| Election Name: | 2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Oregon Republican presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States presidential election in Oregon#Republican primary |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | May 2 to May 6, 2008 |
| Candidate1: | John McCain |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Arizona |
| Delegate Count1: | 23 |
| Popular Vote1: | 285,881 |
| Percentage1: | 80.88% |
| Candidate2: | Ron Paul |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Texas |
| Delegate Count2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 51,100 |
| Percentage2: | 14.46% |
| Outgoing Members: | KY |
| Elected Members: | ID |
The 2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary was a mail only primary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Ballots were mailed to registered Republican voters between May 2 and May 6, 2008.[1] To be counted, all ballots must have been received by county elections offices by 8:00 p.m. PDT on May 20, 2008.[1] It was a closed primary; in order to vote in Republican races, residents must have registered as Republicans on or before April 29, 2008.
In the race for the Republican nominee for President of the United States, there were two candidates on the Oregon ballot: John McCain and Ron Paul.
See also: Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries.
| 2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary Official Results[2] [3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates[4] | |
| John McCain | 285,881 | 80.88% | 23 | |
| Ron Paul | 51,100 | 14.46% | 4 | |
| Write-in | 16,495 | 4.67% | 0 | |
| Total | 349,914 | 100.00% | 27 | |
See main article: 2008 United States Senate election in Oregon. Incumbent Senator Gordon Smith defeated Gordon Leitch for the Republican nomination as he sought re-election to the United States Senate.
See main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon. Oregon Republicans selected their candidate in four of Oregon's five congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives. Greg Walden, Oregon's only incumbent Republican congressman, was unopposed in his race in .
In the, real estate investor Delia Lopez was unopposed, and businessman Mike Erickson won a close race in the . Republicans did not field a candidate in the .
In the, retired teacher Joel Haugen won the nomination, but later withdrew it after clashes with party leaders over Haugen's endorsement of Democrat Barack Obama for President. Haugen is now the Independent Party of Oregon candidate, Another Republican Stephan Andrew Brodhead an Iraq War veteran and Real Estate investor Of Hillsboro, Oregon is running an active campaign as a write-in candidate.[5]
See main article: 2008 Oregon state elections. This election determined the Republican candidate for two statewide offices. For Secretary of State, Rick Dancer was unopposed.; for Treasurer Allen Alley was also unopposed. No Republican filed to run for Attorney General, but there were 13,043 write-in votes. John Kroger, who also won the Democratic primary, got 2,885 votes and will be the Republican nominee as well. Kroger's Democratic rival Greg Macpherson came in second with 1,391 votes.[6]
Half (15) the positions in the Oregon State Senate were up for election. Republicans nominated candidates in 11 Senate districts for the general election, including one successful write-in candidate.
As is the case every two years, all the 60 positions in the Oregon House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans nominated candidates in 44 House districts for the general election, including two successful write-in candidates.