Santorum Extends Early Success in Anoka County and Minnesota to Mississippi and Alabama

Rick Santorum won primary elections in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday, extending a series of recent wins in his GOP presidential campaign. 

Locals in Anoka County can take some credit in helping him along. 

Santorum's recent surge started with his simultaneous wins in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado on Feb. 7. 

Anoka County played a role in boosting Santorum—hia support was even greater here than statewide. 

Anoka County Precinct Caucus Presidential Preference Poll Results

(Source: Minnesota Secretary of State)

Statewide, Santorum had 21,988 votes for 45 percent. Ron Paul had 13,282 votes for 27 percent. Mitt Romney had 8,240 votes for 17 percent. And Newt Gingrich had 5,263 votes for 11 percent. 

(Precinct-by-precinct results are not available from the Minnesota Secretary of State's office or the Republican Party of Minnesota.)

Fridley Patch was there when  before , making a campaign appearance at the Schwan Center at the National Sports Center in Blaine—where he rightly predicted that Minnesota would help "shake up" the national political scene.