Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania ended his campaign for the U.S.  presidential nomination on Tuesday, two weeks ahead of his home state's presidential primary. In addition to former Massachusetts Mitt Romney, former Newt Gingrich and Representative Ron Paul of Texas remain in the race. Santorum campaigns at a bookstore in . During his campaign, Santorum won a total of eleven contests, including those in Iowa, Minnesota, and Kansas. Overall, according the  count, he accumulated 285 delegates for the nomination, several hundred short of the 661 won by Romney. 1144 delegates are needed to secure the nomination.
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania ended his campaign for the U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination on Tuesday, two weeks ahead of his home state's presidential primary. In addition to former Massachusetts Mitt Romney, former Newt Gingrich and Representative Ron Paul of Texas remain in the race. Santorum campaigns at a bookstore in . During his campaign, Santorum won a total of eleven contests, including those in Iowa, Minnesota, and Kansas. Overall, according the Associated Press count, he accumulated 285 delegates for the nomination, several hundred short of the 661 won by Romney. 1144 delegates are needed to secure the nomination.
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