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.
Candidates [ ]
Mike Huckabee
John McCain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
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 McCain
22,628
45.04%
18
Mitt Romney
16,344
32.53%
0
Mike Huckabee
7,706
15.34%
0
Ron Paul
2,131
4.24%
0
Rudy Giuliani *
1,255
2.5%
0
Tom Tancredo *
175
0.35%
0
Total
50,237
100%
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 [ ]
2000: George W. Bush
1996: Steve Forbes
See also [ ]
2004 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
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