Mitt Romney Edges Newt Gingrich in Mississippi Poll

With Mississippi holding its Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, a poll released Monday shows Mitt Romney with a narrow lead over Newt Gingrich in the Magnolia State. There are 40 delegates at stake in the primary.

Romney leads the American Research Group (ARG) poll of likely Republican primary voters with 34 percent, with Gingrich right on his heels with 32 percent. Rick Santorum stands in third place with 22 percent with Ron Paul taking 8 percent, while 3 percent remain undecided and 1 percent back other candidates.

Gingrich led an ARG poll of Mississippi released last week with 35 percent followed by Romney with 31 percent.

The poll of 600 likely Mississippi Republican primary voters was taken from March 10-11 and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.