Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama narrowly defeated John Edwards in a straw poll held last night at Towson University.
The event, sponsored by the Towson University College Democrats and the Central Baltimore County Democratic Club, attracted about 120 people, of which 95 cast ballots, said Scott Sokol, vice president of the Baltimore County club.
Obama, a senator from Illinois, received 29 percent. Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina, came in second with 27 percent. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York trailed with 16 percent. Four other candidates split the remaining votes.
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