The first actual result of Super Tuesday is in, from the West Virginia Republican contest, and the winner is Mike Huckabee, who scoops up 18 delegates.
In a bad sign for Mitt Romney's hopes today, he led in the first round of voting but did not have the 50%+ majority needed to win. Another ballot was held and McCain supporters then switched to Huckabee, who won the second round.
Super-blogger Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic reports:
After the first round of balloting in West Virginia, Mitt Romney was solidly in the lead with 41% of the votes, followed by Mike Huckabee with 33% and John McCain with 16%.... But sources say that representatives for John McCain called many of his reps in WV and asked them to vote for Huckabee ... in order to thwart Romney on the second ballot.
