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It's Huckabee

At 8:55 p.m., with 15% of precincts reporting, FNC called IA for Mike Huckabee.

CNN projected a Huckabee victory at 8:56 p.m. They called Romney in second.

MSNBC came in third, callling IA for Huckabee at 9 p.m. ET.

Romney just said this to NBC/National Journal's McPike and other reporters: "You know, this is uh, let's see, it's the first inning in a 50-inning ball game. So you know you want to get on base in the first inning, but we're planning on doing well."

He then made remarks to the caucus-goers, and later introduced his son Ben, his wife, Andie, his son Matt and a couple of his grandchildren.

"Do we have any other presidential candidates here?" the precinct chairman asked Romney was finished.