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Primary shows 27 percent voter turnout

Thayer County Republicans headed to the primary polls Tuesday to cast their opinion on who should run in the Presidential race against Barack Obama. In a local vote, 482 voters picked MItt Romney to lead the way.

Thayer County had a 27 percent voter turnout.

In the race for the U.S Senate, Republicans also voted for Deb Fischer to head to Washington D.C.; Democrats want to see Bob Kerrey advance.

Find how the Thayer County 2012 primary election played out below:

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

US PRESIDENT
Democrat
Barack Obama     150

Republican
Ron Paul    86
Mitt Romney    482
Rick Santorum    126
Newt Gingrich    51
Libertarian
RJ Harris    0
Gary Johnson    0
Carl Person    0
Bill Still    0
R. Lee Wrights    0
Roger Gary    0

US SENATE
Democrat
Steven P. Lustgarten    4
Sherman Yates    2
Chuck Hassebrook    15
Bob Kerrey    178
Larry Marvin    3

Republican
Don Stenberg    101
Jon Bruning    266
Deb Fischer    411
Pat Flynn    7
Sharyn Elander    3
Spencer Zimmerman    39
US REPRESENTATIVE
Democrat
Mark Sullivan    162

Republican
Adrian Smith    666
Bob Lingenfelter    98

Libertarian
xxx    xx

BOARD OF REGENTS
University of Nebraska
Non Partisan
Lavon L. Heidemann    423
Robert J. Prokop    207
Mike Jones    240

NORRIS PUBLIC POWER
District Director
Non Partisan
Bruce D. Tegtmeier    23
Wesley Siebenneicher    34
Scott Wiens    8

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