Iowa vote goes down to the wire
The race between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum was too close to call tonight as the results of the Iowa caucuses neared completion.
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Ron Paul addressed supporters in his night rally in Ankeny, Iowa after his third place finish.
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After his fourth place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Newt Gingrich said the race for the Republican nomination was just beginning.
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Rick Santorum looked at caucus results with campaign staff in his hotel room in Johnston, Iowa.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, greeted supporters at a rally today in Des Moines.
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Voters debated tonight during a caucus near Smithland, Iowa.
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slider -- Jay Tessmer, of Clermont, Iowa, second from left, hands the hat to his son, Jacob Tessmer, 18, to deposit his ballot during the Republican caucus for Clermont and Pleasant Valley / Elgin precincts at the Clermont Opera House on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2011, in Clermont. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Liz Martin)
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Slider image -- Voters line up to register for the Republican caucus for Clermont and Pleasant Valley/Elgin precincts at the Clermont Opera House on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2011, in Clermont, Iowa. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Liz Martin)
Iowa results
1705 of 1,774 precincts reporting
- Rick Santorum
- 24.7%
- 29,051 votes
- Mitt Romney
- 24.6%
- 28,938 votes
- Ron Paul
- 21.3%
- 25,121 votes
- Newt Gingrich
- 13.3%
- 15,639 votes
- Rick Perry 10.3%
- Michele Bachmann 5%
- Jon Huntsman .6%
- No Preference .1%
Scot Lehigh
Romney’s harvest
Regardless of who ultimately wins in Iowa, Mitt Romney’s showing is good news because he is better positioned for the long haul than either Ron Paul or Rick Santorum.
Iowa caucuses kick off 2012 election season
After months of campaigning, the presidential nominating season officially began tonight with caucuses in the Hawkeye State.
Newt Gingrich calls Mitt Romney ‘a liar’
Gingrich, who was the frontrunner in Iowa just two weeks ago, said it was “baloney” that Romney had nothing to do with a barrage of negative campaign ads from an independent group.
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Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray
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