Election Name: | 2008 Michigan Republican presidential primary |
Country: | Michigan |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2004 Michigan Republican presidential primary |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2012 Michigan Republican presidential primary |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Color1: | 85bb65 |
Candidate1: | Mitt Romney |
Home State1: | Massachusetts |
Delegate Count1: | 20 |
Popular Vote1: | 338,316 |
Percentage1: | 38.92% |
Candidate2: | John McCain |
Home State2: | Arizona |
Delegate Count2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 257,985 |
Percentage2: | 29.68% |
Color4: | 990000 |
Candidate4: | Mike Huckabee |
Home State4: | Arkansas |
Delegate Count4: | 3 |
Popular Vote4: | 139,764 |
Percentage4: | 16.08% |
Color5: | fed105 |
Candidate5: | Ron Paul |
Home State5: | Texas |
Delegate Count5: | 0 |
Popular Vote5: | 54,475 |
Percentage5: | 6.27% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Color2: | ce5c17 |
Votes For Election: | 30 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention |
Outgoing Members: | NH |
Elected Members: | NV |
The 2008 Michigan Republican presidential primary took place on January 15, 2008. Mitt Romney came in first with 39 percent of the vote, followed by John McCain with 30 percent and Mike Huckabee in third-place with 16 percent. The victory was widely viewed as critical for the Romney campaign, as a loss in Michigan, where his father was governor, would have resulted in a loss of momentum after two losses already in New Hampshire and Iowa.
National delegates determined: 30 out of 60
In accordance with Republican National Committee rules, Michigan was stripped of half its delegates for holding primary contests before February 5, 2008.
15 statewide delegates were awarded proportionally to candidates who got 15% or more of the vote. Each of the state's 15 congressional districts received 1 delegate, which was awarded to the candidate who got the most votes in that district.|+100% of precincts reporting[1] |-! Candidate! Votes! Percentage! Delegates|-| Mitt Romney || 338,316 || 38.92% || 20|-| John McCain || 257,985 || 29.68% || 7|-| Mike Huckabee || 139,764 || 16.08% || 3|-| Ron Paul || 54,475 || 6.27% || 0|-| Fred Thompson || 32,159 || 3.7% || 0|-| Rudy Giuliani || 24,725 || 2.84% || 0|-| Uncommitted || 18,118 || 2.08% || 0|-| Duncan Hunter || 2,819 || 0.32% || 0|-bgcolor="#FFE8E8"| Tom Tancredo || 457 || 0.05% || 0|-bgcolor="#FFE8E8"| Sam Brownback || 351 || 0.04% || 0|-| Write-ins || 124 || 0.01% || 0|-| Total || 869,293 || 100% || 30|}