Here's how Bluffton-Beaverdam-Richland Township voted Nov. 8, 2016
Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township voters with Republicans outnumber Democrats 2 to 1, support the GOP candidate in each local precinct, on Nov. 8, according to unofficial reporting by the Allen County board of elections.
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Precinct results follow:
Precinct Clinton-D Duncon -I Johnson-L Stein-G GOP
Beaverdam 12 1 7 0 118
Bluffton A 273 1 16 5 383
Bluffton B 239 1 21 5 306
Bluffton C 165 5 29 4 374
Richland A 113 4 24 1 383
Richland B 102 2 19 3 420
Bluffton and Richland Township voters took their civic duties seriously on Nov. 8. The lowest precinct of voting was higher than the Allen County average of 66.8 percent.
Here’s the percentage of voting in the township and village:
Bluffton A – 849 registered; 699 voted; 82.3 percent
Bluffton B – 826 registered; 591 voted; 71.5 percent
Bluffton C – 791 registered; 594 voted; 75 percent
Richland A – 684 registered, 539 voted; 79 percent
Richland B – 702 registered; 555 voted 79 percent
Two local options were on the Nov. 8 ballot. Both passes.
• Precinct B – Marathon beer sales, 355 in favor; 211 opposed
• Precinct C – The Grille, liquor license, 441 in favor; 126 opposed
As a comparison to the Nov. 8 vote, here’s the May 2016 primary tallies.
Democrat Clinton Sanders
Beaverdam 6 8
Bluffton A 72 59
Bluffton B 49 89
Bluffton C 29 50
Bluffton total 150 198
Richland A 34 24
Richland B 21 29
Richland total 55 53
Republican Cruz Kasich Rubio Trump
Beaverdam 12 27 3 28
Bluffton A 60 198 10 69
Bluffton B 70 121 4 58
Bluffton C 61 158 7 83
Bluffton total 191 477 21 210
Richland A 56 154 3 83
Richland B 71 174 7 70
Richland total 127 328 10 153
Here are local voting records since 2000.
2016 BLUFFTON RICHLAND TWN
+GOP – R 1,063 803
Clinton – D 677 215
Johnson – L 66 43
Stein – G 14 4
2012
Romney – R 1,127 794
+Obama – D 721 255
2008
McCain – R 1,058 796
+Obama – D 715 294
2004
+Bush – R 1,054 840
Kerry – D 515 222
2000
+ Bush – R 953 737
Gore – D 455 212
Nader 60 15
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