2008 Delaware Republican presidential primary

The 2008 Delaware Republican presidential primary was held on February 5 (Super Tuesday). A total of 18 delegates were selected. The Delaware Republican Party rallied behind John McCain, and was the declared winner of the primary election after successfully taking all three Delaware counties. McCain was followed by Mitt Romney in second and then by Mike Huckabee in third.

2008 Delaware Republican presidential primary

February 5, 2008
 
Nominee John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee
Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas
Popular vote 22,628 16,344 7,706
Percentage 45.04% 32.53% 15.34%

Election results by county.
  John McCain

Candidates

Candidates Rudy Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, and Tom Tancredo had dropped out of the presidential race before the Delaware primary.

Results

100% of precincts reporting[1][2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John McCain22,62845.04%18
Mitt Romney16,34432.53%0
Mike Huckabee7,70615.34%0
Ron Paul2,1314.24%0
Rudy Giuliani*1,2552.5%0
Tom Tancredo*1750.35%0
Total50,237100%18

*Candidate withdrew before primary

Analysis

McCain was the expected favorite in the 2008 primary among the Republican candidates; his campaign was led by Delaware's only House representative, Rep. Michael N. Castle.

In Delaware, 27,412 of the 102, 455 registered Republicans voted in the election, resulting in a 26.76 percent turn-out rate.

Winners of Previous Primaries

See also

References

  1. "Election Center 2008: Primary Results for Delaware". CNN. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  2. "RESULTS: Delaware". CNN. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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