WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has gotten a boost from voters in Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado. He won contests in all three states Tuesday night, but didn't manage to lock up any delegates. That's because delegates for Colorado and Minnesota will be chosen later and as for Missouri, pundits call that a beauty contest -- no delegates were at stake there.
But that is not deterring Rick Santorum, who sees the victories as a sign that he is the true conservative candidate in this election. The wins have certainly put the breaks on Romney's momentum as front runner. To date, after eight Republican contests Romney has three victories. Santorum now has four states under his belt.
Here's a closer look at the numbers:
In Missouri, Santorum won 55 percent of the vote, Romney won 25 percent of the vote and 12 percent of the vote went to Ron Paul.
With about 95 percent reporting in Minnesota, Santorum has 44.8 percent of vote to Paul's 27.2 percent. Romney came in third at 16.9 percent, followed by Gingrich
In Colorado, Santorum walked away with 40 percent, Romney had 25 percent, Gingrich got 13 percent with Paul right behind him.
What does this mean for Mitt Romney's presidential bid? It certainly put the breaks on his momentum, though Romney is still confident he will be the GOP's nominee because of the delegates.
Still, Santorum sees the wins as victories over Romney and a sign he can dominate the conservative vote. Analysts say, however, low voter turnout in all three contests could indicate a frustration in the party that has not yet rallied around one candidate.
There are still three more races in the coming weeks but candidates are already focusing on Super Tuesday (March 6), where Gingrich hopes to do well in his native Georgia.