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Eighty-one percent of precincts are now reporting results. Mitt Romney is the projected winner with 47 percent; Newt Gingrich follows with 32 percent. Rick Santorum has garnered 13 percent of the Florida vote. GOP turnout in Florida will likely be just under 1.7m tonight, down from 1.95m in 2008. Romney directed his victory speech at Barack Obama, reiterating his ultimate goal of ousting the president.

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