American Samoa ? The American Samoa Republican Party announced Saturday that all nine of the delegates it will send to the GOP national convention support John McCain.

The delegates from the U.S. territory, about 2,300 miles south of Hawaii, helped McCain move closer to clinching the GOP nomination for president, giving him a total of 976 delegates. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is far behind with 254 delegates – two less than Mitt Romney, who has quit the race and endorsed McCain.

Earlier Saturday, the nine delegates from the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands said they will be voting for McCain. The GOP on Guam is set to make its selection March 8.