2008 California Republican presidential primary
Election results by county Election results by Congressional district
The 2008 California Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008, with a total of 173 national delegates at stake.
Process [ edit ] The delegates represented California at the Republican National Convention . There were three delegates to every congressional district and fourteen bonus delegates. The winner in each of the 53 congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates. The statewide winner was awarded 11 of the 14 statewide delegates, with the 3 remaining delegates assigned to party leaders.[1] [2] [3]
Early polls showed Rudy Giuliani in the lead. Polls taken closer to the primary either showed Mitt Romney or John McCain as the favored candidate.[4]
Results [ edit ]
Key: Withdrew prior to contest
California Republican presidential primary, 2008[5] [6]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
National delegates
John McCain 1,238,988
42.25%
155
Mitt Romney
1,013,471
34.56%
15
Mike Huckabee
340,669
11.62%
0
Rudy Giuliani
128,681
4.39%
0
Ron Paul
125,365
4.27%
0
Fred Thompson
50,275
1.71%
0
Duncan Hunter
14,021
0.48%
0
Alan Keyes
11,742
0.40%
0
John Cox
3,219
0.11%
0
Tom Tancredo
3,884
0.13%
0
Sam Brownback
2,486
0.08%
0
Karen Irish (write-in )
6
0.00%
0
Michael Shaw (write-in)
2
0.00%
0
Edward Marshall (write-in)
1
0.00%
0
Joel Neuberg (write-in)
1
0.00%
0
Robert Brickell (write-in)
0
0.00%
0
Brian Calef (write-in)
0
0.00%
0
David Frey (write-in)
0
0.00%
0
Walter Rothnie (write-in)
0
0.00%
0
John Sutherland (write-in)
0
0.00%
0
Uncommitted delegates
3
Totals
2,932,811
100.00%
173
Voter turnout
56.08%
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See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ Schneider, Bill (May 1, 2007). "Votes, contributors make California a key player in 2008" . CNN . Retrieved January 22, 2008 . ^ Marelius, John (February 3, 2008). "Delegate Formulas Vary by Party" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved February 4, 2008 . ^ "Voter Information Guide" . California Secretary of State . Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008 .^ Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008#California ^ "The Statement of Vote: President by County" (PDF) . Secretary of State of California . March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008 .^ "Report of Registration as of January 22, 2008" (PDF) . California Secretary of State . March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008 .
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