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    SAN BENITO COUNTY FAIR - 2007

The San Benito County Republican Party had the same booth location at the County Fair that it has had for years. As you enter the Pavilion main entrance, there we are. This year’s booth can be seen at the right.

There is always a danger of missing someone when listing individuals that helped with staffing the booth. Be that as it may, here goes.

Thanks to Sally Bettencourt, John and Ellen Fisher, Cliff and Linda Hansen, Jason Hopkins, Reba, Rebecca, and Marvin Jones, John Lemos, Jason Stewart, Rick Thayer, Marsha Wilcher.

There were two raffles conducted at the fair. One was a gift basket of personal items. The other was a Ryobi power tool starter set that consisted of drill, circular saw, light, two 18-volt batteries, charger, and carrying case.

A drawing was held Sunday afternoon. Rosemary Martinez won the gift basket and Larry Brown won the power tools. Congratulations to both.

The votes in San Benito County have mirrored statewide vote totals for a number of elections. Representative results for several elections are shown below.

Election	CA	SBC
	2002
Governor (R)	42.4%	41.8%
	2004
President (R)	44.4%	46.5%
Senator (D)	55.9%	57.8%
	2006
Governor (R)	55.9%	57.1%

Statewide results for other positions, including referindums, are comparable.

A straw poll was conducted during the fair. A ballot was provided with the ten remaining Republican candidates listed. There was also room for write-in votes. Every cndidate received one or more votes. Newt Gringrich received several write-in votes. Rudy Giuliani received the most votes, 39%. Fred Thompson was next with 21% followed by Mitt Romney with 13%. The complete results are tabulated to the right.

Giuliani Thompson Romney Huckabee McCain Paul Gringrich Hunter Tancredo Keyes Brownback

39% 21% 13% 5% 4% 4% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1%

It will be interesting to see how our small unscientific sample compares with the results next February

Paid for by
San Benito County Republican Party
PO Box 271
Tres Pinos, CA 95075
Not Authorized by any Federal Candidate or Committee.
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