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Super Tuesday: Results InBy Tammy Daniels & Jen Thomas - February 05, 2008
 | | Assistant City Clerk Amal Rawling posts the last of the election results at Pittsfield City Hall on Tuesday night. |
The bulk of North County followed the rest of the state's lead Tuesday night in handing New York Sen. Hillary Clinton a decisive win in the state Democratic primary.
Clinton outpolled fellow Sen. Barack Obama 56 percent to 41 percent statewide.
While former Gov. Mitt Romney also won the state, he found few supporters in its northwest corner. Arizona Sen. John McCain proved more popular than the one-term governor who never set foot in North Adams.
Mayor John Barrett III, a Clinton supporter, said the hard work of her campaign is what put her over the top despite the high-profile endorsements Obama received from the governor and both the state's U.S. senators.
Adams
Clinton
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Obama
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McCain
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Romney
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Huckabee
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1,092
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527
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120
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111
|
30
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"Her organization worked hard to turn out people in Berkshire County," said Barrett on Tuesday night. "They made thousands of phone calls. They did a really good job."
Clinton generally beat Obama 2-to-1; with the exception of Adams among the towns contacted, McCain led the same way over Romney.
In Pittsfield, Clinton easily defeated Obama by more than 2,000 votes. The Illinois Democrat received 3,098 votes to Clinton's 5,602 in the city.
Sen. Benjamin B. Downing, an outspoken Obama supporter, admitted he was disappointed about the senator's loss in his district but said he wasn't ready to throw in the towel just yet.
Clarksburg
Clinton
|
Obama
|
McCain
|
Romney
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Huckabee
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208
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84
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56
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28
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7
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"Senator Obama's done incredibly well, even in traditionally red states. It really shows how he's truly a national candidate," said Downing. "I'm disappointed about the results in Massachusetts but I'm heartened by the results throughout the nation."
Romney was likely to be disappointed, too. Every precinct in the city - except for one - voted in favor of competitor McCain (Precinct 7B tallied 51 votes for both presidential hopefuls). McCain's 877 votes and Romney's 605 votes easily eclipsed closest candidates Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul, who received 164 and 93 votes respectively.
Iris Semon Pike waits for grandpa Al Pike to vote in Williamstown |
From all accounts, the primary turned out a large numbers of voters countywide, with Williamstown, home of Williams College, drawing the greatest number.
Some 57 percent, or 2,217, of the town's 4,344 registered voters cast ballots.
Town Clerk Mary Kennedy thought the high numbers were partly the result of the state moving the primary up to Super Tuesday.
"We've always had it March. By then, everything was pretty well settled," she said, adding that it was good day and everything went smoothly.
Florida
Clinton
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Obama
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McCain
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Romney
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Huckabee
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86
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48
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26
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17
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9
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Barrett put the vote in North Adams at about 50 percent - but only if the number of nonactive voters still listed were taken into account.
The number of registered voters was not immediately available but in November, 8,570 people were registered and the City Council election drew 18 percent, or 1,497, to the polls.
On Tuesday, at least 2,700 cast ballots - the bulk in the Democratic primary. The turnout was in line with City Clerk Marilyn Gomeau's prediction of about 33 percent.
This was the first time voters could choose which primary to vote in: Democratic, Republican, Green/Rainbow or Working Families.
Ralph Nader was once again on the Green Party ballot but few bothered to chose that ballot, said election workers. No one was listed on the Working Family ballot.
North Adams
Clinton
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Obama
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McCain
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Romney
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Huckabee
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1,493
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737
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247
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107
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62
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At the Freight Yard Pub in North Adams, Clinton supporters cheered each time the former first lady took a state - Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arizona, New Jersey and, not long after midnight, California.
City Councilors Gailanne Cariddi and Lisa Blackmer described Clinton as a strong candidate. "You can hear ceilings shattering," said Blackmer later.
Obama picked up Illinois, Georgia, Alabama, Minnesota, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Utah, Kansas, North Dakota and Idaho, according to NBC News projections after midnight.
According to the MSNBC Web site, McCain won in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arizona.
Poll worker Gloria Piner helps voters chose primary ballots in Williamstown. |
Romney, in addition to Massachusetts, won in Utah and the GOP caucuses in Colorado, North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana.
Gov. Mike Huckabee, picked up his home state of Arkansas and Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and West Virginia. Among the also-rans in North County, former North Carolina John Edwards picked up a smattering of votes despite exiting the race two weeks ago, as did former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Pittsfield
Clinton
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Obama
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McCain
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Romney
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Huckabee
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5,602
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3,098
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877
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605
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164
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This primary also saw a number of voters who had never cast a ballot in a primary or in any election.
"I think the reason there are so many new voters is because, now more than ever before, candidates are listening," said Downing. "This means good things for the nation. We're more likely to have politicians that match our values, our concerns."
Williamstown
Clinton
|
Obama
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McCain
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Romney
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Huckabee
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782
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1,229
|
242
|
111
|
29
|
"In the past, young people were taken for granted as volunteers or sign-holders, but more recently and especially in this campaign, young voters feel they have a real stake in the process." Barrett said, "I have never seen a primary like this. I'm just shocked by the numbers."
Also picking up votes in Pittsfield:
Ron Paul (R): 93 votes
John Edwards (D): 147 votes
Chris Dodd (D): 5 votes
Mike Gravel (D): 2 votes
Dennis Kucinich (D): 19 votes
Bill Richardson (D): 14 votes
Joe Biden (D): 25 votes
Fred Thompson (R): 7 votes
Rudy Giuliani (R): 20 votes
Duncan Hunter (R): 4 votes
Ralph Nader (G): 4 votes
Cynthia McKinney (G): 9 votes
Kent Mesplay (G): 4 votes
Kat Swift (G): 4 votes
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| Thanks for the local breakdown. I hope county residents take the time to look at them. By the way, the name of the little girl in the picture is Iris, not Isis. | | from: Her father | on: 02-06-2008 |
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| Editor: Apologies for forgetting to post the Williamstown results. We aren't always thinking straight in the wee hours of the morning. (Sorry, Mary)That goes for typos in names, too. All fixed | | from: | on: 02-06-2008 |
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| Good Reporting, but too bad you let Billary win!! | | from: "Duke" | on: 02-06-2008 |
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| I agree, this was a really nice article and great way to see how each town voted. | | from: Joe - NA | on: 02-06-2008 |
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| No results for Williamstown? | | from: jfvankin | on: 02-06-2008 |
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| what happened to Williamstown? | | from: jfvankin | on: 02-06-2008 |
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| Wow, nice job! Love the details for each town and city; easy to read and informative. Did I mention love the Hillary resuts as well... | | from: Col0206 | on: 02-06-2008 |
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