Updated: Romney Wins Low Turnout Vote in Republican Presidential Primary

Updated at 11 p.m.

The majority of voters in East Windsor and Windsor Locks followed the rest of the state in casting their ballots for Mitt Romney in the Republican Presidential Primary Tuesday.

In East Windsor, Romney received 140 votes; Newt Gingrich, 20 votes; Ron Paul, 30 votes; Rick Santorum, 17 votes; and uncommitted, 2 votes.  A total of 209 out of 1,452, or 14.4 percent of registered Republicans voted, Registrar Dan Nadeau said.

In Windsor Locks, Romney received 127 votes; Gingrich, 17 votes; Paul, 21 votes; Santorum 14; and uncommitted, 1 vote. A total of 190 of 1,330, or 14.3 percent, of   registered Republicans voted, Registrar Douglas Hamilton said.

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Voters have been sparse today in Windsor Locks and East Windsor polling places for the Republican Presidential Primary.

By about 1 p.m. at Windsor Locks Town Hall 53 people had voted in the primary. Registrar Douglas Hamilton said he was not surprised by the low turnout after Republican candidate Rick Santorum pulled out of the race.
 
Hamilton said he’d heard a television news report that the state was expecting about a 20 percent turnout for the primary. He said he wasn’t sure that Windsor Locks two polling places would see that turnout.

In East Windsor, by about 2:30 p.m. there had been 56 voters at the town hall annex polling place, officials said.

“Unfortunately, it’s because everybody figures it’s over,” Registrar Linda Sinsigallo said. “We still have a chance to get delegates at the convention.”

All registered Republicans are eligible to vote in Tuesday's election.

The names of the candidates appearing on Tuesday’s ballot in the order listed, according to information provided by Secretary of the State Denise Merrill’s Office:

• Newt Gingrich, Atlanta GA

• Ron Paul, Springfield MA

• Mitt Romney, Boston MA

• Rick Santorum, Verona PA

• Uncommitted

You still have time to vote if you're a Republican.

• There are two polling places in East Windsor - and the town hall annex, 25 School Street.
• There also are two polling places in Windsor Locks, and .
• Voting is until 8 p.m.
• Today is the deadline for new voters and unaffiliated voters enrolling in a party in person at Town Hall.

Contact the registrars of voters if you have any questions. East Windsor's can be reached at  860-292-5915. The registrars in Windsor Locks can be reached at 860-654-1619.