-129
  • Precinct 3: Paul-73, Romney-122
  • Precinct 4: Paul-63, Romney-107
  • Precinct 5: Paul-60, Romney-88
  • Precinct 6: Paul-68, Romney-64
  • Absentee: Paul-13, Romney-31 

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