Election Results On Super Tuesday: Winners & Losers (PHOTOS)

Republican presidential candidates competed in 10 nominating contests on Super Tuesday, marking the biggest day in the election season thus far.

With 419 delegates at stake, there were more delegates up for grabs on Super Tuesday than had been allocated in all the previous primaries and caucuses combined.

For Mitt Romney, Tuesday was all about maintaining momentum. Coming off dual victories in Arizona and Michigan last week, the former Massachusetts governor went into Super Tuesday with strong leads in many of the states. However, several contests threatened to throw a wrench into Romney's plan to march toward the nomination.

Most notable was the contest in Ohio, where Romney and Rick Santorum were in a virtual tie leading up to the primary. Despite being the tightest race, there was also a marked enthusiasm gap in the Buckeye State. Early voting was down compared to years past, while exit polls showed that many voters had reservations about the candidates they voted for on Tuesday.

Below is a look at the biggest winners and losers from Super Tuesday.

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Comments

[benalbanach]

03:58 PM on 03/08/2012

It would be funny if it weren't so damned serious. I'm not religious but there's something in that book that says "The blind shall lead the blind and the lame the lame. It got that right.

[Hermadite]

10:56 PM on 03/07/2012

Why oh why did I ever leave Ohio?

[smcircle]

09:57 PM on 03/07/2012

I have been accused of being a nasty democral and liberal. I wrote back to someone suggesting of me:

“:-)... Yep but one who cares about all the people and not just the very wealthy and those on the approved religions list as it is with the TPGOP... :-)”

[smcircle]

09:46 PM on 03/07/2012

The scary part is that these republicans canditates are actually believed by so many. The hypocrisy in their We-will-fool-you messages in that they actually want people to believe they care about those of us who aren't wealthy or of their accepted religions is over whelming and very disturbing. The Not-for-the-people GOP is getting scarier with every word.

[johnny strike]

08:37 PM on 03/07/2012

paul wins among liberals
http://news.yahoo.com/ron-paul-super-tuesdays-big-winner-among-liberals-160810129.html

[Scent]

06:06 PM on 03/07/2012

It is as always with a non-democracy like the USA:

Winner: parasite criminals buying politicians

Losers: the people

The politicians in between these two are as interchangeable as underwear - and they stink not a bit less no matter which party.

[fvleo]

07:41 PM on 03/07/2012

There is a chasmic difference between the progressive Democrats and the Republican conservatives (and shades upon shades of differences in between0, but it is still fashionable, usually among smug non-activists, to pretend there are none. But it doesn't make you sound sophisticated. It reveals only your lack of information and interest.
I can't help but wonder when you last actually tried to foster changes through involvement, or even voted, for that matter.

[Scent]

11:15 AM on 03/08/2012

Try agauin, ducky. I (wrongly) put my feet where my allegiance was and did three tours in Iraq. any mpre polarization to make it sound like what You stand for is not inane? - Add an "s" where approtpriate ;o).

[minty68]

03:08 PM on 03/07/2012

I fail to see how Bob McConnell and Eric Cantor are "winners", given the explanation given under the photo.

[Demarcus Jackson]

01:30 PM on 03/07/2012

Winner: President Obama

[theobserver4]

01:08 PM on 03/07/2012

The party that nominated W. Bush is at it again. Sure we liberals think Santorum is a joke but make no mistake that the loony birds have a shot at the WH if we rest easy. There is a visceral reaction to Obama that must be overcome right from the start; the people who would vote for Norman Bates over Obama due to their prejudices.

[fvleo]

07:44 PM on 03/07/2012

Yes, and many white middle-class men like me know this and are speaking out. We MUST educate the electorate by reminding people repeatedly of the dangers of Republican fanaticism and how they got us into this mess that requires miracles to reverse.
FOUR MORE YEARS!!.

[supergenius02]

01:04 PM on 03/07/2012

The biggest loser yesterday was President Obama who only got a mere 57% of the Democratic Party Primary In Oklahoma  and actually lost in 15 counties. To Whom did he lose in those 15 counties? Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, the anti-abortion group.

Terry picked up a Dem delegate. What does this say about Obama's failing appeal?

[fvleo]

07:46 PM on 03/07/2012

Why is 'Whom" capitalized? Is Randall Terry God?

[wishfor]

12:49 PM on 03/07/2012

I am alarmed by the large number of Santorum supporters and what this says about the citizens of this country. Our schools must be failing dismally to educate our students about American history, the Bill of Rights and our protection from the domination of any and all religions. It is time for Democrats to frame their differences by speaking out boldly in defense of basic American values. We know American students are falling behind their counterparts. We must teach them to THINK as well as memorize.

[Molly D]

10:18 PM on 03/07/2012

The results, county by county for Ohio were only slightly reassuring. The entire Western Reserve, excepting one border county, and all the educated urban areas went for Romney. Even Cincinnati. Santorum swept bubba-land. If you could do a measurement you'd find, the cutoff was roughly an 11th grade education average. Below that: Santorum.

[wikwox]

12:33 PM on 03/07/2012

What is significant here is voter enthusiasm and the GOP establishment, the two go together. The GOP elite are desperate to get Romney confirmed as the candidate and start promoting him nation wide, they view the others as unelectable and are probably right. Lack of voter enthusiasm is a sign as well, many Republicans would vote none of the above if it was an option. They are not "energized" despite all attempts by Republican leadership to put Romney in the lead. Notice the Tea Party has dropped off the map, at least in the media, and super pacs have arisen to the delight of few if any besides the billionairs who power them.

[supergenius02]

01:06 PM on 03/07/2012

Obama only won 57% of the Dem delegates in Oklahoma Democratic Party primary yesterday and actually lost in 15 counties. What does that say about enthusiasm for him when he had no real opposition? Imagine when he gets it in November.

[Jojola]

02:10 PM on 03/07/2012

It's Oklahoma! Need I say more.

[fvleo]

07:47 PM on 03/07/2012

You don't even sound like a regular genius.

[Lawyer13]

12:31 PM on 03/07/2012

A view from across the pond : It seems to me that with only one Party running Candidates ( all seem to be of no use to America) for nomination for the person to go against the President, they are ALL LOSERS, and come the sixth of November the PRESIDENT will be re-elected for another FOUR YEARS.

[Molly D]

10:24 PM on 03/07/2012

Each ballot has numerous other things beside the presidential primary. US senate and House races. State legislative and judicial races. Local judicial and municipal issues. Americans are appalingly unwilling to just show up to vote.

[jackonlne]

09:58 AM on 03/08/2012

Bloody acvcurate observation!

[frank739]

11:54 AM on 03/07/2012

Well, it appears that we will have, at least, a few more months of the Republicans fighting it out for the soul of their Party. A fine line for Willard to traverse, he has to begin moving his rhetoric to the Center, while his opponents keeps him returning to the extreme Right of the Party. What has not been calculated is the impact of the 24 hour News cycles. Before only the party faithful heard their appeals about who is the most Conservative, and what that means policy-wise. No longer, all Americans hear the charges they bring against each other, calling each other Liars, except for R Paul, Traitors for accomplishing legislation benefiting Americans through that old Washington way of NEGOTIATION, and Soulless, for letting our Constitution stand in the way of their, evidently, preferred Theocratic model.
What started out by Fox' Entertainment to introduce their newest Reality Show/Republican Debates as another hit, after 20.or so episodes, has evolved into a "B" Grade Soap Opera, to the absolute horror of Republicans! Just think another 4-8 weekly episodes to look forward to. Yeh!

[fvleo]

07:48 PM on 03/07/2012

When did the republican Party get a soul? Did they just buy one?

[Molly D]

10:27 PM on 03/07/2012

Gonna cost 'em a lot more than what they pawned them for in the first place!

[jackonlne]

09:59 AM on 03/08/2012

Republican'ts and soul! Now there's an oxymoron!

[Leland White house]

11:53 AM on 03/07/2012

It has been reported on National radio that even before super Tues. that exit polls were showing that Ron Paul was winning in two states, Maine being one of them, yet he finished third & fourth.?
Can voter fraud be running this rampant in the U.S. ?

[LukeGed]

12:15 PM on 03/07/2012

The GOP is using every trick in the box to force our Paul.

[wikwox]

12:34 PM on 03/07/2012

Paul's pretty good at it himself.