St. Charles County Voters Back Romney, McCaskill
Voter turnout was 72.81 percent.
St. Charles County voters turned out on Tuesday to cast their support for Republican Mitt Romney -- and for Democrats Sen. Claire McCaskill and Jay Nixon. An area that's often characterized as a Republican stronghold, St. Charles County voters split support between the two parties, backing three Democrats for statewide positions. In the presidential race, Romney received 59.45 percent of the St. Charles County vote, while Obama received just 38.54 percent. But 49.01 percent of St. Charles County backed McCaskill for the U.S. Senate Seat. Todd Akin received 44.81 percent support and Libertarian candidate Johnathon Dine received 5.95 percent of the vote. Locally, St. Charles County supported Republicans for all state representative …
