York, PA - Search the database to see who got write-in votes

A couple of Congressmen who weren't on the November ballot polled pretty well in York County, a tally of write-in votes revealed.

Retiring U.S. Rep. Todd Platts, R-York County, got 315 write-in votes for offices ranging from president to several state house of representative seats. He received 288 votes to keep his seat in Congress.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who tried to earn the Republican nomination for president, got 403 of the 773 write-in votes cast for president in York County. Virgil Good, a Constitution party candidate, got 46, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's name was written in 31 times.

In all, spreadsheets released by the county's voter registration office show York County residents cast 3,186 write-in votes. There weren't enough write-in votes in any single race to affect the outcome on Nov. 6.

Some challengers in the April primary showed they still have some support. For example, Dan Bradley, who lost to 196th district state Rep. Seth Grove, R-Dover Township, received 27 votes. Kelly Henshaw, who lost to 94th district state Rep. Stan Saylor, got 54 votes. (Note: the totals include the most liberal -- not in a political sense -- reading of the voter's intent).

As usual, the write-in votes reveal voters' anger, frustration, sense of humor and nostalgia. Here's a look:

Comedy is better than political rhetoric

The comedy duo of Jon Stewart and Lewis Black got a vote for president. Wonder if they knew they were a ticket? Archie Bunker, Stephen Colbert, Mickey Mouse, Daffy Duck, Donald Duck and Ellen Degeneres got votes for various offices. And someone from Jackson Township wrote in Finn the Human and Jake the Dog from the Cartoon Network show "Adventure Time."

Keeping the faith

Jesus received 34 votes for offices from president to congressman to 93rd state representative. God checked in at 24 for a similar range of jobs. One person wishes the Holy Spirit could be one of Pennsylvania's U.S. senators.

Why is it so hot, and scary, in this voting booth?

Satan received six votes, all but one from a precinct in Dallastown. (It's probably just coincidence that Stephen King, master horror novelist, and York County resident and horror novelist Brian Keene got votes here, too.)

I liked it better when this guy was in office

George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt and Harry S Truman received votes.

I'm actually not sure who's in office or on the ballot

Some people wrote in the names Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for president.

The world would be better if it were run by animals

"Ginger, my cat" got a vote for U.S. Senator. Amber the Dog and Samson My Dead Dog each received a vote to be state representative in the 196th district. Samson also was a write-in choice for state senator from the 31st district.

Family matters

Did you realize that either "You" or "Your Mom" could have been a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania if only you had gotten many thousands more votes than the one each you received in York County?

Um, I don't really understand this voting thing

Someone in North Codorus Township reported that they were "Happy to vote," as opposed to actually voting for a candidate in the 196th state house district.

The phrase "Vote for Obama" appealed to someone in Windsor Township so much that they wanted it to be the state representative for the 94th district.

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