Romney Wins Votes for Nomination

By Shane Goldmacher

Updated: August 28, 2012 | 5:41 p.m.
August 28, 2012 | 5:40 p.m.

Mitt Romney (EVAN VUCCI/AP)

New Jersey Puts Romney Over Top for GOP Nomination

Delegates to the Republican National Convention pushed Mitt Romney past the 1,144-vote threshold to become his party's 2012 presidential nominee.
The vote puts Romney one step closer to the job he has sought since 2008, when he lost the GOP primary to Sen. John McCain.
Despite the roll call vote, Romney won’t be formally nominated until Thursday, when he is scheduled to address the convention, Romney adviser Russ Schriefer said.
Romney and his wife, Ann, arrived in Tampa earlier in the day in advance of Ann Romney’s primetime address Tuesday evening.

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