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How Cochise County voted in Senate bids
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Although four-term Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain had nearly a 25 percent edge over J.D. Hayworth in the statewide Republican primary, in Cochise County, the spread was about 13 percent Tuesday.
And, when the votes for Jim Deakin and write-ins are added to the mix, more people in the county voted against McCain than for him - 7,295 to 6,635.
McCain's percentage was 47.51 in the county, compared to Hayworth's 34.29. Deakin received 17.94 percent and a quarter of a percent went to write-ins.
In the Democratic primary, Rodney Glassman was the top person in a four-person field, with 2,736 votes in the county.
Coming in second was Cathy Eden with 1,549 votes, followed by John Dougherty at 1,468 and then Randy Parraz at 845. There were 115 write-ins.
Green Party candidate Jerry Joslyn, who was unopposed, received 38 votes but there were 14 write-ins.
Libertarian David Nolan, also unopposed, had 58 votes with another 11 going to write-ins.
Although four-term Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain had nearly a 25 percent edge over J.D. Hayworth in the statewide Republican primary, in Cochise County, the spread was about 13 percent Tuesday.
And, when the votes for Jim Deakin and write-ins are added to the mix, more people in the county voted against McCain than for him - 7,295 to 6,635.
McCain's percentage was 47.51 in the county, compared to Hayworth's 34.29. Deakin received 17.94 percent and a quarter of a percent went to write-ins.
In the Democratic primary, Rodney Glassman was the top person in a four-person field, with 2,736 votes in the county.
Coming in second was Cathy Eden with 1,549 votes, followed by John Dougherty at 1,468 and then Randy Parraz at 845. There were 115 write-ins.
Green Party candidate Jerry Joslyn, who was unopposed, received 38 votes but there were 14 write-ins.
Libertarian David Nolan, also unopposed, had 58 votes with another 11 going to write-ins.
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