Election Name: | 2008 New York Republican presidential primary |
Country: | New York |
Flag Image: | Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2004 New York Republican presidential primary |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2012 United States presidential election in New York#Republican primary |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Election Date: | February 5, 2008 |
Nominee1: | John McCain |
Color1: | ce5c17 |
Home State1: | Arizona |
Delegate Count1: | 101 |
Popular Vote1: | 333,001 |
Percentage1: | 49.70% |
Nominee2: | Mitt Romney |
Color2: | fed105 |
Home State2: | Massachusetts |
Delegate Count2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 178,043 |
Percentage2: | 26.57% |
Nominee3: | Mike Huckabee |
Color3: | 990000 |
Home State3: | Arkansas |
Delegate Count3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 68,477 |
Percentage3: | 10.11% |
Elected Members: | OK |
Outgoing Members: | NJ |
The New York Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008 (Super Tuesday). There were 101 delegates up for grabs for the candidates. The delegates were awarded on a winner-take-all basis, which means the winner, Arizona Senator John McCain, received all 101 delegates for the 2008 Republican National Convention.
On February 2, McCain had held a fairly large lead in the polls above the competition with 35% as opposed to the next candidate Rudy Giuliani with 22.5%, who had announced a withdrawal from the race on January 30, 2008.[1]
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | |
---|---|---|---|---|
John McCain | 333,001 | 49.70% | 101 | |
178,043 | 26.57% | 0 | ||
68,477 | 10.11% | 0 | ||
40,113 | 5.99% | 0 | ||
Rudy Giuliani | 23,260 | 3.47% | 0 | |
Blank, Void or Scattering | 27,184 | 4.06% | 0 | |
Total | 670,078 | 100% | 101 |
* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary