Gov. Mitt Romney swept Tuesday’s Arizona and Michigan Republican primaries. Romney took Arizona by more than 20 points and, with that, all 29 of its delegates. But, it wasn’t as easy in his home state of Michigan. The governor edged Senator Rick Santorum by just three points and split its 30 delegates evenly with Santorum. As previously noted here, Romney’s superior organization and financial backing played a significant factor in his come-from-behind victory.
Looking at the delegate count, Romney leads Santorum 167 to 87. Speaker Newt Gingrich has 32 and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, also a factor, has 19. A candidate needs 1,144 delegates to win the nomination, which makes next Tuesday, March 6 – known as Super Tuesday – so important.
On Super Tuesday, 466 delegates are up for grabs in ten states—Alaska (27 delegates), Georgia (76), Idaho (32), Massachusetts (41), North Dakota (28), Ohio (66), Oklahoma (43), Tennessee (58), Vermont (17), Virginia (49) and Wyoming (29). To date, only 307 delegates have been awarded, making this coming Tuesday pivotal for the race ahead. Nine of the Super Tuesday states will award delegates proportionally, that is, by winner of each congressional district—just as Michigan did with its 30 delegates. Who will win? Stay tuned.
AGC PAC will continue to monitor the field for construction-friendly candidates worthy of AGC members’ support in both the presidential and congressional races.
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