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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has won the West Virginia Convention, picking up the state's 18 delegates on Super Tuesday. Fast Facts:
- Huckabee: "Wait — did you say I won by a couple votes?...That is great news!"
- Winner of GOP nomination will be the first to gain 1,191 delegates
- Huckabee: won 52 percent of the 1,089 votes on the second ballot - McCain won 10 votes
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West Virginia Convention Results News
- Topix.net: West Virginia Convention Results
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- MSNBC: Old-fashioned deal-making wins in W.Va. (February 5, 2008)
- "Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the pre-convention favorite, was left to complain loudly about last-minute maneuvers that saw Huckabee strike a deal with supporters of Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the national front-runner, and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, an also-ran, to squeeze Romney out of the winner’s circle."
- FOXNews.com: Huckabee "Great Win" in West Virginia... (February 5, 2008)
- "We won, and we won despite being incredibly outspent as we were in Iowa and other places. People are responding to our message,and the votes today were votes for us. Were excited about it and were deeply grateful to the people of West Virginia." - Mike Huckabee
- CNN: Huckabee scores first Super Tuesday win (February 5, 2008)
- "Republican Mike Huckabee scored the first Super Tuesday victory, winning all 18 delegates at stake in West Virginia -- partially with the help of Sen. John McCain's backers."
- WashingtonPost.com: "Huckabee Wins W.Va." (February 5, 2008)
- "The victory came in a second round of voting after the first round failed to deliver a majority for any of the four candidates on the slate. The final vote was Huckabee 567, Mitt Romney 521 and John McCain 12."
- The Associated Press: Mike Huckabee Win West Virginia Convention (February 5, 2008)
- CBS News: Romney Gets Enthusiastic Response At W.V. Convention (February 5, 2008)
- Houston Chronicle: Huckabee wins all 18 W.Va. delegates (February 5, 2008)
- RTT News: Huckabee projected winner (February 5, 2008)
- The New York Times: "Romney at the West Virginia Convention" (February 5, 2008)
- Guardian Unlimited: US election 2008 – Super Tuesday
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