Seifert wins straw poll
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State Rep. Marty Seifert of Marshall won the straw poll of Republican Party activists at today's GOP State Party Convention. State Representative Tom Emmer was second. Former State Auditor Pat Anderson was third. State Sen. David Hann was fourth. None was fifth and State Rep. Paul Kohls was sixth.
I'll post the totals later.
Seifert won with 37 percent of the vote. Emmer received 23 percent. Anderson won 14 percent. Hann received 12 percent.
Update: Here's the official results from the MNGOP:
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First Choice
Marty Seifert, 454 votes
Tom Emmer, 283 votes
Pat Anderson, 174 votes
Hann, 146 votes
No Votes, 59 votes
Kohls, 58 votes
Other, 16 votes
Herwig, 14 votes
Jungbauer, 10 votes
Haas, 10 votes
Davis, 10 votes
Second Choice
Hann, 216 votes
Emmer, 207 votes
Anderson, 182 votes
No Vote, 172 votes
Seifert, 171 votes
Kohls, 128 votes
Haas, 46 votes
Jungbauer, 37 votes
Davis, 29 votes
Other, 25 votes
Herwig, 20 votes