Friday, March 02, 2007
McCain wins Spartanburg straw poll
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Arizona Sen. John McCain won a Spartanburg, South Carolina straw poll Friday, an early sign of how conservative South Carolinians might view the GOP presidential field.
McCain beat former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani by two votes, 164-162, according to Spartanburg County GOP chairman Rick Beltram. California Rep. Duncan Hunter came in third with 158 votes. A total of 776 people voted in the straw poll. Full results: Arizona Sen. John McCain: 164 Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani: 162 California Rep. Duncan Hunter: 158 Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback: 85 Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: 80 Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: 33 (write-in) Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: 21 Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo: 10 Attorney John Cox: 4 Texas Rep. Ron Paul: 4 Secretary of state Condoleezza Rice: 2 (write-in) Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore: 1 Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson: 1 Sanders (the party was unable to identify this candidate): 1 (write-in) -- CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
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