Georgia is one of 10 states voting on Tuesday to help choose the Republican presidential nominee. The state's 76 delegates are the biggest prize of Super Tuesday. It takes 1,144 delegates to win the nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa this summer. Following Tuesday's vote in Michigan and Arizona, The Associated Press estimates the delegate count to be: Mitt Romney, 147; Rick Santorum, 84; Newt Gingrich 29; Ron Paul 18; Jon Huntsman, 2. Here's a closer look at each candidate's Georgia-based endorsements, their fund-raising in the state and how the process will work.
How the primary works
In the Republican primary, 76 delegates are at stake, the most of any of the 10 states voting Tuesday.
• Each of the state’s 14 congressional districts have three delegates to award. Any candidate who gets a majority of the vote in a district wins all three delegates. If no candidate gets a majority, the top finisher gets two delegates, the runner-up gets one.
• There are also 31 delegates at stake in the statewide vote. Any candidate who gets at least 20 percent of the statewide vote can win delegates, which will be awarded on a proportional basis determined by the final vote. Any remaining delegates left unpledged will be awarded sequentially to the qualifying candidates.
• The remaining three delegates — state party Chairwoman Sue Everhart and the two members of the Republican National Committee — will be awarded to the candidate receiving the highest statewide vote.
Candidate endorsements
For Newt Gingrich
Raised in Georgia: $876,409
• Gov. Nathan Deal
• Former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Zell Miller
• Herman Cain
• U.S. Rep. Austin Scott
• U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
• U.S. Rep. Tom Price
• U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston
• U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey.
• Sen. Judson Hill, R-Marietta
• Rep. Joe Wilkinson, R-Sandy Springs
• Former U.S. Rep. Mac Collins
• Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr
• Senate President Pro Tem Tommie Williams, R-Lyons
• Sen. Jack Murphy, R-Cumming
• Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell
• Sen. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cartersville
• Sen. Butch Miller, R-Gainesville
• Sen. Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega
• Sen. Rick Jeffares, R-Locust Grove
• Sen. Bill Jackson, R-Appling
• Rep. Sharon Cooper, R-Marietta
• Rep. Brooks Coleman, R-Duluth
• Rep. Harry Geisinger, R-Roswell
• Rep. Charlice Byrd, R-Woodstock
• Rep. Josh Clark, R-Buford
• Rep. Matt Dollar, R-Marietta
• Rep. Buddy Harden, R-Cordele
• Rep. Brett Harrell., R-Snellville
• Rep. David Knight, R-Griffin
• Rep. Judy Manning, R-Marietta
• Rep. Sean Jerguson, R-Holly Springs
• Rep. Paul Battles, R-Cartersville
• Rep. Paulette Rakestraw-Braddock, R-Dallas
• Rep. Andy Welch, R-McDonough
• Rep. Carl Rogers, R-Gainesville
• Rep. Tom Weldon, R-Ringgold
• Rep. Lee Anderson, R-Grovetown
• Rep. Penny Houston, R-Nashville
• Rep. Rick Jasperse, R-Jasper
• Rep. Jason Shaw, R-Lakeland
• Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Woodbine
• Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah
• Rep. Roger Williams, R-Dalton
• PSC member Stan Wise
• PSC member Lauren “Bubba” McDonald
• Georgia Right to Life
For Ron Paul
Raised in Georgia: $361,461
• No notable endorsements
For Mitt Romney
Raised in Georgia: $1,249,731
• Attorney General Sam Olens
• Labor Commissioner Mark Butler
• Former House Speaker Mark Burkhalter, R-Johns Creek
• Senate Majority Whip Cecil Staton, R-Macon
• Sen. Bill Hamrick, R-Carrollton
• Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody
• Sen. Johnny Grant, R-Milledgeville
• Sen. Greg Goggans, R-Douglas
• Sen. Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga
• House Majority Whip Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta
• Rep. Calvin Hill, R-Canton
• Rep. Wendell Willard, R-Sandy Springs
• Rep. Bruce Williamson, R-Monroe
• Rep. B.J. Pak, R-Lilburn
• Rep. Lynne Riley, R-Johns Creek
• Rep. Val Clark, R-Lawrenceville,
• Rep. Jan Tankersley, R-Brooklet
• Rep. Mike Jacobs, R-Atlanta
• Rep. Ben Harbin, R-Evans
• Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon
• Rep. Jay Neal, R-LaFayette
• Rep. Tom Taylor, R-Dunwoody
• Rep. Alex Atwood, R-Brunswick
• Rep. David Casas, R-Lilburn
• Public Service Commissioner Doug Everett
For Rick Santorum
Raised in Georgia: $77,029
• Rep. Buzz Brockway, R-Lawrenceville
• Rep. Sam Teasley, R-Marietta
• Rep. Kevin Cooke, R-Carrollton
• Rep. Delvis Dutton, R-Glennville
• Rep. Tom McBrayer, R-Tifton
• Rep. Michael Harden, R-Toccoa
• Rep. Ed Setzler, R-Acworth
• Rep. Terry Rogers, R-Clarkesville
• Sen. David Shafer, R-Duluth
• Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford
• Sen. William Ligon, R-Brunswick
• PSC chairman Tim Echols
• PSC member Chuck Eaton
• Georgia Right to Life
• Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens
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