Illinois primary results: Republican presidential candidates index

Republican presidential candidates index as measured by the media Mar'12 Does the amount of media attention predict the primary winner? 20 HighBeam Research tracked the social and traditional media attention each Republican presidential candidate received during the week leading up to the Illinois primary. Illinois 47 1% Media attention % Twitter mentions 1% Blog mentions 1% Chicago Tribune poll 1% Election results 34 35 35 32 30 28 27 24 25 26 15 12 10 9. Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Newt Gingrich Ron Paul 2012 Primaries Delegates 1,144 required for nomination 562 249 137 69 Romney Santorum Gingrich Paul Twitter and blogger data via SocialMention.com llinois poll data collected via Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV Delegate count data collected via CNN Media data and research provided by HighBeam RESEARCH Get more election analyses on Backstories at www.highbeam.com/blog 25 31 24