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Local early voting gives edge to Obama, McCain

By Bill Whitaker | Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 08:41 PM

It looks like a long night for election officials, especially with oversized caucus meetings, but early votes for McLennan County are in. Local Democrats voting for Barack Obama slightly edged out those for Hillary Clinton, 51 percent to 47 percent.

Early vote totals from the McLennan County Elections Office showed Obama getting 4,229 votes to 3,876 for Clinton.

Complete returns may tell a different story.

On the Republican side, GOP nominee John McCain got 58 percent, while Mike Huckabee, who ended his presidential run tonight, got 33 percent.

Both candidates, of course, were in Waco in recent days. McCain stumped at the Heart O’ Texas Fairgrounds on Monday and Huckabee campaigned at the Waco Hilton on Thursday.

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