Mitt Romney won the Nevada caucus Saturday with a double-digit lead over his nearest competitor, according to the Associated Press. Newt Gingrich looked to take second place, with Ron Paul closely behind in third and Rick Santorum in fourth place.
Romney's win was not unexpected, as polling leading to Saturday had placed him firmly in the lead. He also carried the state in the 2008 primary season ahead of John McCain and Ron Paul.
Here are some of the key details coming out of the Nevada caucus.
* Polling by Public Policy Polling on Friday had projected Romney would garner approximately 50 percent of the vote, with Gingrich at 25 percent, Paul at 15 percent and Santorum at 8 percent.
* The poll had shown support for Romney was widespread among various groups, including men, women, conservatives, Mormons, whites and Hispanics.
* Mormons were projected to count for some 20 percent of the vote, with Romney estimated to garner approximately 78 percent of that demographic.
* Exit polling as of late Saturday placed Romney with at least 42 percent of the vote, according to the New York Times.
* Romney's numbers across various demographics went largely as polling in the days leading to the caucus indicated they would, although Paul was showing strength in the under-30 age bracket, with a projected 41 percent to Romney's 39 percent.
* Nevada divides its delegates among the competitors. So while winning means Romney will get the largest share, he will not get all 28 available delegates, according to the Wall Street Journal.
* Despite his second-place finish, Gingrich said in a news conference that he intends to continue his campaign through to August, when the Republican Party will hold its National Convention in Tampa, Fla., according to USA Today.
* Gingrich also repeated his claim that Romney is a "fundamentally dishonest" candidate. The original assertion came in response to the anti-Gingrich ads that Romney's campaign ran in Florida.
* According to Politico, Romney focused his attention on President Barack Obama in his speech, taking aim at the president for claiming what Romney called undeserved credit for the January jobs reports, which showed a decrease in unemployment nationwide.
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