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Mitt Romney

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a top contender for the Republican nomination for president this year, sent out an e-mail on behalf of Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn) Friday, asking supporters to contribute to Reichert's campaign.

"I have to admit, it is good to be on the campaign trail again," Romney says in the e-mail. "I have never been one to sit around, and I cannot do so when there are conservative leaders like Dave Reichert that need our assistance."

Romney was a popular candidate here in Washington, where he earned 15 percent of the vote in the state's caucuses and 16 percent of the vote in the presidential primary despite having already dropped out of the race.

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As of 1:36 AM this morning a total of 961,736 ballots have been cast, 518,753 for the Democratic Party and 382,501 for Republicans, with an estimated 302,667 remaining to be counted.  read more »

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has suspended his campaign this morning, essentially dropping out of the race.

With the caucuses growing near, Presidential candidates begin to advertise in Washington markets.

Washington has contributed $3,725,841 to presidential candidates this cycle, with 65% going to Democratic candidates.  Barack Obama raised the most money in Washington ($1,131,753), followed by John Edwards ($569,820), Mitt Romney ($558,273), Hillary Clinton ($453,376), John McCain ($230,978), Rudy Giuliani ($224,101), Ron Paul ($164,031), Dennis Kucinich ($41,425), and Mike Huckabee ($13,869).