Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum received 54 percent of the votes in the Missouri primary on Tuesday, Feb. 7, compared to fellow Republican candidate Mitt Romney‘s 26 percent. Another 12 percent of votes went to candidate Ron Paul. GOP candidate Newt Gingrich failed to register for the primary.
As the only candidate to campaign in the state, Santorum’s win was expected, according to The Kansas City Star. However, Santorum won no delegates, and as the election is nonbinding, Santorum is not guaranteed that his success will follow him through to March, when the Republican party will pick its final delegates for the national convention in August.
According to The Kansas City Star, only 10 percent of voters turned out for the primary.
