Some expressed frustration with those on the ballot: "Anybody but the above!!!", "Help us all," and "no confidence." 8 election changed the results, said Nikki Suchanic, director of York County's elections and voter registration office. None of the write-ins for any of the races in the Nov. In total, voters in York County cast 2,164 write-ins for the presidential race. Jeb Bush, governor of Florida and George W. Bush both past presidents, or some other member of the family. So did First Lady Michelle Obama.Īnd then someone wrote in just "Bush." Without a first name, it wasn't clear if the voter meant George H.W. President Barack Obama apparently received a few votes (although his name was misspelled in one, and two others only gave his last name). Others opted to write in those who already have served in the White House. For example, one person voted for "Michael Pence/Ivanka Trump." Another typed in "Michael Pence/Donald Trump" - flip-flopping the positions of the two Republicans. In some cases, voters wrote in the names of two people, presumably their selection for president and vice president. Independent candidate Evan McMullin of Utah wasn't on the ballot in Pennsylvania, but he scored at least 487 write-ins in York County. Republican Ben Carson, who dropped out in the primary, garnered at least 71 write-in votes. Just to make sure election officials knew who they were voting for, some voters tacked on "Ohio" and "governor." On the Republican side, John Kasich, the governor of Ohio, received at least 200 votes. (Some of those included unusual spellings, such as Bernie Saners and Burnie Sanders.) The Democrat, who lost to Hillary Clinton in the primary, received at least 533 write-in votes. Some of the usual names - Mickey Mouse, Elmer Fudd and Jesus - popped up in the thousands of write-in votes cast in York County for the 2016 presidential race.īut voters in York County also typed in the names of candidates who had been in the running for the top office earlier this year.
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