[snowsislander]

Now at 76% counted, courtesy of the New York Time, it appears that the split is going to end up somewhere around 41% versus 27%:

Primary Results

9:18 PM ET 2:00  |  73% reporting

Candidate		Votes	Percent		Delegates
	Newt Gingrich	175,706	40.6%		15
	Mitt Romney	115,568	26.7		—
	Rick Santorum	76,042	17.6		—
	Ron Paul	58,194	13.4		—
	Others Show all	7,522	1.7		—
	Herman Cain	4,295	1.0		—
	Rick Perry	1,969	0.5		—
	Jon Huntsman	752	0.2		—
	Michele Bachmann	352	0.1		—
	Gary Johnson	154	0.0		—

Speaker Gingrich has a very impressive win in South Carolina. The GOP insiders that have been pushing Romney need to seriously rethink their positions.

[exit82]

Brit Hume just called this “a whopping victory” for Gingrich.

What a week this has been!

A week ago, they were ready to hold a coronation for the Mittwit. It looked like any hope of a conservative nominee was about to be washed out to sea. Sarah Palin and Rick Perry changed the ballgame. Tokyo Rove changed his Depends.

Newt up at the podium.

[TYVets]

The GOP insiders that have been pushing Romney need to seriously rethink their positions.

This the same group that didn't think in 2008.

We shall see if they are any smarter now that they are 4 years older.

[BenKenobi]

Well, as I said - NOW it’s over.

Congrats Newt

86 in 41-27.

Well done.

[snowsislander]

And now for my final update, the New York Times has 89% reporting with these numbers:

Primary Results

9:56 PM ET 2:00  |  89% reporting

Candidate		Votes	Percent		Delegates
	Newt Gingrich	210,611	40.4%		19
	Mitt Romney	140,961	27.0		—
	Rick Santorum	90,637	17.4		—
	Ron Paul	69,947	13.4		—
	Others Show all	9,072	1.7		—
	Herman Cain	5,374	1.0		—
	Rick Perry	2,210	0.4		—
	Jon Huntsman	884	0.2		—
	Michele Bachmann	421	0.1		—
	Gary Johnson	183	0.0		—

This is an impressive win for Speaker Gingrich at a critical juncture in this election season.