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UPDATE, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17

The official results for Hawaii’s first Republican Presidential Caucus are in. The numbers you see below have been certified by the State Executive Committee as well as each of the presidential candidates’ teams.

More than 10,000 Republicans came out to cast their vote. That is nearly 10 times the number of people that came out for the Democrat Caucus.

Official Republican Presidential Caucus Results

State Total: 10,228 votes cast

Romney: 4,548
Santorum: 2,589
Paul: 1,975
Gingrich: 1,116
CD1 Total: 4,007 votes cast

Romney: 1,742
Santorum: 1,160
Paul: 631
Gingrich: 474
CD2 Total: 6,221 votes cast

Romney: 2,806
Santorum: 1,429
Paul: 1,344
Gingrich: 642

The RNC delegate allocation is:

CD1: Romney 2, Santorum 1
CD2: Romney 2, Santorum 1
State: Romney 5, Santorum 3, Paul 3
Total Delegates: Romney 9, Santorum 5, Paul 3

Total Alternates: Romney 9, Santorum 5, Paul 3

Sister Island Requirement: Romney 3, Santorum 2, Paul 1 (Hawaii GOP Rule 215-F)

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The Hawaii Republican Party reported a remarkable turn out for its first ever Presidential Caucus with more than 10,000 Republicans participating.

Ballots counted thus far the for the Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus:

Newt Gingrich – 1,034 (11%)
Rick Santorum – 2,369 (25%)
Ron Paul – 1,712 (18%)
Mitt Romney – 4,250 (45%)

* 847 provisional ballots are yet to be counted.
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The Associated Press has projected the following delegation count for 12 of the 17 Hawaii delegates. The Hawaii Republican Party will not make projections until all ballots are counted.

Newt Gingrich – 0
Rick Santorum – 3
Ron Paul – 1
Mitt Romney – 8

Preliminary total ballots counted: 10,239

— Results by county:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_county/HI_Page_0313.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS

— Delegate allocation:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/HI_Page_0313_D.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS

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Romney issued the following statement after the elections in Hawaii and American Samoa:

“I am delighted to have won the Hawaii and American Samoa caucuses. From one end of America to the other, the voters have spoken. And what they have said is that they want to send a conservative businessman to the White House. With these two contests, I have gained at least 18 additional delegates on my quest for the Republican Party presidential nomination. It’s time for Republicans to join together and focus on our central challenge, which is defeating Barack Obama at the polls this coming November. The country can’t afford four more years of his failed economic policies. It’s time to make our federal government simpler, smaller, and smarter. I know the way forward. And I thank all those voters who have shown their confidence in my ability to turn our great country around.”