Romney Wins Puerto Rico –

Mitt Romney won the Puerto Rico primary and all 20 delagates that were at stake in the contest.  Romney has 521 delegates compared to Rick Santorum with 253, Newt Gingrich with 136, and Ron Paul with 50 delegates.  The candidates need 1,144 delegates to secure the Republican nomination.  The Illinois primary will be held on Tuesday and the Louisiana primary will be Saturday.

To read a related Fox News article, please click here:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/18/candidates-focus-on-illinois-while-puerto-rican-republicans-vote/

James Sutliff

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