How Many Arlington Republicans Voted For Scott Lively?

ARLINGTON, MA – A candidate who founded an anti-LGBT group and believes gay men were the cause of the Holocaust may seem like a long shot for governor of the bluest state in the union, but Scott Lively wasn't exactly trounced by Gov. Charlie Baker in Tuesday's primary.

The conservative pastor received 35 percent of the statewide vote in his bid for the Republican nomination Tuesday, running on a platform "to bring Biblical values back into the political arena here," according to his website.

So how many registered Republicans in Arlington voted for Lively? According to the unofficial town results, 1,430 total votes were cast in the Republican primary for governor. Of those, Baker received 918 votes to Lively's 505, and there were seven write-ins. The 64.20 percent to 35.31 percent result comes close to mirroring the statewide results.

Click here to view the full primary results.

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