Richard Wins TEA Party Straw Polls in Anderson and Seneca

The Anderson TEA Party hosted a congressional debate for the Third District candidates on Thursday, May 13. They held a two-question straw poll, in which Richard Cash was the clear winner, with almost 50% more votes than the next candidate. Here are the results reported by the Anderson TEA Party:

Q. Who won the debate?

  1. Richard Cash (R) - 33.3%
  2. Jeff Duncan (R) - 23.2%
  3. Mike Vasovski (R) - 13.0%
  4. Joe Grimaud (R) - 8.7%
  5. Rex Rice (R) - 8.7%
  6. Neal Collins (R) - 7.2%
  7. Brian Doyle (D) - 4.3%
  8. John Dalen (C) - 1.4%

Q. If the election were today, who would you vote for?

  1. Richard Cash (R) - 32.1%
  2. Jeff Duncan (R) - 23.1%
  3. Joe Grimaud (R) - 14.1%
  4. Mike Vasovski (R) - 12.8%
  5. Rex Rice (R) - 6.4%
  6. Neal Collins (R) - 6.4%
  7. Brian Doyle (D) - 3.8%
  8. John Dalen (C) - 1.3%

The Seneca TEA Party also conducted a straw poll at their meeting on Thursday, May 13. Randy Simpson reported that Richard Cash won their poll.

Richard Cash 45.6%
Jeff Duncan 26.3%
Rex Rice 3.5%
Mike Vasovski 3.5%
John Dalen 1.8%
No vote cast 19.3%