Newt Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich comes back with a win the just-concluded South Carolina Primary. He placed fourth in the last primary in New Hampshire, where closest rival Mitt Romney won.

With already 63% of precincts reporting, Newt Gingrich has 144,242 votes (40.6%), Mitt Romney has 26.3% of the votes, Rick Santorum (17.9%), and Ron Paul (13.4%).

Next, Gingrich must survive a Jan. 31 primary in Florida, followed by other seven states from Michigan to Nevada to Washington.