NV Caucus Results 2012: Winners & Losers In The Silver State

GOP voters in Nevada congregated around the state on Saturday to caucus and play their part in deciding the Republican presidential primary.

As expected, Mitt Romney ran away with the contest, leading throughout the day and eventually winning by more than 10 points. The real competition played out between Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, who jockeyed for the runner-up spot hoping to come away with much-needed delegates. Nevada allocates its 28 delegates proportionally, meaning that Romney extended his lead over the rest of the pack, while Gingrich and Paul also made modest pick-ups.

The caucusing process didn't go over as smoothly as state GOP officials might have hoped, as caucus-goers at some precincts were turned away after showing up late due to confusion about the schedule. This doesn't reflect well on the Nevada GOP, especially considering ongoing calls for the to return to a primary system like it used before a switch in the 2000 election. In primaries, voters cast ballots without the preliminary discussion period used in caucuses.

Despite some hiccups, many of Nevada's 500,000-plus registered Republicans showed up to vote, around 25 percent of them Mormons who overwhelmingly supported Romney -- who is also Mormon -- over his rivals.

All of this took place in a state that leads the nation in unemployment, foreclosure filings and homes with underwater mortgages. While candidates campaigned on their typical pro-jobs platforms, they managed to largely skip over the housing crisis all together.

Below is a list of winners and losers from the Nevada caucuses. Make your pick for the biggest in each category.

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[diestl]

01:25 PM on 02/06/2012

Many of the how many Republicans? With 400,310 registered Republicans in Nevada, only 32,894 people voted. How many of those votes came from independent voters or fed up Democrats? That's pretty sad turn out in a state of 2.7 million with about 2 million of voting age. The corporations and billionaires win again! Thanks Nevada!

[Rteefact]

03:27 PM on 02/06/2012

They tried to phone it in. The Republicans have an enthusiasm gap.

[den1953]

12:17 PM on 02/06/2012

Maybe the Republican voters in Nevada weren't worried about the candidates being that they have there own super Pacs buying the election?

[ethiopia1a]

10:04 AM on 02/06/2012

Trump and Romnet should start pimpimg hair products together.

[Robin Rae Overholt]

09:36 AM on 02/06/2012

Trump and Palin are the losers..............How embarressed they should be! LOL!

[facetrust]

08:37 AM on 02/06/2012

Here is how it works. Some clown on Fox News or Right Wing Radio makes up some sort of fact that comes in part from some Right Wing Think Tank. It spreads like a locker room rash. It gets distorted, the numbers change to further prove a false fact and is repeated loudly. It gets repeated on here at the beggining of a post that ends with "Ca-Ca Head.". Sadly, some pretty good people are walking around deluded.

[tequilarun]

03:20 AM on 02/06/2012

"Despite some hiccups, many of Nevada's 500,000-plus registered Republicans showed up to vote, around 25 percent of them Mormons who overwhelmingly supported Romney -- who is also Mormon -- over his rivals."

I hink it was like 33,000 total. How could you print this?

[clivechristy]

01:44 AM on 02/06/2012

So many losers....so little time.

[Clayton139]

11:28 PM on 02/05/2012

The KNOW NOTHING Tea Part Nut 's, as in Palin, Cain and the Witch of O'Donnell

[rodfromcranston]

11:25 PM on 02/05/2012

"As expected, Mitt Romney ran away with the contest, leading throughout the day and eventually winning by more than 10 points"
I know you clowns are for Obama, but Romney won by TWENTY-NINE percent, not 10%.

[ramsha]

12:09 AM on 02/06/2012

Romney winning over the other GOP candidates is not the same as him beating President Obama. Do not confuse the issue.

[Rteefact]

11:12 PM on 02/05/2012

Hey Huff Po what is your writer smoking.......or who are you trying to kid???

"Despite some hiccups, many of Nevada's 500,000-plus registered Republicans showed up to vote, around 25 percent of them Mormons who overwhelmingly supported Romney -- who is also Mormon -- over his rivals."

The vote tallies don't even equal the 2008 caucus.

In the months and weeks leading up the caucuses, party officials frequently readjusted expectations, initially projecting 100,000 voters would show up, then 70,000, then 60,000, then 55,000 before some predicted late Friday that turnout would not exceed the 2008 results.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/04/map-nevada-caucus-2012-results_n_1254520.html#

[Cacey]

07:38 PM on 02/05/2012

Losers: The Nevada Republican Party and the Various Republican Controlled States pushing for changes in how Citizens can vote. If the Republicans in one County in Nevada can't manage to count a few thousand cacus votes within 24 hours how does one expect Republicans to make any laws related to voting that make any sense or are legal?

[clearthinker16]

07:18 PM on 02/05/2012

with losers like Trump and Angle, it was a good week for me

[Clayton139]

12:16 AM on 02/06/2012

Agreed ! ~ Figure Heads for the Rich !

[LMPE]

06:42 PM on 02/05/2012

WINNER: Comedians, just because Sharron Angle and Donald Trump entered the fray

LOSER: Actually, aside from Angle and Trump, I'm not sure that there were any losers

[chickline]

05:15 PM on 02/05/2012

It was not at all surprising that Romney won given the large Mormon population.

[HopeMom]

05:39 PM on 02/05/2012

yea, 2% is "large" all right.

[chickline]

07:04 PM on 02/05/2012

The largest denominations by number of adherents in 2000 were the Roman Catholic Church with 331,844; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with 116,925; and the Southern Baptist Convention with 40,233. 77,100 Nevadans belong to Jewish congregations.[32] This was from Wikipedia...
If one figures the Mormons, Baptist and other religious right....not surprising.

[fishing 43]

05:02 PM on 02/05/2012

MY GOD CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE ,GET ANGLE SOME WRINKLE CREAM,NOT AGEING WELL AT ALL.

[LMPE]

06:43 PM on 02/05/2012

Ditto Jan Brewer

[Thaag Tidestalker]

07:20 AM on 02/06/2012

They're aging naturally. I'd rather see that than Botox Komen.