Delegate Totals: Where Do the Candidates Stand?
Published at(WASHINGTON) — At the end of the first month of the primary season, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has a commanding lead where delegate allotment is concerned. Tuesday night’s victory in Florida gave him 50 delegates, bringing his total projected number of delegates to 71.
Candidate (Projected # of Delegates)
- Romney (71)
- Gingrich (23)
- Santorum (13*)
- Paul (3)
- Huntsman (2)
A candidate must receive 1,144 delegates in order to clinch the GOP nomination.
*Note that all of Santorum’s 13 delegates, along with 12 of Romney’s 71 delegates, are unbound, and therefore subject to change.
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