The Florida primaries put John McCain in the front seat for the republican presidential nomination. His win gave him all of Florida's 57 delegates, putting him ahead of Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani.

Following McCain's 36 percent lead were Romney with 31 percent, Giuliani with 15 percent, Mike Huckabee with 13 percent, and Ron Paul with 3 percent of the vote according to FOXNews.com with 94% of precincts reporting.

This primary leaves McCain with a substantial lead over his competitors. With the 57 delegates he picked up in the winner-takes-all Florida, he now has 93 delegates. Romney had 59, Huckabee has 40, Paul has four and Giuliani has only one.

In response to his victory, McCain said "Our victory might not have reached landslide proportions, but it is sweet nonetheless."

Giuliani's gamble of not campaigning until the Sunshine State appears to have been a flop. 

Our victory might not have reached landslide proportions, but it is sweet nonetheless.

McCain's victory has sparked rumors of Giuliani dropping out of the race and endorsing McCain according to CNN.com. Giuliani has not yet confirmed this.

Florida was penalized by both the GOP and the Democratic National Comittee for holding early primaries. While the democrats took away all of Florida's delegates, the Republicans cut the total in half, from 114 to 57.

The Florida primaries were also closed, meaning that only party members could vote in the primary.

Even with McCain's substantial lead, anything could happen on Feb. 5, Super Tuesday.