Alabama primary results: Santorum wins, Gingrich second, Romney third

Rick Santorum claimed a victory in the Alabama primary Tuesday night. With 41 percent of votes tallied, Santorum had 35 percent of the vote, compared to rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney who had 30 percent and 28 percent respectively.

While the win doesn’t dramatically alter the delegate calculus, in which Romney still leads, it does give Santorum a boost and could force Newt Gingrich to confront the question of whether his campaign chould continue. The win also helps solidify Santorum’s claim to the title of “conservative alternative” to delegate leader Mitt Romney.

Alabama Primary Results

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As reported earlier by The Fix’s Chris Cillizza in his post:

Approximately eight in 10 voters in today’s Alabama and Mississippi presidential primaries identify themselves as evangelical Christians, according to preliminary exit polls, the highest percentage of evangelicals in any early voting state to date.

In Mississippi, 83 percent of the electorate describes themselves as evangelicals while in Alabama that number is 79 percent. These numbers are from early exit polling and could, of course, shift somewhat.

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