A surprise win: before Alabama and Mississippi voted, not a single major poll had Rick Santorum in the lead. Tuesday night he won both states.
Santorum won Mississippi with a third of the vote– and Alabama with 35%.
Newt Gingrich came in second in both states.
Mitt Romney gave a statement, congratulating Santorum and claimed delegates from Mississippi and Alabama put him closer to the nomination.
Hawaii also voted Tuesday– Romney won there, with almost a third of the vote. Santorum came in second. Ron Paul was third, and Gingrich– last.
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