(LITTLE ROCK, AR – 24 JANUARY 2010) Conservative Republican U.S. Senate candidate Curtis Coleman was awarded his second straw poll victory by grassroots workers and party activists at the Arkansas 3rd Congressional District’s Republican Straw Poll in Fayetteville, AR this weekend. Coleman received 43 percent of the 101 votes cast, followed by state Senator Gilbert Baker with 20 percent. Each of the other seven announced candidates in the Arkansas Republican U.S. Senate primary garnered less than 10 votes each.
“This is a major victory and an indicator of the growing strength and momentum on our campaign,” Coleman said. “I am honored by the confidence expressed in me by these leaders of the Republican Party of Arkansas. We expect to turn this into a victory in May and again in November.”
Eight of the nine U.S. Senate candidates attended the two-day events in Fayetteville, AR over the weekend, including participation in a candidates forum the night before the straw poll.
Coleman also won an Arkansas 4thDistrict GOP straw poll in November and narrowly missed winning a state-wide straw in December by only 2 points.
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Contact:
Alex Reed, 501-650-1120, Alex.Reed@CurtisColeman.com
Kirsten Fedewa (National Media Contact), 202.365.6936, kirsten@fedewaconsulting.com
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