), ▁and ▁Represent ative ▁M iche le ▁Bach mann ▁( 6 , 0 4 6 ▁votes , ▁ 4 . 9 8 %). ▁Form er ▁Ut ah ▁governor ▁and ▁amb assador ▁to ▁China ▁Jon ▁Hun ts man , ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁ski pped ▁campaign ing ▁in ▁Iowa ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁primary , ▁received ▁ 7 3 9 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 6 1 %). ▁ ▁In ▁total , ▁ 1 2 1 , 5 0 1 ▁votes ▁were ▁recorded , ▁setting ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁Iowa ▁Republican ▁c au cus ▁turn out ; ▁this ▁record ▁was ▁broken ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁votes . ▁However , ▁this ▁total ▁was ▁still ▁far ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁all - time ▁Iowa ▁c au cus ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Democratic ▁Iowa ▁c auc uses , ▁in ▁which ▁ 2 3 9 , 0 0 0 ▁Democr ats ▁voted . ▁The ▁ 1 2 1 , 5 0 1 ▁votes ▁represent ▁ 1 9 . 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁active ▁registered ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁just ▁ 5 . 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁I ow ans ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁vote ▁tot als ▁of ▁eight ▁prec inct s ▁were ▁never ▁counted , ▁so ▁the ▁vote ▁tot als ▁are ▁not ▁really ▁known . ▁ ▁The ▁secret ▁pol ling ▁results ▁at ▁Republican ▁c au cus ▁sites ▁were ▁un related ▁to ▁the ▁delegate ▁selection