Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have each carried one state in the Republican primaries, winning in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Iowa, respectively. Another Republican candidate, Ron Paul, has not yet won a primary; however, in New Hampshire, Paul came in second in the Democratic primary, with 3.7 percent of votes. President Barack Obama won by a wide majority with 79.5 percent of votes. Ex-candidate, Texas governor Rick Perry, suspended his campaign Jan. 19 and endorses Gingrich. John Huntsman also suspended his campaign and cast support for Romney. With only four candidates remaining, according to CNN Jan. 23, Gingrich is close to catching Romney in a national poll of public opinion on the election. #
Candidates place evenly in Republican primaries
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