Romney wins Republican nominating caucuses in Maine | Bangkok Post: news

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney won a non-binding nominating contest in the northeastern state of Maine Saturday with 39 percent of the vote, the head of state Republican party said.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during an address to the 39th Conservative Political Action Committee on February 10 in Washington, DC. Romney won a non-binding nominating contest in the northeastern state of Maine Saturday with 39 percent of the vote, the head of state Republican party said.

Second-place finisher in the Maine caucuses with 36 percent was the libertarian Texas congressman, Ron Paul, who spent much time campaigning in the state even though no delegates were at stake.