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GOP ends NV vote count; Romney on top with 50%

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at his Nevada caucus night victory celebration in Las Vegas, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a news conference Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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By CRISTINA SILVA, The Associated Press 5:21 AM Monday, February 6, 2012

LAS VEGAS — Nevada Republicans have finally finished counting the votes in their Saturday presidential caucuses.

As projected, Mitt Romney won handily, finishing with 50 percent. Newt Gingrich was second with 21 percent, edging out Ron Paul who had 19 percent of the vote. Rick Santorum finished last with 10 percent.

The results were released early Monday, nearly two days after voters began casting their ballots.

Party officials blame the delay on voting discrepancies and their old-fashioned voting method of using handwritten ballots.

GOP executive director David Gallagher says representatives from the campaigns approved the counting.

Only 32,963 voters participated in the caucuses, far short of the 44,000 Republicans who voted in the 2008 GOP caucuses. Romney also won four years ago, during his first run for the White House.

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February 06, 2012 10:17 AM EST

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