Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

This article contains the results of the 2008 Republican presidential primaries and caucuses.

The 2008 Republican primaries are the selection processes by which the Republican Party selects delegates to attend the 2008 Republican National Convention. The series of primaries, caucuses, and state conventions culminates in the National Convention which was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota, September 1–4, 2008, where the delegates voted on and selected a candidate. A simple majority of delegate votes in September (1,191 out of 2,380) is required to become the party's nominee; estimates based on delegate pledges had John McCain surpassing this total after the March 4 primaries in Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont.

Candidates

The only candidate with a national campaign at the end of the primary season was John McCain. Withdrawn candidates who had national campaigns were Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee,^[1] Sam Brownback, John H. Cox, Jim Gilmore, Rudy Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, Fred Thompson, and Tommy Thompson.

Overview of results

The data contained in the row entitled Actual pledged delegates is a subset of the data in the row entitled Estimated pledged delegates. It represents delegates won in contests where the final apportionment of delegates has already been decided, but does not include delegates from contests where the final apportionment depends upon the outcome of further caucuses or conventions.^[2] Caveat lector: the below "Estimated total delegates" row totals 2,390 delegates, but there are only 2,380 delegates.

2008 Republican presidential primaries, caucuses, and state conventions

Candidates		Uncommitted	Mike Huckabee	John McCain	Ron Paul	Mitt Romney	Rudy Giuliani	Fred Thompson	Duncan Hunter
Final convention totals (1,191 to win of 2,380 total)[3]		14[n 1] 0.6%	0 0%	2,341 98.4%	23[n 2] 1.0%	2[n 3] 0.1%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%
Estimated total delegates (1,477 of 2,380; 62%, 1,191 to win)[4]		903 38%	267 15%	1,367 66%	21 1%	(274) 17%	–	(9) 1%	(1) 0%
Estimated unpledged delegates (51 of 463; 11% of 19%)[4]		412 89%	3 1%	82 10%	–	–	–	–	–
Estimated pledged delegates (1,426 of 1,917, 74% of 81%)[5]		491 26%	229 12%	1,243 47%	21 1%	(274) 14%	–	(9) 0%	(1) 0%
Actual pledged delegates (1,167 of 1,451, 80% of 61%)[2]		284 20%	197 14%	1,243 56%	6 0%	(147) 10%	–	–	–
Jan. 3	Iowa Delegates: 37[6][A][B]	3	17 34%	3 13%	2 10%	(12) 25%	3%	(3) 13%	0%
Jan. 5	Wyoming Delegates: 12 (of 14; was 12 of 28)[7][C]	–	0%	0%	0%	(8) 67%	0%	(3) 25%	(1) 8%
Jan. 8	New Hampshire Delegates: 12 (was 24)[8]	–	1 11%	7 38%	8%	(4) 32%	9%	1%	1%
Jan. 15	Michigan Delegates: 30 (was 60)[9]	2%	1 16%	5 30%	6%	(24) 39%	3%	4%	0%
Jan. 19	Nevada Delegates: 31[10][A][B]	3	3 8%	4 13%	4 14%	(17) 51%	4%	(3) 8%	2%
	South Carolina Delegates: 24 (was 47)[11]	–	5 30%	19 33%	4%	15%	2%	16%	0%
Jan. 22	Louisiana Delegates: 0 (of 44)[12][B][C]	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jan. 29	Florida Delegates: 57 (was 114)[13]	–	13%	57 36%	3%	31%	15%	1%	0%
Feb. 1–3	Maine Delegates: 18[14][A][B]	3 2%	6%	21%	18%	(18) 52%	0%	0%	0%
Jan. 25 – Feb. 5	Hawaii Delegates: 20[15]	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Feb. 5 Super Tuesday	Alabama Delegates: 45[16][B]	12 0%	20 41%	16 37%	3%	18%	0%	0%	0%
	Alaska Delegates: 26[17][B]	3 2%	6 22%	3 16%	5 17%	(12) 44%	–	–	–
	Arizona Delegates: 50[18][B]	3	9%	50 47%	4%	35%	3%	2%	0%
	Arkansas Delegates: 31[19][B]	3 0%	29 60%	1 20%	5%	(1) 14%	0%	0%	–
	California Delegates: 170[20][B]	3	12%	158 42%	4%	(12) 35%	4%	2%	0%
	Colorado Delegates: 22 (of 43)[21][B][C]	3	13%	19%	8%	(22) 60%	0%	0%	0%
	Connecticut Delegates: 27[22][B]	3 2%	7%	27 52%	4%	33%	2%	0%	0%
	Delaware Delegates: 18[23]	–	15%	18 45%	4%	33%	3%	–	–
	Georgia Delegates: 72[24]	9	51 34%	9 32%	3%	9 30%	1%	0%	0%
	Illinois Delegates: 57 (of 67)[25][B][C]	3	17%	54 47%	5%	(3) 29%	1%	1%	–
	Massachusetts Delegates: 40[26][B]	3 0%	4%	18 41%	3%	(22) 51%	1%	0%	0%
	Minnesota Delegates: 38[27][A][B][C]	3	20%	23%	16%	(38) 41%	–	–	–
	Missouri Delegates: 58[28]	0%	32%	58 33%	5%	29%	1%	1%	0%
	Montana Delegates: 25[29]	–	15%	22%	25%	(25) 38%	–	–	–
	New Jersey Delegates: 52[30]	–	8%	52 55%	5%	28%	3%	1%	–
	New York Delegates: 87 (of 98)[31][B][C]	3	10%	87 50%	6%	27%	3%	–	–
	North Dakota Delegates: 26[32]	0%	5 20%	6 23%	6 21%	(9) 36%	–	–	–
	Oklahoma Delegates: 38[33][B]	3	6 33%	32 37%	3%	25%	1%	1%	0%
	Tennessee Delegates: 40 (of 52)[34][B][C]	3 0%	25 34%	19 32%	6%	(8) 24%	1%	3%	0%
	Utah Delegates: 36[35][B]	3	1%	5%	3%	(36) 89%	0%	0%	0%
	West Virginia Delegates: 18 (of 27)[36][B][C]	3	18 52%	1%	0%	47%	0%	–	–
Feb. 9	Kansas Delegates: 36 (of 36)[37][C]	0%	36 60%	24%	11%	3%	0%	0%	–
	Louisiana Delegates: 20 (of 44)[12][B][C]	20	43%	42%	5%	6%	1%	1%	0%
	Washington Delegates: 18 (of 37)[38][B][C]	21 14%	23%	25%	22%	16%	–	–	–
Feb. 12 Potomac Primaries	District of Columbia Delegates: 16[39][B]	3	16%	16 68%	8%	6%	1%	–	–
	Maryland Delegates: 37[40]	–	29%	37 55%	6%	7%	1%	1%	0%
	Virginia Delegates: 60[41][B]	3	41%	60 50%	5%	4%	0%	1%	–
Feb. 16	Louisiana Delegates: 21 (of 44)[12][42][43][B][C]	6	–	15	–	–	–	–	–
Feb. 19	Washington Delegates: 19 (of 37)[38][B][C]	13	24%	6 50%	8%	16%	1%	1%	0%
	Wisconsin Delegates: 40[44][B]	0%	6 37%	34 55%	5%	2%	0%	1%	0%
Feb. 23	American Samoa Delegates: 6[45][B]	3	–	6	–	–	–	–	–
	Northern Mariana Islands Delegates: 9[46][B]	–	4%	9 91%	4%	–	–	–	–
Feb. 24	Puerto Rico Delegates: 20[47][B]	3	5%	20 91%	4%	–	–	–	–
Mar. 4	Ohio Delegates: 85[48][B]	3	32%/31%	55%/60%	5%/5%	5%/3%	-	3%/2%	–
	Rhode Island Delegates: 17[49][B]	3 2%	4 22%	13 65%	7%	4%	–	–	–
	Texas Delegates: 137[50][B]	3 1%	16 38%	80 51%	5%	2%	0%	1%	1%
	Vermont Delegates: 17[51]	–	14%	17 72%	7%	5%	2%	–	–
Mar. 8	Guam Delegates: 6[52][B]	3	0%	6 100%	– 0%	–	–	–	–
Mar. 11	Mississippi Delegates: 36[53][B]	3	13%	36 79%	4%	2%	1%	2%	0%
Apr. 5	Tennessee Delegates: 12 (of 52)[34][B][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	U. S. Virgin Islands Delegates: 6[54][B]	9 47%	–	31%	2%	19%	–	–	–
Apr. 22	Pennsylvania Delegates: 62 (of 71)[55][B][C]	3	11%	73%	16%	–	–	–	–
May 6	Indiana Delegates: 27 (of 54)[56][B][C]	3	10%	27 78%	8%	5%	–	–	–
	North Carolina Delegates: 69[57]	4%	9 12%	53 74%	5 7%	–	–	–	–
May 13	Nebraska Delegates: 33[58]	–	–	87%	13%	–	–	–	–
	West Virginia Delegates: 9 (of 27)[36][B][C]	–	10%	76%	5%	4%	2%	–	–
May 20	Kentucky Delegates: 45[59]	5%	8%	42 72%	7%	5%	2%	–	–
	Oregon Delegates: 30[60]	–	–	23 81%	4 15%	–	–	–	–
May 20–21	New York Delegates: 11 (of 98)[31][B][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
May 22	Kansas Delegates: 10 (of 36)[37][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
May 3–24	Minnesota Delegates: 24 (of 38)[27][B][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
May 27	Idaho Delegates: 32[61][B]	9	–	17 70%	6 24%	–	–	–	–
May 31	Wyoming Delegates: 2 (of 14; was 16 of 28)[7][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jun. 3	South Dakota Delegates: 24[62][B]	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	New Mexico Delegates: 29[63][B]	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
May 24 – Jun. 7	Colorado Delegates: 21 (of 43)[21][B][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jun. 6-7	Pennsylvania Delegates: 9 (of 71)[55][B][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jun. 7	Illinois Delegates: 10 (of 67)[25][B][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Minnesota Delegates: 14 (of 38)[27][B][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jun. 9–10	Indiana Delegates: 27 (of 54)[64][B][C]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Candidate has withdrawn State with delegates halved due to penalty from RNC

• Dashes indicate that a candidate was not on the ballot. For contests that are in progress or upcoming all candidates have dashes.
• ^A These delegate numbers are estimates. Delegate will be officially allocated during later caucuses, primaries, or state conventions.
• ^B These delegations all have three additional delegates (made up of the party leadership) that will attend the national convention as unpledged. In the case of Idaho, three delegates are party leadership and three others are elected at the state convention; all six are unpledged.
• ^C These delegations use multiple caucus, primary, or state convention processes to choose national delegates on different days. These processes are explained below.

Results

Iowa caucuses

Caucus date: January 3, 2008
National delegates: 37

Iowa Republican presidential caucus, 2008[65]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mike Huckabee	40,841	34.41%	17
Mitt Romney	29,949	25.23%	12
Fred Thompson	15,904	13.40%	3
John McCain	15,559	13.11%	3
Ron Paul	11,817	9.96%	2
Rudy Giuliani	4,097	3.45%	0
Duncan Hunter	524	0.44%	0
Alan Keyes	247	0.08%	0
Tom Tancredo	5	0.00%	0
Total	118,696	100.00%	37

Official allocation of delegates will be decided during the state convention on June 14, 2008; until then, delegate allocations are estimates.^[6]

According to his campaign Website, Alan Keyes's votes were not counted nor recorded by the Republican Party of Iowa.^[66]

Wyoming county conventions

Convention date: January 5, 2008
National delegates: 12

Wyoming Republican presidential county conventions, 2008[67]
Candidate	Percentage	National delegates
Mitt Romney	67%	8
Fred Thompson	25%	3
Duncan Hunter	8%	1
Rudy Giuliani	0%	0
Mike Huckabee	0%	0
John McCain	0%	0
Ron Paul	0%	0
Total	100%	12

Two additional national delegates will be elected at the state convention on May 10, 2008. Also, in accordance with Republican National Committee rules, Wyoming was stripped of half of its 28 delegates for holding primary contests before February 5, 2008.^[7]

Votes were not released by the Wyoming Republican Party.

New Hampshire primary

Primary date: January 8, 2008
National delegates: 12 (see note below)

In accordance with Republican National Committee rules, New Hampshire was stripped of half of its 24 delegates for holding primary contests before February 5, 2008.^[68]

New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, 2008[69][70]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	88,571	37.01%	7
Mitt Romney	75,546	31.57%	4
Mike Huckabee	26,859	11.22%	1
Rudy Giuliani	20,439	8.54%	0
Ron Paul	18,308	7.65%	0
Fred Thompson	2,894	1.21%	0
Duncan Hunter	1,225	0.51%	0
Alan Keyes	203	0.08%	0
Write-in candidates	4,691	1.96%	0
Total	239,315	100.00%	12

Michigan primary

Primary date: January 15, 2008
National delegates: 30

In accordance with Republican National Committee rules, Michigan was stripped of 27 of its 57 delegates for holding primary contests before February 5, 2008.^[68]

Michigan Republican presidential primary, 2008[71]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mitt Romney	338,316	38.92%	24
John McCain	257,985	29.68%	5
Mike Huckabee	139,764	16.08%	1
Ron Paul	54,475	6.27%	0
Fred Thompson	32,159	3.70%	0
Rudy Giuliani	24,725	2.84%	0
Duncan Hunter	2,819	0.32%	0
Tom Tancredo	457	0.05%	0
Sam Brownback	351	0.04%	0
Uncommited	18,118	2.08%	0
Total	869,169	100.00%	30

Nevada caucuses

Caucus date: January 19, 2008
National delegates: 31

Official allocation of delegates will be decided during the state convention on April 26, 2008; until then, delegate allocations are estimates.^[10]

Tom Tancredo did appear on the official ballot, but Nevada Republican Party did not count or record votes cast for him.^[10]

Nevada Republican presidential caucus, 2008[72]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mitt Romney	22,646	51.10%	18
Ron Paul	6,084	13.73%	4
John McCain	5,650	12.75%	4
Mike Huckabee	3,616	8.16%	2
Fred Thompson	3,519	7.94%	2
Rudy Giuliani	1,910	4.31%	1
Duncan Hunter	890	2.01%	0
Tom Tancredo	Unrecorded	0.00%	0
Total	44,315	100.00%	31

South Carolina primary

Primary date: January 19, 2008
National delegates: 24 (see note below)

In accordance with Republican National Committee rules, South Carolina was stripped of 23 of its 47 delegates for holding primary contests before February 5, 2008.^[68]

South Carolina Republican presidential primary, 2008[73]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	147,686	33.15%	19
Mike Huckabee	132,943	29.84%	5
Fred Thompson	69,651	15.63%	0
Mitt Romney	68,142	15.30%	0
Ron Paul	16,154	3.63%	0
Rudy Giuliani	9,557	2.15%	0
Duncan Hunter	1,051	0.24%	0
Tom Tancredo	121	0.03%	0
Hugh Cort	88	0.02%	0
John H. Cox	83	0.02%	0
Cap Fendig	23	0.01%	0
Total	445,499	100.00%	24

Louisiana caucuses

Caucus date: January 22, 2008
National delegates: 0 (see note below)

The Louisiana caucus is not considered an official race and all the state delegates chosen during the caucuses are nationally uncommitted, but they could run on one or multiple slates. Louisiana chooses 20 national delegates plus 3 PLEO delegates during the state convention on February 16, 2008. All the delegates elected at the state convention are officially considered uncommitted due to state party rules, but the delegation of John McCain is having the majority at the state convention since he won the majority of delegates in the districts 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7. So it is very likely that all 20 + 3 delegates will support John McCain.

The official results have not been released, and some media have reported that John McCain won, that Ron Paul took second, and that Mitt Romney took a distant third.^[74] A slate of uncommitted delegates running on a pro-life platform was the overall winner.^[75]

Hawaii caucuses

Caucus date: January 25 – February 5
National delegates: 20

Florida primary

Primary date: January 29, 2008
National delegates: 57 (see note below)

In accordance with Republican National Committee rules, Florida was stripped of 57 of its 114 delegates for holding primary contests before February 5, 2008.^[68]

Florida Republican presidential primary, 2008[76]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	701,761	36.0%	57
Mitt Romney	604,932	31.0%	0
Rudy Giuliani	286,089	14.7%	0
Mike Huckabee	262,681	13.5%	0
Ron Paul	62,887	3.2%	0
Fred Thompson	22,668	1.2%	0
Alan Keyes	4,060	0.2%	0
Duncan Hunter	2,847	0.1%	0
Tom Tancredo	1,573	0.1%	0
Total	1,949,498	100.00%	57

Maine caucuses

Caucus date: February 9, 2008 – February 29, 2008^[77]
National delegates: 18

Official allocation of delegates will be decided during district caucuses and the state convention on May 3, 2008; until then, delegate allocations are estimates.^[14]

Maine Republican presidential primary, 2008 98% of precincts reporting[78]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mitt Romney	2,837	51.66%	18
John McCain	1,176	21.41%	0
Ron Paul	1,002	18.24%	0
Mike Huckabee	318	5.79%	0
Fred Thompson	8	0.14%	0
Rudy Giuliani	3	0.05%	0
Alan Keyes	1	0.02%	0
Duncan Hunter	1	0.02%	0
John H. Cox	0	0.00%	0
Write-in candidates	9	0.16%	0
Uncommited	136	2.47%	0
Total	5,491	100.00%	18

Alabama primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 45

Alabama Republican presidential primary, 2008 99% of precincts reporting[79]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mike Huckabee	230,608	40.90%	20
John McCain	210,989	37.42%	16
Mitt Romney	103,295	18.32%	0
Ron Paul	15,454	2.74%	0
Rudy Giuliani	2,224	0.39%	0
Uncommited	1,252	0.22%	0
Total	563,822	100.00%	36

Alaska caucuses

Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 26

Alaska Republican presidential primary, 2008 98% of precincts reporting[80]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mitt Romney	5,126	44.00%	12
Mike Huckabee	2,548	22.00%	6
Ron Paul	1,955	17.00%	5
John McCain	1,804	15.00%	3
Uncommited	187	2%	0
Total	11,260	100.00%	26

Arizona primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 50

Arizona Republican presidential primary, 2008 98% of precincts reporting[81]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	227,764	48%	50
Mitt Romney	163,967	34%	0
Mike Huckabee	43,118	9%	0
Ron Paul	20,197	4%	0
Rudy Giuliani	12,716	3%	0
Total	467,762	100.00%	50

Arkansas primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 31

Arkansas Republican presidential primary, 2008 97% of precincts reporting[82]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mike Huckabee	130,541	60%	29
John McCain	44,091	20%	1
Mitt Romney	29,359	14%	1
Ron Paul	10,401	5%	0
Uncommited	993	1%	0
Rudy Giuliani	625	0%	0
Total	216,010	100.00%	31

California primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 170

California Republican presidential primary, 2008 100% of precincts reporting[83]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	1,197,757	42.21%	158
Mitt Romney	980,969	34.57%	12
Mike Huckabee	328,387	11.57%	0
Rudy Giuliani	126,415	4.45%	0
Ron Paul	120,374	4.24%	0
Fred Thompson	49,318	1.74%	0
Duncan Hunter	13,682	0.48%	0
Alan Keyes	11,362	0.40%	0
Tom Tancredo	3,810	0.13%	0
John H. Cox	3,101	0.11%	0
Sam Brownback	2,426	0.10%	0
Total	2,249,429	100.00%	170

Colorado caucuses

Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 22 (see note below)

Colorado chooses 21 other delegates during district conventions from May 24 to June 7, 2008.^[21]

Colorado Republican presidential primary, 2008 95% of precincts reporting[84]
Candidate	State delegates	Percentage	National delegates
Mitt Romney	33,288	60%	22
John McCain	10,621	19%	0
Mike Huckabee	7,266	13%	0
Ron Paul	4,670	8%	0
Total	55,845	100.00%	22

Connecticut primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 27

Connecticut Republican presidential primary, 2008 100% of precincts reporting[85]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	78,741	52%	27
Mitt Romney	49,851	33%	0
Mike Huckabee	10,591	7%	0
Ron Paul	6,092	4%	0
Rudy Giuliani	2,470	2%	0
Uncommited	2,414	2%	0
Total	150,159	100%	27

Delaware primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 18

Delaware Republican presidential primary, 2008[86]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	22,626	45.20%	18
Mitt Romney	16,344	32.65%	0
Mike Huckabee	7,706	15.39%	0
Ron Paul	2,131	4.26%	0
Rudy Giuliani	1,255	2.51%	0
Total	50,062	100.00%	18

Georgia primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 72

Georgia Republican presidential primary, 2008 99% of precincts reporting[87][88]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mike Huckabee	326,874	33.9%	51
John McCain	304,751	31.6%	9
Mitt Romney	290,707	30.2%	3
Ron Paul	28,096	2.9%	0
Alan Keyes	1,458	0.2%	0
Rudy Giuliani	7,162	0.7%	0
Fred Thompson	3,414	0.4%	0
Duncan Hunter	755	0.1%	0
Tom Tancredo	324	0.0%	0
Total	960,372	100%	72

Illinois primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 57 (see note below)

Illinois chooses 10 other delegates during the state convention on June 7, 2008.^[25]

Illinois Republican presidential primary, 2008[89]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	424,071	47.52%	54
Mitt Romney	256,805	28.77%	3
Mike Huckabee	147,626	16.54%	0
Ron Paul	45,166	5.06%	0
Rudy Giuliani	11,314	1.27%	0
Fred Thompson	7,100	0.80%	0
Tom Tancredo	369	0.04%	0
Totals	895,247	100%	57

Massachusetts primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 40

Massachusetts Republican presidential primary, 2008 100% of precincts reporting[90]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mitt Romney	255,248	51.50%	22
John McCain	204,027	41.16%	18
Mike Huckabee	19,168	3.87%	0
Ron Paul	13,210	2.67%	0
Rudy Giuliani	2,643	0.53%	0
Fred Thompson	942	0.19%	0
Duncan Hunter	263	0.05%	0
Tom Tancredo	155	0.03%	0
Total	497,531	100%	40

Minnesota caucuses

Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 0

Minnesota Republican presidential caucus, 2008[91]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Estimated delegates
Mitt Romney	25,990	41.36%	38
John McCain	13,813	22.98%	0
Mike Huckabee	12,522	19.93%	0
Ron Paul	9,856	15.69%	0
Rudy Giuliani	2,643	0.53%	0
Total	62,837	100%	38

This caucus is considered a non-binding straw poll. Minnesota chooses 24 delegates during district conventions from May 3 to May 24, 2008 and 14 delegates during the state convention on June 7, 2008.^[27]

Missouri primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 58

Missouri Republican presidential primary, 2008[92]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	194,145	32.97%	58
Mike Huckabee	185,598	31.51%	0
Mitt Romney	172,414	29.28%	0
Ron Paul	26,428	4.49%	0
Rudy Giuliani	3,593	0.61%	0
Fred Thompson	3,101	0.53%	0
Alan Keyes	894	0.15%	0
Duncan Hunter	306	0.05%	0
Tom Tancredo	107	0.02%	0
Other	257	0.04%	0
Uncommitted	2,083	0.35%	0
Total	588,926	100.00%	58

Montana caucuses

Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 25

Montana Republican presidential caucus, 2008[93]
Candidate	State delegates	Percentage	National delegates
Mitt Romney	625	38.39%	25
Ron Paul	400	24.57%	0
John McCain	358	21.99%	0
Mike Huckabee	245	15.04%	0
Total	1,628	100.00%	25

New Jersey primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 52

New Jersey Republican presidential primary, 2008[94]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	313,459	55.36%	52
Mitt Romney	160,388	28.32%	0
Mike Huckabee	46,284	8.17%	0
Ron Paul	27,301	4.82%	0
Rudy Giuliani	15,516	2.74%	0
Fred Thompson	3,253	0.57%	0
Total	566,201	100.00%	52

New York primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 87 (see note below)

New York chooses 11 other delegates during the state committee meeting from May 20 to May 21, 2008.^[31]

New York Republican presidential primary, 2008[95][96] Percent reporting: 99%
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	310,814	51.20%	87
Mitt Romney	168,801	27.81%	0
Mike Huckabee	65,648	10.81%	0
Ron Paul	38,918	6.41%	0
Rudy Giuliani	18,556	3.06%	0
Fred Thompson	2,047	0.34%	0
Duncan Hunter	954	0.16%	0
Total	607,011	100%	87

North Dakota caucuses

Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 26

100% of precincts reporting^[97]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates[98]
Mitt Romney	3,490	35.67%	9
John McCain	2,224	22.73%	6
Ron Paul	2,082	21.28%	6
Mike Huckabee	1,947	19.90%	5
Alan Keyes	42	0.43%	0
Total	9,785	100%	26

Oklahoma primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 38

100% of precincts reporting^[99][100]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	122,748	36.64%	32
Mike Huckabee	111,865	33.39%	6
Mitt Romney	83,018	24.78%	0
Ron Paul	11,179	3.34%	0
Rudy Giuliani	2,412	0.72%	0
Fred Thompson	1,924	0.57%	0
Alan Keyes	817	0.24%	0
Jerry R. Curry	387	0.12%	0
Duncan Hunter	317	0.09%	0
Tom Tancredo	189	0.06%	0
Daniel Ayers Gilbert	124	0.04%	0
Total	334,980	100%	38

Tennessee primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 40 (see note below)

Tennessee chooses 12 other delegates during the state committee meeting on April 5, 2008.^[34]

100% of precincts reporting^[101]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Estimated delegates
Mike Huckabee	189,443	34.47%	25
John McCain	174,763	31.80%	19
Mitt Romney	129,722	23.61%	8
Ron Paul	30,730	5.59%	0
Fred Thompson	16,044	2.92%	0
Rudy Giuliani	5,100	0.93%	0
Uncommitted	1,812	0.33%	0
Duncan Hunter	738	0.13%	0
Tom Tancredo	192	0.03%	0
Others	971	0.18%	0
Total	549,515	100%	52

Utah primary

Primary date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 36

Utah Republican presidential primary, 2008 99% of precincts reporting[102]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mitt Romney	255,218	90%	36
John McCain	15,264	5%	0
Ron Paul	8,295	3%	0
Mike Huckabee	4,054	1%	0
Rudy Giuliani	928	0%	0
Total	283,759	100.00%	36

West Virginia caucuses

Caucus date: February 5, 2008
National delegates: 18 (see note below)

West Virginia chooses nine other delegates during a primary on May 13, 2008.^[36]

West Virginia Republican presidential caucus, 2008[103]
Candidate	State delegates	Percentage	National delegates
Mike Huckabee	567	51.55%	18 (15)
Mitt Romney	521	47.36%	0
John McCain	12	1.09%	0
Ron Paul	0	0.00%	0 (3)
Rudy Giuliani	0	0.00%	0
Total	1,100	100%	18

Kansas caucuses

Caucus date: February 9, 2008
National delegates: 36 (see note below)

Kansas Republican presidential caucus, 2008[104][105]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Mike Huckabee	11,627	60%	33
John McCain	4,587	24%	0
Ron Paul	2,182	11%	0
Mitt Romney	653	3%	0
Alan Keyes	288	1%	0
Uncommitted	84	0%	0
Fred Thompson	61	0%	0
Rudy Giuliani	34	0%	0
Total	19,516	100%	36

Kansas chooses three other delegates during the state committee meeting on May 22, 2008.^[37]

Louisiana primary

Primary date: February 9, 2008
National delegates: 20 (see note below)

Party rules in Louisiana would give the winner (with more than 50%) of the primary all 20 delegates as pledged delegates, chosen at the primary February 9, 2008. Since no candidate won the primary with this majority, the 20 delegates selected at the state convention will be official uncommitted delegates to the RNC. In addition, Louisiana holds an unofficial caucus on January 22, 2008 where in each of the seven districts 15 delegates where chosen to the state convention. Each district delegation is choosing three pledged delegates for the RNC. John McCain received the majority in the districts 1,2,3,6 and 7, so he won 15 pledged delegates. ^[106]

Washington caucuses

Caucus date: February 9, 2008
National delegates: 18

Washington's 18 delegates chosen at the caucus are not bound to a candidate. Washington chooses 19 other delegates during a primary on February 19, 2008.^[38]

District of Columbia primary

Primary date: February 12, 2008
National delegates: 16

District of Columbia Republican presidential primary, 2008[107]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	3,967	67.55%	16
Mike Huckabee	984	16.75%	0
Ron Paul	477	8.12%	0
Mitt Romney	354	6.03%	0
Rudy Giuliani	91	1.55%	0
Total	5,873	100.00%	16

Maryland primary

Primary date: February 12, 2008
National delegates: 37

Maryland Republican presidential primary, 2008[108]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	171,528	54.88%	37
Mike Huckabee	89,151	28.53%	0
Mitt Romney	21,849	6.99%	0
Ron Paul	18,602	5.95%	0
Rudy Giuliani	4,384	1.40%	0
Alan Keyes	3,285	1.05%	0
Fred Thompson	2,853	0.91%	0
Duncan Hunter	514	0.16%	0
Tom Tancredo	361	0.12%	0
Total	312,527	100.00%	37

Virginia primary

Primary date: February 12, 2008
National delegates: 60

Virginia Republican presidential primary, 2008 99.8% of precincts reporting[109]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	243,981	50.05%	60
Mike Huckabee	198,787	40.78%	0
Ron Paul	21,867	4.49%	0
Mitt Romney	17,500	3.59%	0
Fred Thompson	3,368	0.69%	0
Rudy Giuliani	1,975	0.40%	0
Total	487,478	100.00%	60

Louisiana state convention

Convention date: February 16, 2008
National delegates: 23 (see note below)

Since there was no majority of votes (more than 50% for one candidate) primary on February 9, 2008, the right of determining the 20n delegates went to the state convention. Due to party state rules these 20 delegates will be going to the RNC as uncommitted delegates. In addition, Louisiana held an unofficial caucus on January 22, 2008, where 21 other delegates were selected .^[12]

Washington primary

Primary date: February 19, 2008
National delegates: 19 (see note below)

Washington chooses 18 other delegates during caucuses on February 9, 2008.^[38]

Washington Republican presidential primary, 2008[110]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	202,219	49.11%	0
Mike Huckabee	90,988	22.10%	0
Mitt Romney	77,925	18.93%	0
Ron Paul	30,577	7.43%	0
Rudy Giuliani	4,117	1.00%	0
Fred Thompson	3,539	0.86%	0
Alan Keyes	1,617	0.39%	0
Duncan Hunter	768	0.19%	0
Total	411,750	100.00%	0

Wisconsin primary

Primary date: February 19, 2008
National delegates: 37

Wisconsin Republican presidential primary, 2008[111]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	224,206	55.68%	34
Mike Huckabee	151,201	37.55%	6
Ron Paul	19,210	4.77%	0
Mitt Romney	8,082	2.00%	0
Total	402,699	100.00%	40

American Samoa caucuses

Caucus date: February 23, 2008
National delegates: 9 [5]

American Samoa Republican presidential caucus, 2008[112]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	9	N/A%	9
Mike Huckabee		N/A%	0
Ron Paul		N/A%	0
Mitt Romney		N/A%	0
Total	9	100.00%	9

Northern Mariana Islands caucuses

Convention date: February 23, 2008
National delegates: 9 [6]

Northern Mariana Islands Republican presidential caucus, 2008[113]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	105	91.30%	9
Mike Huckabee	5	4.38%	0
Ron Paul	5	4.38%	0
Mitt Romney	0	0.00%	0
Total	115	100.00%	9

Puerto Rico caucuses

Caucus date: February 24, 2008
National delegates: 20

Puerto Rico Republican presidential caucus, 2008[114]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	188	90.38%	20
Mike Huckabee	10	4.80%	0
Ron Paul	9	4.32%	0
Mitt Romney	0	0.00%	0
Total	208	100.00%	20

Ohio primary

Primary date: March 4, 2008
National delegates: 85

Ohio Republican presidential primary, 2008[115]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	636,256	60%	79
Mike Huckabee	325,581	31%	0
Ron Paul	49,027	5%	0
Total	1,010,864	100%	79

Rhode Island primary

Primary date: March 4, 2008
National delegates: 17

Rhode Island Republican presidential primary, 2008[115]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	17,468	68.1%	13
Mike Huckabee	5,839	22.8%	4
Ron Paul	1,775	6.9%	0
Uncommitted	567	2.2%	0
Total	25,649	100	17

Texas primary

Primary date: March 4, 2008
National delegates: 137

Texas Republican presidential primary, 2008[115]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	707,622	51%	80
Mike Huckabee	521,950	38%	16
Ron Paul	69,824	5%	0
Total	1,380,907	94%	96

Vermont primary

Primary date: March 4, 2008
National delegates: 17

Vermont Republican presidential primary, 2008
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	28,488	77.6%	17
Mike Huckabee	5,615	15.3%	0
Ron Paul	2,627	7.1%	0
Total	36,730	100%	17

Guam caucuses

Caucus date: March 8, 2008
National delegates: 6

Guam Republican presidential caucus, 2008[116]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	9	100.0%	6
Ron Paul	0	0%	0
Mike Huckabee	0	0%	0
Total	-	100.00%	6

Mississippi primary

Primary date: March 11, 2008
National delegates: 36

Mississippi Republican presidential caucus, 2008[117]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	113,074	79.0%	36
Mike Huckabee	17,943	13.0%	0
Ron Paul	5,510	4.0%	0
Total	136,527	100.00%	36

Tennessee state committee meeting

Committee meeting date: April 5, 2008
National delegates: 12 (see note below)

Tennessee chooses 40 other delegates during the state committee meeting on February 5, 2008.^[34]

United States Virgin Islands caucuses

Caucus date: April 5, 2008
National delegates: 6

United States Virgin Islands Republican Territorial Meeting, 2008[118]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	102	31.5%	0
Mitt Romney	60	18.5%	0
Ron Paul	9	2.8%	0
Uncommitted	153	47.2%	6
Total	324	100	6

Pennsylvania primary

Primary date: April 22, 2008
National delegates: 62 (see note below)

Pennsylvania primary, 2008[119]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	587,210	73%	74*
Ron Paul	128,483	16%	0
Mike Huckabee	91,430	11%	0
Total	807,123	100%	74

* Delegates are essentially elected as unpledged to the national convention in the Pennsylvania primary.

Minnesota district conventions

Convention date: May 3, 2008 – May 24, 2008
National delegates: 24 (see note below)

Minnesota chooses 14 other delegates during the state convention on June 7, 2008. In addition, Minnesota holds non-binding caucuses on February 5, 2008.^[27]

Indiana primary

Primary date: May 6, 2008
National delegates: 27 (see note below)

Indiana chooses 27 other delegates during the state convention from June 9 to June 10, 2008.^[64]

North Carolina primary

Primary date: May 6, 2008
National delegates: 69

Nebraska primary

Primary date: May 13, 2008
National delegates: 33

West Virginia primary

Primary date: May 13, 2008
National delegates: 9 (see note below)

West Virginia chooses 18 other delegates during caucuses on February 5, 2008.^[36]

100% of precincts reporting^[120]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	89,683	76.0%	9
Mike Huckabee*	12,175	10.3%	0
Ron Paul	5,914	5.0%	0
Mitt Romney*	5,188	4.4%	0
Rudolph Giuliani*	2,831	2.4%	0
Alan Keyes	1,427	1.2%	0
Others	727	0.6%	0
Total	117,945	100%	9

*Candidate suspended campaign prior to this primary

Kentucky primary

Primary date: May 20, 2008
National delegates: 45

Kentucky Republican presidential primary, 2008 100% of precincts reporting[121]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	142,918	72.26%	42
Mike Huckabee	16,388	8.29%	0
Ron Paul	13,427	6.79%	0
Mitt Romney	9,206	4.65%	0
Rudy Giuliani	3,055	1.54%	0
Alan Keyes	2,044	1.03%	0

New York state committee meeting

Meeting dates: May 20, 2008 – May 21, 2008
National delegates: 11 (see note below)

New York chooses 87 other delegates during a primary on February 5, 2008.^[31]

Oregon primary

Primary date: May 20, 2008
National delegates: 30

Kansas state committee meeting

Meeting date: May 22, 2008
National delegates: 10

Kansas chooses 26 other delegates during a primary on February 9, 2008.^[37]

Colorado district conventions

Convention dates: May 24, 2008 – June 7, 2008
National delegates: 21 (see note below)

Colorado chooses 22 other delegates during caucuses on February 5, 2008.^[21]

Idaho primary

Primary date: May 27, 2008
National delegates: 26

100% of precincts reporting

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	87,460	69.65%	17
Ron Paul	29,785	23.72%	6
Uncommitted	8,325	6.63%	1

Wyoming state convention

Convention date: May 31, 2008
National delegates: 2 (see note below)

Wyoming held county conventions on January 5, 2008 to choose 12 other delegates. Also, in accordance with Republican National Committee rules, Wyoming was stripped of half of its 28 delegates for holding primary contests before February 5, 2008.^[7]

South Dakota primary

Primary date: June 3, 2008
National delegates: 24

New Mexico primary

Primary date: June 3, 2008
National delegates: 29

Pennsylvania state committee meeting

Meeting date: June 6, 2008 – June 7, 2008
National delegates: 9 (see note below)

Pennsylvania chooses 62 other delegates during a primary on April 22, 2008.^[55]

Illinois state convention

Convention date: June 7, 2008
National delegates: 10 (see note below)

Illinois chooses 57 other delegates during a primary on February 5, 2008.^[25]

Minnesota state convention

Convention date: June 7, 2008
National delegates: 14 (see note below)

Minnesota chooses 24 other delegates during district conventions from May 3 to May 24, 2008. In addition, Minnesota holds non-binding caucuses on February 5, 2008.^[27]

Indiana state convention

Convention dates: June 9, 2008 – June 10, 2008
National delegates: 27 (see note below)

Indiana chooses 27 other delegates during a primary on May 6, 2008.^[64]

Nebraska state convention

Convention date: July 12, 2008
National delegates: 33 (see note below)

Nebraska's National Convention delegates are not bound by the results of the Presidential Preference Primary held on May 13, 2008.^[58]

See also

• Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• Super Tuesday (2008)

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