Romney Wins Illinois Republican Primary
169 views · Published 21 March 2012 · 2:36 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2012 · News & Politics
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won a key victory over former senator Rick Santorum in the Illinois Republican Primary Tuesday. The Midwest state was the latest contest for Republican presidential candidates in their campaign to challenge President Barack Obama in the November general election. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports, people in the hometown of former President Ronald Reagan, a Republican icon, headed to the polls with the economy foremost on their minds.
