Santorum wins 2 South primaries

Romney and Santorum are now locked in a two-man race to challenge Obama in Nov

Victories in the Deep South gave a huge boost of momentum to Rick Santorums bid for the presidential nomination,but left him still far behind front-running Mitt Romney in the all-important delegate count.

Santorums victories Tuesday in Alabama and Mississippi wrecked Newt Gingrichs strategy for a resurgence in the southern states,pushing him even further behind Romney and Santorum who are now effectively locked in a two-man race to challenge President Barack Obama in November.

While Alabama and Mississippi were the marquee prizes,Romney ended Tuesday voting picking up more delegates than Santorum because of the former Massachusetts governors nine-delegate sweep in American Samoa and a victory in Hawaiis caucuses.

The partial allocation of delegates from Tuesdays voting states showed Romney with 495,out of the 1,144 needed to win the nomination. Santorum had 252,Gingrich 131 and Paul 48. To date,Romney has won 52 per cent of primary and caucus delegates.

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