The Iowa Republican caucuses are underway, and we'll be liveblogging the results as they come in.
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With 48% reporting:
Name |
Votes |
Vote % |
Santorum, Rick |
13,339 |
24% |
Romney, Mitt |
13,011 |
24% |
Paul, Ron |
11,972 |
22% |
Gingrich, Newt |
7,248 |
13% |
Perry, Rick |
5,544 |
10% |
Bachmann, Michele |
3,065 |
6% |
Huntsman, Jon |
308 |
1% |
Other |
227 |
0% |
No Preference |
115 |
0% |
Cain, Herman |
23 |
0% |
Roemer, Buddy |
9 |
0% |
Results: AP | CBS | CNN | DMR | Google | NYT | Politico
7:21 PM PT: Again, sorry about the interruption. One of the fastest-reporting sites tonight is WNYC, which has regularly been ahead of the pack in getting results out there.
7:32 PM PT: Compared to their 2008 paces, Paul is doing 11.7% better than he did in the counties reporting so far, and Romney is 2.2 points worse. Santorum didn't run last time, of course, but comparing him to Mike Huckabee (the candidate he's probably ideologically closest to), he's 9.2% off that pace.
7:35 PM PT: So the Dems drew 240,000 last time. And the GOP looks like they'll get about 110-115K. Hell of an enthusiasm gap.
7:38 PM PT: In raw votes with 58% reporting, it's 15973 Santorum, 15389 Romney, 14,180 Paul.
7:44 PM PT: Big update, now at 76% reporting: 23,427 Romney, 22,489 Santorum, 20,087 Paul.
7:46 PM PT: Jeez, numbers are just flooding in. 85% reporting, 25705 Romney, 25587 Santorum, 22,238 Paul.
7:47 PM PT: Now Santorum up with 88% in. By less than 50 votes
7:48 PM PT: With 88% reporting, it's 26,443 Santorum (25%), 26,398 Romney (25%), 22,728 Paul (21%).
7:50 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): The liveblogging continues in the next thread.