Vermont is one of those good places.

As it turns out, enough people wrote in Bernie Sanders in Vermont that he came in third in the state, earning more votes than Gary Johnson and Jill Stein combined. (He earned about 4,500 in New Hampshire,* which was fewer than Stein.) But that's by no means the most interesting entry in Vermont's list.

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Here, in order of most-to-least votes received, are some of the more interesting candidates to have gotten votes for the presidency in Vermont. We are not making this up.

Michelle Obama (15 votes)

Theo Epstein, former Red Sox general manager (11 votes)

Tom Brady, Patriots quarterback (9 votes)

Barack Obama (8 votes)

David Ortiz, former Red Sox player (8 votes)

Willie Nelson, musician (7 votes)

Edward Snowden, whistleblower (4 votes)

Mike Rowe, TV person (3 votes)

Alice Cooper, musician (2 votes)

Bill Nye, TV scientist (2 votes)

The Dalai Lama (2 votes)

Elon Musk, inventor and businessman (2 votes)

Frank Underwood, fictional character from a bad show (2 votes)

God (2 votes)

Jerry Garcia, musician (2 votes)

Pope Francis (2 votes)

Ronald Reagan (2 votes)

Sarah Palin (2 votes)

Evan McMullin, the independent candidate who did decently in Utah, got 635 votes, a bit behind John Kasich. McMullin might have been better served had people known his name; among the variants offered up were Evan McMillan, Eben McMullin, Edward McMullen, Eric McMullen, E. McMullan, Guan McMullen, John McMullen and a Superbad-style McMillen. (Kasich lost a few votes to misspellings, too, including a Mike Kasich.)

The following candidates all received one vote in Vermont: Al Gore, Alec Baldwin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Betty White, Bill Murray, "Brett" Favre, Bruce Springsteen, Charlie Rose, Chuck Norris, Clint Eastwood, Cory Booker, Dale Earnhardt, David Petraeus, Dolly Parton, Eddie Van Halen, "Fidel," "Gary Bushey," George "Stephonopolis," H. Ross Perot, Harrison Ford, Henry Rollins, Hulk Hogan, Hunter S. Thompson, Ivan Drago, Jack Daniels, Jello Biafra, Jesus Christ (only 1 vote!), Jim Morrisson, "Jimmy Buffet," "Jimmy Buffeet," John Cusack, "John" Stewart, Jon Snow, Judge Judy, "Keifer" Sutherland, Larry Bird, Les Claypool, Louis C.K., Mark Cuban, "Mario" Rubio, "Mark" Rubio, Marshawn Lynch, Morgan Freeman, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Neil Young, Noam Chomsky, "Ozzie," Patrick Stewart, Richard Nixon, Ron "Jermeny," Snoop "Dog," Steven King, Ted Nugent, The Rock and Warren Buffett.

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Many of those people are dead.

"R. Paul" also got a vote, as he/they did in New Hampshire. In New Hampshire, the board of elections rolled "R. Paul," Rand Paul and Ron Paul into one big category.

And since I know you are wondering: No, Harambe did not get any votes in Vermont. However, "Haramb" did -- the noble gorilla falling victim to the same misspelling problem that Evan McMullin experienced. Of course, Harambe is also dead, so it doesn't really matter that much.