Mitt Romney was projected the winner of Tuesday's presidential primary election in Florida by the Associated Press.
The former Massachusetts governor was running ahead in the polls going into the contest.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was projected to finish in second place. Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum was projected to finish in third with U.S. Rep. Ron Paul in fourth.
Ahead of Tuesday, Gingrich said he intended to continue his campaign for the White House regardless of the outcome of the contest.
HuffPost's Jon Ward reports:
Romney's win put him in solid position to ultimately claim the GOP nomination. At points throughout the past year, many political observers thought that the race would be over if Romney won here.
But the race will go forward at full speed, largely because Gingrich has dug in his heels and angrily denounced those who say his candidacy is over after a Florida loss. That chorus was joined Tuesday by Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).
Defiantly, Gingrich said this week he'll fight tooth and nail, "state by state," all the way to August and the Republican convention, which, by the way, will be right back here in this city.
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