Romney wins Kentucky primary, leads in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney won his party's primary in Kentucky on Tuesday and took a commanding lead in Arkansas, as he got closer to clinching the GOP nomination, official tallies showed. The largely ceremonial victory by Romney came as the Democratic primaries saw President Barack Obama lose some voters to a mostly unknown candidate in Arkansas and the ballot option "uncommitted" in Kentucky, in an apparent sign of voter dissatisfaction with Obama in those conservative Southern states. ...

Romney inches closer to GOP nomination with sweep

Mitt Romney swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, inching closer to the GOP nomination he is certain to win.

Romney takes big lead in Arkansas, Kentucky primaries

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney took commanding leads in early returns in the Arkansas and Kentucky primaries on Tuesday, official tallies showed. Romney had 71 percent of the vote with three of 75 Arkansas counties reporting. He was trailed by Texas congressman Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, each with about 12 percent, returns from the Secretary of State's Office showed. In Kentucky, Romney polled 67 percent with most counties reporting. ...