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Bucks GOP Straw Poll: Trump Comes In The Lead

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Tom Sofield
Donald Trump at an event earlier this year. Credit: Wikimedia
Donald Trump at an event earlier this year.
Credit: Wikimedia

According to an informal straw poll held by the Bucks County Republican Committee at the Middletown Grange Fair, Donald Trump had a lot of support among fairgoers.

Matching up with a recent Fox New Channel poll, the billion dollar businessman known for his brash attitude, received 25 percent (778) of ballots cast during the inaugural straw poll. In second place, surgeon Dr. Ben Carson received 17 percent (542) of the vote.

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Candidates Jim Gilmore and George Pataki, both former governors, came in last among the large Republican pool of primary candidates with only six votes.

Throughout the grange fair, more than 3,100 people voted in the straw poll.

Here are the results of the straw poll, according to a chart on the Bucks GOP website:

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“Voting was open from Wednesday 8/12/15 through Sunday 8/16/15 to all attendees of the Middletown Grange Fair Regardless of residency, registration status or party affiliation,” a disclaimer under the results reads.

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.