Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post

fatlazyless · 01-27-2008, 07:40 AM

Laconia Daily Sun, Saturday, January 26, 2008

On the editorial page below the weekly Garrison Keillor column
............

Record number of votes cast in N.H. Primary

CONCORD (AP) - New data show that record number of votes were cast in both the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries in New Hampshire on Jan. 8.

Secretary of State William Gardner released the official vote total Friday. They showed that 241,039 Republican ballots were cast, which surpassed the party's record of 239,523 set in 2000.

Gardner said 288,503 ballots were cast in the Democratic primary Jan 8, breaking the record set in 2004 of 221,309.

In all, a record 529,542 ballots were cast.

The total number registered voters has not yet been calculated. New Hampshire lets people register at the polls, and Gardner's office has been busy re-counting ballots in both primaries.

Laconia Daily Sun
.......................

And one of those Republican votes was mine. Ok, so then why am I so pleased that the numbers figure out to be a terrific and historical high Democratic vote of 54.5%, and for the Republican vote it was 45.5%. This is excellent news for the NH Democratic party. Hey, is it time to party yet?

.........................

01-27-2008, 07:40 AM	#112
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,796 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 301 Thanked 1,026 Times in 746 Posts	Record number of votes cast... Laconia Daily Sun, Saturday, January 26, 2008 On the editorial page below the weekly Garrison Keillor column ............ Record number of votes cast in N.H. Primary CONCORD (AP) - New data show that record number of votes were cast in both the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries in New Hampshire on Jan. 8. Secretary of State William Gardner released the official vote total Friday. They showed that 241,039 Republican ballots were cast, which surpassed the party's record of 239,523 set in 2000. Gardner said 288,503 ballots were cast in the Democratic primary Jan 8, breaking the record set in 2004 of 221,309. In all, a record 529,542 ballots were cast. The total number registered voters has not yet been calculated. New Hampshire lets people register at the polls, and Gardner's office has been busy re-counting ballots in both primaries. Laconia Daily Sun ....................... And one of those Republican votes was mine. Ok, so then why am I so pleased that the numbers figure out to be a terrific and historical high Democratic vote of 54.5%, and for the Republican vote it was 45.5%. This is excellent news for the NH Democratic party. Hey, is it time to party yet? ......................... __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 01-27-2008 at 10:51 AM.