Romney Wins Puerto Rico

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9:08 PM, Mar 18, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

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Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Puerto Rico, according to projections from CNN:

Mitt Romney will win Sunday's Republican presidential primary in Puerto Rico, CNN projects, based on vote results obtained from local party and election officials.

At 8:35 p.m. ET, with about 23% of total ballots accounted for, the former Massachusetts governor had a substantial lead with more than 25,000 votes -- or 83% of the vote.

Rick Santorum was a distant second, at 8% with slightly more than 2,500 votes.