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Oh What A Night! Romney Beats Santorum by Eight Votes – Iowa Caucus Results
January 3, 2012 Close barley defines it. Eight votes is all that separated Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in Tuesday's Iowa Caucus. It was a photo finish that just may go down in the history books as the closest presidential contest ever. In a close third place position is the man many thought could take Iowa, Texas congressman Ron Paul. With all precincts counted, the final tally looks like this: