Or if Newt could have taken a mere 10% extra votes and gotten them all from Mitt then Mitt would have been held below the 25% line and been ineligible for delegates, leaving all to Rick by default.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Santorum | 91,305 | 48.99% |
| Romney | 49,749 | 26.69% |
| Gingrich | 29,665 | 15.92% |
| Paul | 11,460 | 6.15% |
| Roemer | 2,203 | 1.18% |
| Perry | 955 | 0.51% |
| Bachmann | 622 | 0.33% |
| Huntsman | 242 | 0.13% |
| Randy Crow | 186 | 0.10% |
| Totals | 186,387 | 100% |
They leave Santorum 1,889 votes short of 50%, that's less than Buddy Roemer's total and just 6.37% of Newt's total. Had the voters for places 5-9 just stayed home instead of raising the denominator, Santorum would have won 50.12% of the tota,l amongst the top four. Had Santorum exceeded 50% he'd have won all the delegates; as it is he splits them with Romney in some way. Candidates winning less than 25% get none. Newt needed a lot more votes to win delegates, but had he taken 3,153 votes more from Romney he'd have disqualified Mitt from any delegates.