orum " ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ). ▁Think ▁Progress .</ ref > ▁ ▁Iowa ▁House ▁Spe aker ▁Kra ig ▁Paul sen ▁end ors ed ▁G ing rich . ▁ ▁E lection ▁E lection ▁Day ▁was ▁a ▁" bal my ▁January ▁day ▁by ▁Iowa ▁standards " ▁with ▁temper atures ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 5 ▁degrees ▁in ▁central ▁Iowa ▁and ▁" oc cas ional ▁g ust s ▁of ▁wind ," ▁more ▁favor able ▁weather ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁c auc uses , ▁with ▁temper atures ▁of ▁ 4 ▁degrees . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁on ▁ball ot ▁The ▁Republican ▁Party ▁of ▁Iowa ▁announced ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁report ▁vote ▁tot als ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁candidates : ▁M iche le ▁Bach mann , ▁H erman ▁C ain , ▁New t ▁G ing rich , ▁Jon ▁Hun ts man , ▁Ron ▁Paul , ▁Rick ▁Perry , ▁Bud dy ▁Ro emer , ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney , ▁and ▁Rick ▁Sant orum . ▁V ote ▁counts ▁for ▁" No ▁Pre ference " ▁and ▁" Other " ▁were ▁also ▁reported . ▁ ▁The ▁eight ▁names ▁were ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁in ▁alphabet ical ▁order . ▁C ain ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁although ▁he ▁had ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁because ▁the ▁names ▁were ▁final ized ▁before ▁C ain ▁susp ended ▁his ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Al leg ations ▁of ▁irregular ities ▁and ▁results ▁cert ification