VALDOSTA – Lowndes County Republican voters attended precinct meetings at Austin’s Cattle Company on Saturday morning. There, they nominated and voted for delegates who will represent each of the precincts at the Lowndes County Republican Convention on March 19.

In the official straw poll conducted at Saturday’s meeting, voters favored Cruz (63.4%) over Trump (19.5%), followed by Kasich and Rubio (tied at 7.3%), Carson (2.5%), and Bush (0%).

“The grassroots efforts which have served Cruz so well in his prior campaigns seem to be serving him well in the presidential race also.

As the Georgia primary approaches, Cruz continues to receive major endorsements from some big names,” said  Miranda L. Moore with Lowndes County for Ted Cruz. “The list has recently come to include that of Tea Party founder, Keli Carender, which is not surprising considering that Cruz is the only candidate that thoroughly and consistently represents Tea Party ideals. Other recent major endorsements include former S. Carolina governor, Mark Sanford as well as Kansas Representative and Freedom Caucus member, Tim Huelskamp.”