Shrewsbury Voters Pick Mitt Romney

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won Massachusetts, Virginia and Vermont, according to Boston.com.

Shrewsbury residents followed suit as they picked Romney in the Republican presidential primary. Here's the breakdown of how residents voted:

Republican Candidates: Votes:
Ron Paul 213
Mitt Romney 2,104
Rick Perry 3
Rick Santorum   250
Jon Huntsman 17
Michele Bachmann 5
Newt Gingrich 107
No Preference 22
Write-in Votes 4

Total: 2,725

All Republican and Democratic Town Committee members that ran for re-election were elected as they all were running unopposed.

The State Committee Man and Woman races for the Republican party were contested races locally.

The results for Shrewsbury are as follows:

Republican Candidates: Votes:

State Committee Man:

Brent J. Andersen 1,196
James E. Knowlton 772 

State Committee Woman:

M. McKenzie-Hebert 1,477
Chanel N. Prunier 842

Democratic candidates for Guy William Glodis and Mary Anne Dube ran unopposed and were elected as state committee man and woman, respectively.

This was the first time in that the were used and results were announced from all precincts with an hour of polls closing.