01/19/08
Las Vegas-With the majority of precincts reporting, the Nevada caucus has been declared a win for Rudolph Giuliani. With this win, Giuliani adds another 34 delegates to his current total, giving him 116 overall. Alan Keyes finished a distant second. Fred Thompson and Ron Paul, the only other two candidates to mount a campaign in Nevada, finished third and fourth, respectively.
On the Democratic side, Christopher Dodd took a major step forward in his bid for the party's nomination. Gleaning 63% of the vote to runner up Bill Richardson's 24%, Dodd wins Nevada by the largest margin yet in a Democratic contest in 2008. Dennis Kucinich, who invested the remainder of his money and time into the state in hopes of an upset victory, finished a very distant 3rd with well under 10%. Gravel and Edwards, the only other two candidates to mount any kind of campaign in Nevada, collected only a handful of votes a piece to finish at the back of the pack.
Nevada Results:
Rudy Giuliani: 34
Christopher Dodd: 18
Bill Richardson: 7
Uncommitted: 8
Delegate Count to Date:
REP
Rudy Giuliani: 116
Alan Keyes: 14
DEM
Christopher Dodd: 41
Bill Richardson: 18
John Edwards: 10
Barack Obama: 8
Mike Gravel: 5
Uncommitted: 28