CD6 Grassroots Straw Poll Winners: Democrat John Delaney & Republican Joe Krysztoforski // DETAILS INSIDE

This week Maryland Juice conducted a straw poll of readers to gauge the intensity of grassroots opinion in the 6th Congressional District primary elections. The results are not what we would have predicted several months ago, and yet they are not terribly shocking given the current state of the races. On the Democratic side, businessman John Delaney won the Democratic straw poll by a healthy margin -- albeit far short of a majority. In the Republican straw poll, former Congressional candidate Joe Krysztoforski won the GOP straw poll -- also by a decent margin. Krysztoforski previously claimed to have amassed hundreds of volunteers, given his popularity among Tea Party activists.

Republican Straw Poll Results (833 ballots cast):

1. Joe Krysztoforski - 397
2. Robin Ficker - 256
3. Roscoe Bartlett - 110
4. Kathy Afzali - 21
5. Peter James - 21
6. David Brinkley - 19
7. Brandon Rippeon - 8
8. Robert Coblentz - 1

Democratic Straw Poll Results (970 ballots cast):

1. John Delaney - 462
2. Rob Garagiola - 363
3. Ron Little - 82
4. Milad Pooran - 57
5. Charles Bailey - 6

Maryland Senate President Straw Poll: Ballots Have Been Mailed // VIDEO: Instructions for Senators & Proof of Anonymity

SENATORS: STRAW POLL BALLOTS WERE MAILED TODAY

CHECK YOUR ANNAPOLIS MAILBOX THIS WEEK

Maryland Juice recently announced a new experiment in guerilla journalism -- we are sending State Senators an anonymous ballot asking them whether or not they would like to see Senate President Mike Miller replaced in a leadership election. You can view our sample ballots online, but I have also produced a new video below. State Senators: Please watch the video below, as it provides loose confirmation that the ballots are anonymous, as well as further clarification on the polling process:

If you have any further questions, you can contact me anonymously.

ANONYMOUS: Maryland Juice Sample Ballots // Senate President 2012 Straw Poll

Below, Maryland Juice has posted the sample ballots for our upcoming straw poll of State Senators. We have created a separate ballot for Democrats and Republicans to see who they would choose for Senate President if an election were allowed to occur. You can watch our kickoff video for the project, as it explains the basic concept. We'll also post a second video with further explanation soon!

Maryland Juice Straw Poll // Senate President - DEMOCRATIC SAMPLE BALLOT

Maryland Juice Straw Poll // Senate President - REPUBLICAN SAMPLE BALLOT