Mitt Romney rolled to victory in the Illinois Republican primary Tuesday, regaining some momentum in a race in which he has been unable to put away his opponents.
The presidential hopeful made the case that he has the best chance of beating President Obama as he sought to overcome doubts from more conservative voters.
After narrow margins of victory over Rick Santorum in battleground states like Ohio and Michigan and a string of losses in the South, Romney cruised in Illinois.
He was poised to collect three times as many delegates as Santorum, which aides hoped would increase his lead enough to tamp down talk of a contested convention.
Romney is looking to build an unassailable advantage in the race for the GOP nomination and look ahead to a bruising fall campaign against President Obama.
Yet unless his Republican rivals decide to step aside, that won't happen.
While he has a sizable lead in delegates, Romney has only about half the 1,144 needed to win and will not be able to move beyond the primary for at least two months.
Things are looking up for the frontrunner though. The Illinois electorate is reflective of relatively moderate states that will vote across the Northeast in April.
Illinois Republican Primary Results
- Mitt Romney 428,434 (46.7%)
- Rick Santorum 321,079 (35.0%)
- Ron Paul 85,464 (9.3%)
- Newt Gingrich 72,942 (8.0%)
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