2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary

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2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary
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 2004February 9, 2008 (2008-02-09) (caucus)
February 19, 2008 (primary)
2012  
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Candidate John McCain Mike Huckabee
Party Republican Republican
Home state Arizona Arkansas
Delegate count168
Popular vote3,228/262,3042,959/127,657
Percentage25.9%/49.50%23.52%/24.09%

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Candidate Ron Paul Mitt Romney
Party Republican Republican
Home state Texas Massachusetts
Delegate count50
Popular vote2,740/40,5391,903/86,140
Percentage21.64%/7.65%15.45%/16.25%

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Results by county.
  John McCain
  Mike Huckabee
  Ron Paul
  Mitt Romney
  Uncommitted

The 2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses were held on Saturday February 9 and the primary on February 19, 2008 to compete 40 total delegates, of which 18 tied to the caucuses, 19 tied to the primary, and 3 unpledged RNC member delegates. [1]

Contents

Candidates

All following candidates appeared on the ballot for voters in Washington:

Caucuses

Voting in Washington's caucuses closed at 9:00 pm EST February 9.

The Washington Republican Party declared John McCain the winner on the night of the election, after 87% of the votes were counted. Mike Huckabee disputed the results and accused the state party of calling the election prematurely. He demanded a state-wide caucus recount. [2] However, by Tuesday, February 12, the Washington Republicans again declared McCain the winner after 96% of the votes were tallied, [3] and never counted the rest of the votes. [4]

96% of precincts reporting [1]
CandidateState DelegatePercentageDelegatesCounties Carries
John McCain 3,22825.9%1611
Mike Huckabee 2,95923.52%811
Ron Paul 2,74021.64%59
Mitt Romney 1,90315.45%04
Uncommitted1,66213.49%02
Total12,320100%2937

Primary

The primary took place on February 19, 2008.

Official Results [5] [1]
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
John McCain 262,30449.50%16
Mike Huckabee 127,65724.09%8
Mitt Romney*86,14016.25%0
Ron Paul 40,5397.65%5
Rudy Giuliani*5,1450.97%0
Fred Thompson*4,8650.92%0
Alan Keyes 2,2260.42%0
Duncan Hunter*7990.19%0
Total529,932100%29

* Candidate stopped campaign before primary

Money raised

The following table shows the amount of money each Republican Party candidate raised in the state of Washington. [6]

CandidateMoney Raised
Mitt Romney $689,329
Ron Paul $531,471
John McCain $308,074
Rudy Giuliani $264,788
Fred Thompson $81,208
Mike Huckabee $81,208
Duncan Hunter $15,378

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References

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  2. "Mike Huckabee wants retraction, caucus recount". The Seattle Times . February 11, 2008.
  3. "Washington Caucus Updates Show McCain is Still GOP Winner, Despite Huckabee Challenge". FoxNews.com. February 12, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
  4. Nate Silver (March 2, 2012). "In Washington Caucus, Expect the Unexpected". FiveThirtyEight . Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  5. "President - Republican Party". Washington Secretary of State. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  6. "CNN Map: Campaign money race".