2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary
Country:North Carolina
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 North Carolina Republican primary
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2012 North Carolina Republican primary
Next Year:2012
Candidate1:John McCain
Home State1:Arizona
Delegate Count1:51
Popular Vote1:383,085
Percentage1:74.01%
Candidate2:Mike Huckabee
(withdrawn)
Home State2:Arkansas
Delegate Count2:8
Popular Vote2:63,018
Percentage2:12.18%
Candidate4:Ron Paul
Home State4:Texas
Delegate Count4:5
Popular Vote4:37,260
Percentage4:7.20%
Candidate5:Alan Keyes
(withdrawn)
Home State5:Maryland
Delegate Count5:2
Popular Vote5:13,596
Percentage5:2.63%
Color1:ce5c17
Color2:990000
Color4:fed105
Color5:C3CAE6
Elected Members:NE
Outgoing Members:IN
Votes For Election:69 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention

The 2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008 as part of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries. Moderate U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain would take the state after winning 74.01% of votes in the state and 51 delegates.

Results

Official Results
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
John McCain 383,085 74.01% 51
Mike Huckabee63,018 12.18% 8
37,260 7.20% 5
Alan Keyes13,596 2.63% 2
No Preference 20,624 3.98% 0
Total 517,583 100% 66

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

See also