Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich holds more delegates that Rick Santorum, according to the Republican National Committee’s count.
Gingrich comes in with 107 while Santorum holds 95. Both come far behind Mitt Romney’s 339.
The count comes as both Santorum and Gingrich vie to be anti-Romney candidate. Earlier this week, the Red, White and Blue fund, the top Santorum SuperPac, urged Gingrich to drop out of the race.
“Newt has become a hindrance to a conservative alternative,” Stuart Roy, an adviser for the SuperPac said.
The request highlights the fluid nature of the race to be an alternative to Romney. In the lead-up to the Florida primary, Gingrich implied that Santorum should consider dropping out to prevent the conservative vote from being split.
However, Gingrich has emerged a stronger candidate after winning the Georgia primary, which delivered him 52 delegates, the largest net this primary season.
The ex-Speaker, who previously won an upset victory in South Carolina, is hoping to win upcoming primaries in Mississippi and Alabama.
The eventual nominee will need 1,144 delegates. 28 states as well as a trio of U.S. territories and the District of Columbia have yet to cast their ballots.
