For Immediate Release
February 8, 2012

Greenwood Village, CO – Today the Colorado Republican Party announced its final caucus results, with Senator Rick Santorum certified as the winner of the 2012 Colorado Republican Caucuses. Across the state nearly 3,000 Republican volunteers helped facilitate a successful caucus in what will be a springboard to a Republican victory in Colorado in the general election.  Colorado Republican Party Chairman Ryan Call issued the following statement:

“Last night, Colorado Republicans took an enthusiastic  first step in nominating our candidate to defeat Barack Obama in November. I congratulate Senator Rick Santorum on his victory and I’m confident that no matter who our eventual nominee is, Colorado will do its part this November to elect a Republican President. Poll after poll shows that after three years of broken promises and failed economic policies, Coloradans have soured on Barack Obama, and tonight we proved that we have the momentum heading into November.”

The official results with 100% of precincts reporting are as follows:

Rick Santorum: 26,614 - 40.31%

Mitt Romney: 23,012 – 34.85%

Newt Gingrich: 8,445 – 12.79%

Ron Paul: 7,759 – 11.75%

Write In: 71 - .11%

Rick Perry: 52 - .08%

Jon Huntsman: 46 - .07%

Michele Bachmann: 28 - .04%

Total turnout: 66,027