Romney Wins Texas But Senate GOP Race Headed To A Run-Off

Mitt Romney Wins Enough Delegates
To Secure the Republican Nomination
Pix by Bill Smith

Today, Mitt Romney won the "Big Dog" Texas primary and will receive enough delegates to put him over the 1144 total delegates required to secure the GOP nomination for president. Romney will continue winning even more delegates in the remaining Republican primaries on June 5th, New Jersey (50 delegates), New Mexico (23), South Dakota (28), Montana (25), and the last Big Dog California with 172 delegates. Nevada has the clean up spot with the final GOP primary June 26th with 28 delegates.

Updated:  11:55 PM --Texas (155 Delegates - Proportional Primary): With over 90% of the Precincts reporting, Romney has 68.8%; Ron Paul 11.8%; Rick Santorum 8.3%; Newt Gingrich 4.7%; Uncommitted 4.2%; Michele Backmann 0.9%; and Others 1%. Expected delegate distribution: Romney 105 delegates; Paul 18 delegates; Santorum 13 delegates; Gingrich 7 delegates; uncommitted 9 delegates; Michele Backmann 2 delegates and 1 delegate to be distributed.

The Texas Senate Republican primary race is headed to a run-off between Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and TEA Party backed candidate and former solicitor general Ted Cruz. With 5 candidates in the race and over 90% reporting, Dewhurst 45%; Cruz 34%; three other candidates 19%

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