Welcome to the Official Vermont Democratic Party Straw Poll
Hundreds of Vermonters turned out to our online polls to make their pick for who among the strong field of Democratic presidential candidates should be the next President of the United States. Those polls closed Monday night and the votes are all counted.
Senator Barack Obama topped the poll, taking 36 percent of the votes. Senator John Edwards followed in second with just under 30 percent of the vote. Senator Hillary Clinton and Governor Bill Richardson came in third and fourth respectively, each garnering about 10 percent of the approximately 800 votes cast.
| Full Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sen. Obama | 36% | 6 | Sen. Biden | 3.7% |
| 2 | Sen. Edwards | 29.2% | 7 | Sen. Gravel | 1% |
| 3 | Sen. Clinton | 10.2% | 8 | Sen.Dodd | 0.3% |
| 4 | Gov. Richardson | 9.7% | Other | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Rep. Kucinich | 8.2% | None | 0.5% | |
We’re looking forward to one of these talented candidates leading our nation back to its path of progress at home and its leadership role in the world as the next President of the United States!
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| Joe Biden | Hillary Clinton | Chris Dodd | John Edwards |
| Current Job/Position:Senator from Delaware Hometown: New Castle, Del. | Current Job/Position: Senator from New York Hometown: Park Ridge, Ill. | Current Job/Position: Senator from Connecticut Hometown: East Haddam, Conn. | Current Job/Position: Director for Center on Poverty; Trial Lawyer Hometown: Robbins, N.C. |
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| Mike Gravel | Dennis Kucinich | Barack Obama | Bill Richardson |
| Current Job/Position: Lecturer Hometown: Springfield, Mass. | Current Job/Position: Representative from Ohio Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio | Current Job/Position: Senator from Illinois Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia; Honolulu, Hawaii | Current Job/Position: Governor of New Mexico Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.; Mexico City, Mexico |
