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. ...

Mitt Romney takes decisive lead in Kentucky primary

(Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful and presumptive nominee Mitt Romney took a commanding lead on Tuesday in early returns in the Kentucky primary, winning 67 percent of the vote with a majority of counties reporting, an official tally showed. Romney's next closest Republican rival was Ron Paul with 12 percent of the vote, while Rick Santorum got 9 percent of the vote, returns from the Kentucky State Board of Elections showed. Paul has stopped actively campaigning while Santorum has suspended his campaign and endorsed Romney. ...

Mitt Romney takes decisive lead in Kentucky primary

(Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took a commanding lead on Tuesday in early returns from the Kentucky primary, winning 66 percent of the vote with 20 of 120 counties reporting, an official tally showed. The presumed Republican presidential nominee's next closest Republican rival was Ron Paul with 13 percent of the vote, while Rick Santorum got 9 percent of the vote, returns from the Kentucky State Board of Elections showed. Paul has stopped actively campaigning, while Santorum has suspended his campaign and endorsed Romney. ...