GOVERNOR MITT
ROMNEY WINS THE
IOWA REPUBLICAN
STRAW POLL
Ames, IA –
Today, Governor
Mitt Romney
overwhelmingly
won the Iowa
Republican Straw
Poll. With
eleven names
appearing on the
conservative
Straw Poll
ballot, Governor
Romney won with
31.5 percent
(4,516 votes).
With the
announcement of
today's results,
Governor Romney
issued the
following
statement:
"Today, the
people of Iowa
took the first
step towards
bringing change
to Washington.
This important
victory sends a
signal to
grassroots
Republican
activists across
the country that
we are working
hard to earn
their support,
and that we are
ready to begin
the work of
strengthening
our economy, our
military and our
families."
FAST FACTS
About Governor
Romney At The
Iowa Republican
Straw Poll:
-
Total Number
Of Votes:
4,516
-
Percentage
Of Vote:
31.5%
-
Margin Of
Victory:
13.4%
-
Comparison
To 1999
Results:
31.3% Bush
Victory
(10.5%
Margin Of
Victory)
-
Comparison
To 1995
Results:
24.36% Dole
And Gramm
Tied Victory
FAST FACTS About
Governor
Romney's Efforts
In Iowa Since
January 3, 2007:
-
Number Of
Iowa "Ask
Mitt
Anythings":
53
-
Number Of
Trips: 17
-
Number Of
Events: 310
-
Number Of
Days In
State: 43
-
Number Of
Miles
Traveled In
State:
4,211.5
-
Number Of
Miles
Traveled In
The Mitt
Mobile In
Iowa: 4,684
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