2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary

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2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary

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70 delegates to the Republican National Convention
(57 pledged, 13 unpledged)
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Candidate John McCain Mitt Romney
Home state Arizona Massachusetts
Delegate count 54 3
Popular vote 426,777 257,265
Percentage 47.45% 28.60%

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Candidate Mike Huckabee Ron Paul
Home state Arkansas Texas
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 148,053 45,055
Percentage 16.46% 5.01%

Illinois Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2008.svg
Election results by county.
  John McCain
  Mitt Romney
  Mike Huckabee

The 2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008. Illinois was one of 24 States holding a primary or caucus on Super Tuesday, 2008. Delegates from each of Illinois' 19 congressional districts are selected by direct election. In addition, the primary ballot also contains a preference poll that lists the presidential candidates.

Results[]

Official Results[1] [2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John McCain 426,777 47.45% 54
Mitt Romney 257,265 28.60% 3
Mike Huckabee 148,053 16.46% 0
Ron Paul 45,055 5.01% 0
Rudy Giuliani* 11,837 1.32% 0
Fred Thompson* 7,259 0.81% 0
Alan Keyes 2,318 0.26% 0
Jim Mitchell, Jr. 483 0.05% 0
Tom Tancredo* 375 0.04% 0
Total 899,422 100% 57

*Candidate withdrew prior to the primary

See also[]

  • 2008 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
  • 2008 United States presidential election in Illinois
  • 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

References[]

  1. ^ "General Primary - 2/5/2008". 2008-02-05. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  2. ^ "Illinois Republican Delegation 2008". Retrieved 2009-07-05.


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