Most people are aware now that Governor Gary Johnson received over 1% of the vote, including over 1.1 million raw votes. However, it has been harder to find information about the Presidential candidates who did not perform as well. 
 
 Jill Stein currently has 396, 684 votes–she is expected to clear 400k easily once all votes are in, including write-ins. 
 
 Virgil Goode currently has 108,195 votes–he is expected to clear 115k votes in total, including write-ins. That number could go as high as 130k. 
 
 Roseanne Barr, without any write-in votes included, has polled 49,412 votes, which will likely be good enough for sixth place. With write-ins and remaining votes to be counted, Barr is expected to get over 50k. 
 
 Rocky Anderson’s vote total currently stands at 34,521. With remaining votes and write-ins, he might reach 40k. 
 
 Thomas Hoefling scored 28,593 votes so far, with 94.6% of those votes coming from California. 
 
 So far, no other candidate has received more than 15k votes. All of this information is from Google (except Goode’s numbers), so it should be taken with a grain of salt. These are not final numbers. Richard Winger suspects as many as 8% of votes are left to be counted. ||||| By Adam C. Smith, Times Political Editor 
 
 In Print: Saturday, July 14, 2012 
 
 Brace yourselves for another nail-biter presidential election in Florida. 
 
 A new Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald/Bay News 9 poll finds Barack Obama and Mitt Romney essentially tied in America's biggest battleground state, with 46 percent of likely Florida voters supporting the president, 45 percent backing the former Massachusetts governor, and 2 percent behind Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. Only 7 percent are undecided. 
 
 "A coin toss," Mason-Dixon pollster Brad Coker said. "Typical Florida." 
 
 Adding Republican Sen. Marco Rubio to the Romney ticket would only marginally help Romney in must-win Florida. A Romney-Rubio ticket leads Obama-Joe Biden 46 percent to 45 percent in Florida. 
 
 Dig into the numbers, and what's most surprising is that Obama is at all competitive with Romney: 
 
 • 54 percent of likely Florida voters say the country is on the "wrong track" with Obama at the helm. 
 
 • Only 35 percent believe his policies have improved the economy, while 41 percent say they have made it worse. 
 
 • 46 percent of voters approve of the president's job performance, while 50 percent disapprove. 
 
 • 52 percent oppose the health care overhaul — Obama's signature achievement recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — and 50 percent of Florida voters want to see it repealed. 
 
 "I own a small business, and my husband and I are doing fine. We're okay, but the future of this economy worries us a lot," said Miami businesswoman Doris Del Toro, 52, a Cuban-American independent who voted for Obama four years ago and is undecided this year. "I'm just not happy with what Obama has done. He's moved way too far to the left. He spent too much time on health care when the economy should have been his priority." 
 
 The telephone survey of 800 registered Florida voters — all likely to vote in the November general election — was conducted July 9-11 for the Tampa Bay Times, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, Bay News 9 and Central Florida News 13. The poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research, a nonpartisan, Jacksonville-based company. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points. 
 
 The bad news for Romney? It's virtually impossible for him to win the presidency without Florida's 29 electoral votes, and the poll shows he has lots of work to do in the Sunshine State over the next four months. Polls throughout the year have consistently shown a tight race in Florida, though the January Mason-Dixon poll found Romney leading Obama by 4 percentage points. 
 
 In the current poll, crucial independent voters prefer Obama to Romney, 46 percent to 41 percent. While Romney leads comfortably among men in Florida, Obama has a 14-point lead among women. 
 
 Nor is Romney's business background — the centerpiece of his campaign — overwhelmingly positive to Florida voters. 
 
 Forty-seven percent said his business background gives him the skills to better manage the government and improve the economy. But 38 percent agreed with the statement that "he is more concerned with making money and his practices in many instances have unnecessarily cost people their jobs in order to earn profits." 
 
 The Obama campaign and its allies have run ads in Florida attacking Romney's record as a venture capitalist at Bain Capital, and Romney late this week responded by airing ads in Florida blasting Obama for misleading attacks on that Bain record. 
 
 Yolonda Sultan of Tampa, a retired human resources manager and Democrat, said she has taken notice of the anti-Bain ads. 
 
 "If it's the truth, it's like wow. When I heard some of the things that he supposedly has done, it's amazing that he thinks he can bankrupt those companies and he can make all that money for himself and run a country that way," she said. 
 
 Florida voters have a more favorable than negative view of Romney's record, but Coker said the Democratic TV spots still appear to be taking a toll on Romney's image. 
 
 "For him to make that the centerpiece of his campaign, particularly the business background, I think he's got to make that gap (between favorable and unfavorable views) bigger over time," Coker said. 
 
 Janelle Jenkins, a 34-year-old Miami Democrat who works in financial services, is not especially bothered by Romney's business career, but said he appears out of touch with ordinary Americans. 
 
 "I don't agree with his policies, especially his position on Planned Parenthood. His tax plan, I also don't agree with," she said, suggesting that Romney appears to be offering little to middle-class or lower-class voters. 
 
 Romney's net worth is estimated at more than $200 million. Forty-six percent of Florida voters said that wealth is a sign of success that can inspire people, while 39 percent said it makes him out of touch with average people. 
 
 The multimillion dollar TV ad wars have been concentrated in the Tampa Bay and Orlando media markets, and the poll underscores why. Obama leads Romney by 24 points in southeast Florida, Romney leads by 21 in conservative north Florida, and the two are essentially tied in Tampa Bay and the central Florida area stretching from Daytona Beach and Melbourne across the state to Citrus County. 
 
 Among the politicians included in the poll, Rubio is far and away the most popular, with 51 percent having a favorable view of him and only 19 percent viewing him unfavorably. That compares to Obama, who is viewed favorably by 44 percent and unfavorably by 41 percent, and Romney, viewed favorably by 37 percent and unfavorably by 33 percent. 
 
 Port Orange retiree Helen Ahern, a Democrat, expects to vote for Obama but is a Rubio fan. 
 
 "He is an everyday person. He knows what it's like to raise a family. He knows what it's like to be a minority in the system. And I just think that he's not a toe-the-line conservative," said Ahern. "If he is the vice presidential running mate of Mitt Romney, I will have to think long and hard about continuing to vote for Obama." 
 
 Still, the poll does little to bolster the case for Rubio being a strong political pick for Romney, who has said the first-term senator is under serious consideration. 
 
 Adding Rubio to the ticket cuts Obama's lead among Florida Hispanic voters only to 44 percent for Romney and 43 percent for Obama. (Without considering Rubio, Obama leads among Hispanic voters, 49 percent to 42 percent.) 
 
 But overall the contest remains essentially tied with or without Rubio as the vice presidential nominee. 
 
 "It's questionable whether he can deliver the state," Coker said. "If he doesn't really help much in Florida, what benefit is he going be anywhere else?" 
 
 Times/Herald staff writers Katie Sanders and Michael Van Sickler contributed to this report. Adam C. Smith can be reached at asmith@tampabay.com. ||||| With the field of Republican candidates down to four, GOP voters trickled to the polls on the first day of early voting in South Florida with plenty of opinions about their choice to challenge President Barack Obama in November. 
 
 Many said they were deciding between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in what has been a rollercoaster race. 
 
 Romney is ahead in Florida, with more than 40 percent of GOP supporters, followed by Gingrich with 22 percent, Sen. Rick Santorum with 15 percent and Texas Rep. Ron Paul with 9 percent, according to an average of poll results compiled by RealClearPolitics.com. 
 
 At the busy West Dade Regional Library on Coral Way in Westchester, Julio Pallais, 71, said he cast his vote for Gingrich — but only after much consideration. 
 
 The retired private security guard from Nicaragua said he was leaning toward Romney earlier in the race but reversed course over Romney’s stance on illegal immigration. 
 
 “He has changed positions,” said Pallais, who came to South Florida 25 years ago. “There are illegal immigrants here who have been here for years, who have children and grandchildren here ... you shouldn’t tell them to leave.” 
 
 In Broward, Joy Diamond cast her ballot at Pompano Beach City Hall early Saturday morning. 
 
 She said Romney got her vote because she was concerned about Gingrich’s age, 68, and “not to mention his checkered background.” 
 
 Diamond said she likes Romney for his personality, background and policies. 
 
 “He’s been married for 43 years,” said the retired administrative assistant. “He has a family. He is very astute, educated.” 
 
 Though early voting is just getting underway, tens of thousands have already cast their ballots by absentee. In Florida, 473, 573 absentee ballots have been requested. As of Saturday, 185,435 absentee ballots had been cast and 11,836 early votes had been cast at precincts — for a total of 197,271, according to Brian Hughes, Republican Party of Florida spokesman. 
 
 Put into context, the total ballots cast in the botched Iowa caucus was just 122,000. This year’s New Hampshire’s record-setting GOP primary turnout was 247,000. In South Carolina, Republican party leaders expect 460,000 voters. 
 
 Romney is hoping 2012 will be better 2008 when Sen. John McCain beat him by five percentage points, 36-31 percent. Paul landed in fifth place with 3 percent. Gingrich and Santorum did not run. 
 
 In Florida, more than 4 million Republicans are registered to vote in this year’s primary. As many as one in three voters will cast ballots early. Early voting runs through Jan. 28, with the primary on Tuesday, Jan. 31. 
 
 Florida election officials say the average turnout in a primary is about 38 percent, but this year’s Republican contest is likely to draw more to the polls. 
 
 Miami Herald Reporter Marc Caputo and editor Sergio Bustos contributed to this report. 
 
 Follow @Cveiga on Twitter. ||||| Massachusetts voters flocked to the polls today, drawn by the chance to vote in sharply contested races for president and US Senate. Many precincts reported long lines and steady turnout. 
 
 After long, intense campaigns, voters said they were thrilled, and more than a little relieved, that Election Day was finally at hand — and they were eager to have their say. 
 
 In Waltham, where voters began arriving at 6:30 a.m., turnout was strong. 
 
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 “It’s wonderful,” said Georgie Hallock, an election warden. “And the number of absentee ballots has been fantastic.” 
 
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 Jilda Diorio, 67, voted Republican. It was “time for a change as far as the presidency goes,” she said. And she liked how US Senator Scott Brown, who is being challenged by Democrat Elizabeth Warren, “worked across the aisle.” 
 
 Terry Goodridge, on the other hand, voted Democratic. Obama had “accomplished a lot,” she said. As for Romney, “we’ve had our fill of him,” she said. 
 
 In Copley Square around noon, the line to vote stretched out of the Boston Public Library and onto the sidewalk. Jim Riordan, 55, said he had waited in line two hours to cast his ballot. 
 
 “It’s just a total mess downstairs,” he said. “It’s usually bad, but this is worse.” 
 
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 Riordan, an independent, said he voted for Obama, who by his reckoning “did a good job,” and Warren. 
 
 Sarah Godfrey, 33, said she planned to split her ticket by voting for Romney for president and Warren for Senate. 
 
 “I’m just not happy with the situation right now, and if things aren’t going well, it doesn’t make sense to vote for the incumbent,” said Godfrey, who voted for Obama in 2008. 
 
 “I’m not saying it’s necessarily Obama’s fault, but maybe we can give somebody else a shot this time,” she said. 
 
 As of 3 p.m., 148,133 people had cast their vote in Boston, representing 38.26 percent of registered voters, according to the city. Turnout is slightly lower than during the last presidential election. As of 3 p.m. on Election Day in 2008, 152,780 people had voted, which was about 40.11 percent of registered voters. 
 
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 Statewide, officials predict that as many as 3.2 million people could vote, surpassing the record set in 2008. 
 
 In Belmont, a cheer went up outside the Beech Street Center after Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, and his wife, Ann, cast their votes in their hometown. 
 
 “I think you know,’’ was Romney’s reply when reporters asked for whom he had voted for president. Romney, who drew several hundred supporters as well as backers of President Obama, said he was feeling “very good, very good.” 
 
 Wearing his signature barncoat and accompanied by his wife and one of his two daughters, Brown voted in Wrentham around 7:30 a.m. He said he voted for himself, and that he expected the election, which is considered to be extremely close by experts, will have a clear winner by 10 p.m. tonight. 
 
 “It’s going to be a close election and I look forward to the results,” Brown told reporters. 
 
 Some 200 people were already in line waiting to vote when Brown arrived. 
 
 “I’ve never seen it this crowded before,’’ Brown said. “And I’ve been here for 25 years.’’ 
 
 In Cambridge, Warren cast her vote around 7:45 a.m., and went to the polling place accompanied by her husband and granddaughter. 
 
 “This campaign was never about me,” Warren told reporters after voting. “This campaign was about all of us, about all the people who invested in it, all the people who truly believed that if you got out there and worked together you can make a difference.” 
 
 Globe correspondent Johanna Kaiser and John Ellement of the Globe staff contributed to this report
– Not a bad result for Roseanne Barr: Only five people finished ahead of her in this year's presidential election, notes the Independent Political Report. The comedian ran on the pro-pot Peace and Freedom ticket and drew more than 49,500 votes, according to PBS election results. That puts her in sixth, behind Obama (61 million), Romney (58 million), Gary Johnson (1.2 million), Jill Stein (410,000), and Virgil Goode (115,000). Note: an earlier version of this file based on Google's election results said she placed fifth, but those results left out Goode.) MyFox Tampa Bay notes that Barr drew about 8,000 votes in Florida, which, by the way, remains too close to call for either Obama or Romney. (Don't hold your breath for a result tonight—the Miami Herald says votes in Miami-Dade won't be fully counted until tomorrow.) No hard feelings from Roseanne, though. She tweeted congratulations to President Obama, notes the Huffington Post.