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January 19, 2008
Posted: 04:33 PM ET
LAS VEGAS (CNN) – Mitt Romney, who CNN projects has won the Republican caucuses in Nevada with 46 percent of the vote, scored well with voters who ranked the economy and illegal immigration as the issues that concern them most, according to early entrance polls. The former Massachusetts governor also benefited from his Mormon religion, the poll results show. Romney captured 94 percent of the voters who identified themselves as Mormon, which made up 25 percent of all Republicans participating in the GOP caucuses. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints estimates there are 170,000 members living in Nevada. While Romney appears on his way to an easy victory in Nevada, several Republican contenders are in a tight battle for second place. CNN's projections are based on precincts reporting results, entrance polls and other statistical models — including the number of votes outstanding in areas where the candidates were expected to do well. "Today, the people of Nevada voted for change in Washington," Romney said in a statement released by his campaign. "Whether it is reforming health care, making America energy independent or securing the border, the American people have been promised much and are now ready for change. "The need for change is even more apparent today as our economy faces challenges both here at home and abroad," Romney said. "For decades, we have talked about the long-term economic challenges confronting our country but the tax burden is too high, business is stifled by regulations and more money goes to defending against junk lawsuits than promoting research and innovation." Entrance poll results showed that the economy and illegal immigration ranked first and second on the minds of GOP voters with 38 percent and 34 percent, respectively. Romney also won over veterans, late deciders and rural voters — although the entrance polls show a closer race in Washoe County, home of Reno, Nevada's second largest city, than in Las Vegas and Clark County, the state's largest metropolitan area. –CNN's Mark Preston and Keating Holland Filed under: Nevada
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