Washington Republicans attending precinct caucuses vote for a nominee in the GOP presidential contest. The ballot is a straw poll, and doesn't award delegates to any of the candidates. Instead, it's a snapshot of … Read more
Caucuses are meetings for like-minded people, in this case Republicans. Washington doesn't register voters by party, so to participate, an attendee must say that he or she is a Republican and will not attend a Democratic caucus in April. … Read more
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| At stake: | 43 delegates |
100% precincts reporting
 Mitt Romney19,111 votes | 37.6% |
 Ron Paul12,594 votes | 24.8% |
 Rick Santorum12,089 votes | 23.8% |
 Newt Gingrich5,221 votes | 10.3% |
 Other1,749 votes | 3.4% |
Data: Washington State Republican Party
Last updated: March 4, 1:05 a.m.
| County | Total votes | Newt Gingrich | Ron Paul | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide Total 100% reporting | 50,764 | 10.3% | 24.8% | 37.6% | 23.8% | 3.4% |
| Adams 100% reporting | 103 | 3.9% | 8.7% | 58.3% | 27.2% | 1.9% |
| Asotin 100% reporting | 127 | 9.4% | 37% | 30.7% | 22.8% | 0% |
| Benton 100% reporting | 1,677 | 11.9% | 18.4% | 43.4% | 24.9% | 1.4% |
| Chelan 100% reporting | 728 | 13.6% | 24.9% | 28.7% | 26.6% | 6.2% |
| Clallam 100% reporting | 868 | 11.4% | 25.9% | 30.2% | 26.2% | 6.3% |
| Clark 100% reporting | 4,325 | 10.1% | 28.5% | 37% | 22.5% | 1.9% |
| Columbia 100% reporting | 64 | 4.7% | 21.9% | 14.1% | 51.6% | 7.8% |
| Cowlitz 100% reporting | 809 | 8.4% | 28.2% | 33.7% | 26% | 3.7% |
| Douglas 100% reporting | 354 | 18.6% | 18.9% | 24.6% | 34.2% | 3.7% |
| Ferry 100% reporting | 85 | 10.6% | 34.1% | 20% | 28.2% | 7.1% |
| Franklin 100% reporting | 701 | 9.8% | 19.5% | 40.1% | 27.5% | 3% |
| Garfield 100% reporting | 58 | 10.3% | 6.9% | 41.4% | 39.7% | 1.7% |
| Grant 100% reporting | 826 | 10.4% | 22.8% | 42.5% | 19.7% | 4.6% |
| Grays Harbor 100% reporting | 372 | 17.2% | 28.8% | 29% | 22.3% | 2.7% |
| Island 100% reporting | 820 | 16.1% | 19.8% | 38.3% | 22.3% | 3.5% |
| Jefferson 100% reporting | 321 | 14.3% | 29.6% | 38.9% | 12.8% | 4.4% |
| King 100% reporting | 12,196 | 7.2% | 25.2% | 47% | 18% | 2.7% |
| Kitsap 100% reporting | 2,143 | 13.5% | 18.4% | 37.2% | 28% | 2.9% |
| Kittitas 100% reporting | 353 | 15% | 17.3% | 35.4% | 29.7% | 2.5% |
| Klickitat 100% reporting | 264 | 23.1% | 30.7% | 22% | 20.1% | 4.2% |
| Lewis 100% reporting | 872 | 16.5% | 22.8% | 32.6% | 23.2% | 4.9% |
| Lincoln 100% reporting | 215 | 20.5% | 24.7% | 23.3% | 26.5% | 5.1% |
| Mason 100% reporting | 468 | 11.1% | 20.7% | 34.8% | 31.6% | 1.7% |
| Okanogan 100% reporting | 355 | 13.8% | 45.6% | 16.9% | 21.4% | 2.3% |
| Pacific 100% reporting | 191 | 14.7% | 30.4% | 24.1% | 20.4% | 10.5% |
| Pend Oreille 100% reporting | 194 | 14.4% | 34% | 18% | 23.7% | 9.8% |
| Pierce 100% reporting | 4,057 | 9.9% | 22.6% | 37.9% | 25.8% | 3.8% |
| San Juan 100% reporting | 239 | 20.1% | 23.4% | 25.9% | 21.8% | 8.8% |
| Skagit 100% reporting | 985 | 16.6% | 17.4% | 40.8% | 20.7% | 4.5% |
| Skamania 100% reporting | 183 | 9.3% | 52.5% | 20.2% | 15.8% | 2.2% |
| Snohomish 100% reporting | 4,338 | 10.2% | 24.9% | 42.4% | 22.4% | 0% |
| Spokane 100% reporting | 5,066 | 8.1% | 26.5% | 30% | 29.8% | 5.6% |
| Stevens 100% reporting | 879 | 10.7% | 31.7% | 19.8% | 31.4% | 6.4% |
| Thurston 100% reporting | 1,200 | 7.7% | 26.4% | 40.4% | 20.5% | 5% |
| Wahkiakum 100% reporting | 66 | 12.1% | 28.8% | 45.5% | 12.1% | 1.5% |
| Walla Walla 100% reporting | 721 | 12.5% | 16.2% | 36.6% | 31.3% | 3.3% |
| Whatcom 100% reporting | 2,160 | 11.9% | 27.8% | 22% | 33% | 5.3% |
| Whitman 100% reporting | 316 | 10.4% | 31% | 17.1% | 29.7% | 11.7% |
| Yakima 100% reporting | 1,065 | 12.8% | 21.1% | 37% | 23.7% | 5.4% |
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Washington Republicans attending precinct caucuses vote for a nominee in the GOP presidential contest. The ballot is a straw poll, and doesn't award delegates to any of the candidates. Instead, it's a snapshot of where Republican activists stand as they enter their caucuses.
Because of its timing, between two major primaries on Feb. 28 and Super Tuesday on March 6, the Washington caucuses drew attention from all four Republican candidates and prompted several campaign visits to the state.
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Caucuses are meetings for like-minded people, in this case Republicans. Washington doesn't register voters by party, so to participate, an attendee must say that he or she is a Republican and will not attend a Democratic caucus in April.
Voters gather by precinct, sometimes in a place that has many precincts in a large hall or auditorium, sometimes with a single precinct meeting in someone's home. Party rules for the caucus are explained, and attendees usually talk about two things — who they support for president and what issues they think should be in the party's platform, or statement of principles.
They elect delegates and alternates -- the number is based on past support for GOP candidates in each precinct — to the county convention, where a county platform is adopted and delegates to the state convention are chosen. It's at that convention where delegates pledged to specific presidential candidates are elected for the national convention, and a state platform is adopted.