Sunday, January 20, 2008
Romney Extend Delegate Lead
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton edged Sen. Barack Obama in the race for Nevada's delegates to the Democratic national convention this summer, extending her overall lead. Mitt Romney won over half the Republican delegates in Nevada, also extending his national lead.
Clinton won 13 delegates in Nevada on Saturday, compared to 12 for Obama, an AP analysis of caucus results showed. All of Nevada's 25 Democratic delegates have been awarded.
Clinton leads the overall race for delegates with 237, including separately chosen party and elected officials known as superdelegates. She is followed by Obama with 135 and former Sen. John Edwards with 50.
A total of 2,025 delegates are needed to secure the Democratic nomination.
Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, won 17 delegates in Nevada's caucuses, extending his overall lead in the race for delegates to the GOP convention this summer.
Sen. John McCain and Rep. Ron Paul each won four delegates, and former Sen. Fred Thompson and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee each won two. Rep. Duncan Hunter and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani each won one delegate. It is the first delegate for Giuliani's campaign.
All of Nevada's 31 Republican delegates have been awarded.
Romney will have 59 delegates heading into the Republican primary in South Carolina, followed by Huckabee with 34 and McCain with 17.
A total of 1,191 delegates are needed to secure the Republican nomination.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton edged Sen. Barack Obama in the race for Nevada's delegates to the Democratic national convention this summer, extending her overall lead. Mitt Romney won over half the Republican delegates in Nevada, also extending his national lead.
Clinton won 13 delegates in Nevada on Saturday, compared to 12 for Obama, an AP analysis of caucus results showed. All of Nevada's 25 Democratic delegates have been awarded.
Clinton leads the overall race for delegates with 237, including separately chosen party and elected officials known as superdelegates. She is followed by Obama with 135 and former Sen. John Edwards with 50.
A total of 2,025 delegates are needed to secure the Democratic nomination.
Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, won 17 delegates in Nevada's caucuses, extending his overall lead in the race for delegates to the GOP convention this summer.
Sen. John McCain and Rep. Ron Paul each won four delegates, and former Sen. Fred Thompson and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee each won two. Rep. Duncan Hunter and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani each won one delegate. It is the first delegate for Giuliani's campaign.
All of Nevada's 31 Republican delegates have been awarded.
Romney will have 59 delegates heading into the Republican primary in South Carolina, followed by Huckabee with 34 and McCain with 17.
A total of 1,191 delegates are needed to secure the Republican nomination.
