Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)ERIK SCHELZIG,Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Rick Santorum has won Tennessee’s Republican presidential primary.
With 2 percent of precincts reporting, Santorum has 45 percent to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s 28 percent.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is in third place with 18 percent, and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul has 7 percent.
Santorum campaigned in Chattanooga, Knoxville and Memphis in the days before the primary, often in church settings.