In order to win the Republican nomination, a candidate must win 1144 delegates. Here's your live political guide to the 2012 elections. PolicyMic will be regularly updating this page with new poll numbers, delegate counts, and state-by-state victories: 

UPDATE: Wednesday (4/4): As of today, there are 1166 delegates remaining before any candidate receives enough delegates to lock down the nomintation. The current break down: Mitt Romney (655), Rick Santorum (278), Newt Gingrich (135), Ron Paul (51), Jon Huntsman (2).

State by state totals: 

April 3: Wisconsin: Romney (30), Santorum (6)

Maryland: Romney (37)

Washington DC: Romney (18)

March 20: Illinois: Romney (43), Santorum (10)

March 10: Guam: Romney (9)

Kansas: Santorum (33), Romney (7)

Northern Marianas Islands: Romney (9)

U.S. Virgin Islands: Romney (7), Paul (1)

March 6:

Alaska: Romney (8), Santorum (7), Paul (6), Gingrich (3)

Georgia: Gingrich (47), Romney (15), Santorum (3)

Idaho: Romney (32)

Massachusetts: Romney (41)

North Dakota: Santorum (11), Paul (8), Romney (7), Gingrich (2) 

Ohio: Romney (35), Santorum (21)

Oklahoma: Santorum (14), Romney (13), Gingrich (13)

Tennessee: Santorum (29), Romney (14), Gingrich (9)

Vermont: Romney (9), Santorum (4), Paul (4)

Virginia: Romney (43), Paul (3)

Wyoming: Romney (8), Santorum (3), Paul (1)

March 3:

Washington: Romney (30), Santorum (5), Paul (5)

February 28: 

Arizona: Romney (29)

Michigan: Romney (16), Santorum (14)

February 7:

Colorado: Santorum (18), Romney (9), 

Minnesota: Santorum (37), Gingrich (1)

February 4:

Maine: Romney (12), Paul (10)

Nevada: Romney (14), Gingrich (6), Paul (5), Santorum (3)

January 31:

Florida: Romney (50)

January 21:

South Carolina: Gingrich (23), Romney (2)

January 10:

New Hampshire: Romney (7), Paul (3), Huntsman (2)

January 3: 

Iowa: Santorum (14), Romney (12), Paul (1), Gingrich (0)

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Santorum (14)