2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary
Candidate
John McCain
Mike Huckabee
Party
Republican
Republican
Home state
Arizona
Arkansas
Delegate count
16
8
Popular vote
3,228/262,304
2,959/127,657
Percentage
25.9%/49.50%
23.52%/24.09%
Candidate
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Party
Republican
Republican
Home state
Texas
Massachusetts
Delegate count
5
0
Popular vote
2,740/40,539
1,903/86,140
Percentage
21.64%/7.65%
15.45%/16.25%
Results by county.
John McCain
Mike Huckabee
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Uncommited
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]
Candidates [ ]
All following candidates appeared on the ballot for voters in Washington :
Mike Huckabee
John McCain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney (candidate has suspended his campaign)
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]
Candidate
State Delegate
Percentage
Delegates
Counties Carries
John McCain
3,228
25.9%
16
11
Mike Huckabee
2,959
23.52%
8
11
Ron Paul
2,740
21.64%
5
9
Mitt Romney
1,903
15.45%
0
4
Uncommitted
1,662
13.49%
0
2
Total
12,320
100%
29
37
Primary [ ]
The primary took place on February 19, 2008.
Official Results [5] [1]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Delegates
John McCain
262,304
49.50%
16
Mike Huckabee
127,657
24.09%
8
Mitt Romney *
86,140
16.25%
0
Ron Paul
40,539
7.65%
5
Rudy Giuliani *
5,145
0.97%
0
Fred Thompson *
4,865
0.92%
0
Alan Keyes
2,226
0.42%
0
Duncan Hunter *
799
0.19%
0
Total
529,932
100%
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]
Candidate
Money 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
References [ ]
^ a b c "RESULTS: Washington" . CNN. February 9, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2008 .
^ "Mike Huckabee wants retraction, caucus recount" . The Seattle Times . February 11, 2008.
^ "Washington Caucus Updates Show McCain is Still GOP Winner, Despite Huckabee Challenge" . FoxNews.com . February 12, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2009 .
^ Nate Silver (March 2, 2012). "In Washington Caucus, Expect the Unexpected" . FiveThirtyEight . Retrieved March 3, 2012 .
^ "President - Republican Party" . Washington Secretary of State. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008 .
^ "CNN Map: Campaign money race" .
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