2008 New York Republican presidential primary

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2008 New York Republican presidential primary
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 2004February 5, 2008 2012  
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Nominee John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee
Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas
Delegate count10100
Popular vote333,001178,04368,477
Percentage49.70%26.57%10.11%

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Election results by county.
  John McCain

The New York Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008 (Super Tuesday). There were 101 delegates up for grabs for the candidates. The delegates were awarded on a winner-take-all basis, which means the winner, Arizona Senator John McCain, received all 101 delegates for the 2008 Republican National Convention.

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On February 2, McCain had held a fairly large lead in the polls above the competition with 35% as opposed to the next candidate Rudy Giuliani with 22.5%, who had announced a withdrawal from the race on January 30, 2008. [1]

Results

Official Results [2]
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
John McCain 333,00149.70%101
Mitt Romney 178,04326.57%0
Mike Huckabee 68,47710.11%0
Ron Paul 40,1135.99%0
Rudy Giuliani*23,2603.47%0
Blank, Void or Scattering27,1844.06%0
Total670,078100%101

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

See also

References

  1. "Real Clear Politics".
  2. "Election Results - Republican Presidential" (PDF). February 5, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.