As of late Tuesday, just .3 percentage points separate Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in the Ohio Primary, with Rick Santorum holding the narrow lead.    So far, Mitt Romney maintains a comfortable lead in the overall delegate count.  Newt Gingrich is the projected winner his home state of Georgia.  1,144 delegates are needed to seal a win in the Republican contest.  Here's the breakdown so far:

Mitt Romney--298

Rick Santorum--121

Newt Gingrich--83

Ron Paul--52

 

As of now, the Texas Primary is scheduled for May 29.  155 delegates are up for grabs in Texas, the second largest contest in the nation.  California has 172 delegates on the table.  Their primary is slated for June 5.

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