Alabama Election Results

Update (10:26 PM):

Rick Santorum has won Alabama.

Latest results - Santorum 34.5%; Gingrich 30.2%; Romney 28%

Update (9:30 PM):

Please visit the NY Times for continued updates

Update (9:27 PM):

With 5% of precincts reporting

Santorum - 4,128 - 34.2%
Gingrich - 3,529 - 29.4%
Romney - 3,390 - 28.3%

Update (9:16 PM):

With 4% of precincts reporting

Santorum - 3,763 - 34.2%
Gingrich - 3,190 - 29.0%
Romney - 3,128 - 28.4%

Update (9:08 PM):

With 1% of precincts reporting

Romney - 928 - 32.3%
Gingrich - 851 - 29.5%
Santorum - 843 - 29.3%

Update (8:58 PM):
Romney - 479 - 35.9%
Santorum - 400 - 29.9%
Gingrich - 331 - 24.7%

Update (8:50 PM):

Santorum - 87 - 31.9%
Romney - 77 - 28.2%
Gingrich - 76 - 27.8%

Update (8:40 PM):

Santorum - 60 - 32.6%
Romney - 53 - 28.8%
Gingrich - 48 - 26.1%

Update (8:28 PM):

Santorum - 56 - 33.9%
Romney - 47 - 28.5%
Gingrich - 43 - 26.1%

UPDATE (7:59 PM):

Apparently, the Times didn't realize Alabama is in central time - their polls are closing right... now. I am sorry if my early mistake confused anyone.

Note (7:17 PM):

The NY Time's Nate Silver wrote earlier today that late polling in both Alabama and Mississippi will likely not reflect the final results tonight, as polls are usually five, or more points off in predicting the victor in these deep states of Dixie.

-- Original Article --

Polls are now closed in the 2012 Alabama GOP Primary. We will be posting updates through out the entire night, as the three main candidates compete for Alabama's 47 binding delegates up for grabs.

Stay tuned.