--- description: Rick Santorum will drop out of the presidential race Wednesday night, reports say. title: Rick Santorum to Drop Out of Presidential Race image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6dc17fc6326f968/69887bf82dce01cf8f9e7a4d/rick-santorum1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [rick santorum](/tag/rick-santorum/) ## rick santorum Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rick Santorum to Drop Out of Presidential Race  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2016 7:19 PM CUT  Rick Santorum visits "Cavuto: Coast To Coast" at FOX Studios on July 22, 2015 in New York City. Rick Santorum visits "Cavuto: Coast To Coast" at FOX Studios on July 22, 2015 in New York City.John Lamparski—Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2016 7:19 PM CUT Rick Santorum will drop out of the presidential race Wednesday night, reports say. [CNN reports](http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/03/politics/rick-santorum-dropping-presidential-bid/ "undefined") based on two Republican sources that Santorum is planning to exit the race. Santorum earned just 1% of the Iowa vote, despite winning the caucus there four years ago. The former Pennsylvania senator will be the fourth causality of Monday night: Former Maryland Gov. [Martin O’Malley](http://time.com/4203646/martin-omalley-to-suspend-presidential-campaign-after-iowa-caucuses/ "undefined"), former Arkansas Gov. [Mike Huckabee](http://time.com/4203702/iowa-caucuses-mike-huckabee-ends/ "undefined") and Kentucky Senator [Rand Paul](http://time.com/4205874/rand-paul-ends-campaign/?xid=homepage "undefined") have all dropped out since the caucus results were announced. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won Iowa’s Republican caucuses, with 27.6% support. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4206565/rick-santorum-drop-out-race-president/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4206565/rick-santorum-drop-out-race-president/"},"headline":"Rick Santorum to Drop Out of Presidential Race","datePublished":"2016-02-03T19:19:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:43:59.329Z","description":"He's the fourth casualty of Monday night's Iowa caucuses","url":"https://time.com/4206565/rick-santorum-drop-out-race-president/","keywords":["rick santorum"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6dc17fc6326f968/69887bf82dce01cf8f9e7a4d/rick-santorum1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6dc17fc6326f968/69887bf82dce01cf8f9e7a4d/rick-santorum1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"rick-santorum","caption":"Republican candidate for USA President and former Senator from Pennsylvania , Rick Santorum visits \"Cavuto: Coast To Coast\" at FOX Studios on July 22, 2015 in New York City. *** Local Caption *** Rick Santorum","creditText":"John Lamparski—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/rick-santorum/","name":"rick santorum"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4206565/rick-santorum-drop-out-race-president/","name":"Rick Santorum to Drop Out of Presidential Race"}}]}] ```