Romney wins Nevada Republican contest

LAS VEGAS - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Republican presidential nominating contest in Nevada on Saturday, Fox News projected.

Romney's apparent win followed his breakthrough victory in Michigan last week after a series of disappointing second-place finishes.

It gave him momentum going into the "Super Tuesday" contests on Feb. 5, when nearly half the U.S. states choose candidates to contest the presidential election in November.

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (L) speaks at a campaign stop in Reno, Nevada, January 18, 2008. Romney won the Republican presidential nominating contest in Nevada on Saturday, Fox News projected. (REUTERS/Max Whittaker)