Politics & Government
Romney Dominates at Lorton Polling Places on Super Tuesday
Romney sweeps area with 563 votes.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept all of Lorton's precincts in Virginia's Super Tuesday primary.
Only 875 voters out of 19,166 registered Lorton voters (4.5 percent) took to the polls, and the former Massachussets Governor outpaced opponent Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) 563 votes to 312.
were the only candidates on the ballot in Virginia. About 65 percent of Fairfax County voters favored Romney.
Find out what's happening in Lortonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The following is a list of how Romney and Paul fared at the polling locations in the Lorton area:
Lorton Precincts
Find out what's happening in Lortonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Registered Voters Votes for Mitt Romney Votes For Ron Paul Voter Turnout
617 - Lorton Library
2,008 34 24 2.9% 618 - Newington Forest 4,600 126 85 4.8% 619 - Belvoir 2,142 79 49 6.3% 622 - Lorton Station 2,744 57 48 4% 625 - Lorton Center 1,905 97 21 7.1% 628 - Laurel Hill 3,149 55 45 3.4% 629 - South County 2,618 115 40 2.2% Total: 19,166 563 312 4.5%So, How does this compare to the 2008 returns?
Lorton Precincts Registered Voters Mitt Romney Ron Paul John McCain Fred Thompson Mike Huckabee Rudy Giuliani Voter Turnout 617 - Lorton Library 1,566 6 4 31 1 19 0 4% 618 - Newington Forest 4,438 26 29 175 6 121 2 8.2% 619 - Belvoir 2,383 5 9 121 1 63 0 8.7% 622 - Lorton Station 2,784 5 5 70 1 40 0 4.7% 625-Lorton Center 1,802 14 7 114 3 34 0 11.7% 628-Laurel Hill 4,504 23 17 217 3 105 0 8.5% 629 - South County NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Total 17,477 79 71 728 15 382 2 7.3%
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here
