Welcome home to Springfield, Vermont, Homer and Marge Simpson. The Vermont town on Tuesday beat 13 other Springfields from around the United States in an online vote for the right to host the premiere of the upcoming Simpsons movie featuring the popular television cartoon family. The New England town, with a population of about 9,500, won with a video showing a Homer Simpson look-alike chasing a giant, pink doughnut through the town. It also boasted similarities to the cartoon Springfield, such as having a nuclear power plant nearby. "After 18 years, it's good to finally welcome the Simpsons home. Vermonters love The Simpsons," Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said in a statement. "Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie will look great on that yellow carpet with the green mountains as a backdrop."The Vermont town beat Springfields in Oregon, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and Louisiana in the video contest to best portray the "Simpsons' spirit." It landed 15,367 votes of 109,582 votes cast. Springfield, Illinois, coming in second with 14,634 votes and Springfield, Oregon, ranked third at 13,894. Springfield, Florida, came last with 1,386 votes.
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