Iowa Straw Poll Wrap Up

The pre-vote speech Ron Paul made in Ames, Iowa yesterday:

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Part 2 of 2


After the speeches, the votes were cast. The results were supposed to be announced promptly at 7pm, but weren't announced until around 9pm, causing many to think some fishy business was taking place at vote counting. Here are the official results as certified by State Auditor David Vaudt and GOP Chairman Ray Hoffmann.

#1 Mitt Romney
Votes: 4516
Percent: 31.5%

#2 Mike Huckabee
Votes: 2587
Percent: 18.1%

#3 Sam Brownback
Votes: 2192
Percent: 15.3%

#4 Tom Tancredo
Votes: 1961
Percent: 13.7%

#5 Ron Paul
Votes: 1305
Percent: 9.1%

#6 Tommy Thompson
Votes: 1039
Percent: 7.3%

#7 Fred Thompson
Votes: 203
Percent: 1.4%

#8 Rudy Giuliani
Votes: 183
Percent: 1.3%

#9 Duncan Hunter
Votes: 174
Percent: 1.2%

#10 John McCain
Votes: 101
Percent: 1.0%

#11 John Cox
Votes: 41
Percent: 0.1%

14,302 Total Votes
26,000 Total Tickets Sold


After the results were announced, Ron Paul was interviewed by a student Ron Paul supporter: