Mitt Romney WINS the Iowa Caucus! Official announcement

GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul were in a three-way race for first place in the Iowa caucuses - the first contest in the 2012 caucus and primary season - early results showed.

With 31% of caucus sites reporting, Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, had 24% of the vote. Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, had 23%, and Paul, a U.S. representative from Texas, also had 23%.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was at 13%. Texas Gov. Rick Perry was at 10%, and Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota had 6%

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/us/politics/santorum-and-romney-fight-to-a-draw.html?_r=1&hp

 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/04/politics/5-things-we-learned-from-the-iowa-caucuses/index.html