2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary
Country:Virginia
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Virginia Republican primary, 2004
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:Virginia Republican primary, 2012
Next Year:2012
Candidate1:John McCain
Colour1:ce5c17
Home State1:Arizona
Delegate Count1:60
Popular Vote1:244,829
Percentage1:50.04%
Outgoing Members:MD
Elected Members:DC
Candidate2:Mike Huckabee
Colour2:990000
Home State2:Arkansas
Delegate Count2:0
Popular Vote2:199,003
Percentage2:40.67%
Map Size:300px

The 2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. This was an open primary with 63 delegates (60 pledged delegates) at stake in a winner take all format. The District of Columbia and Maryland both held primaries on the same day, referred to as the "Potomac primary[1] ".

John McCain won the primary, receiving all of Virginia's delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.[2]

Results

Virginia Republican primary, February 12, 2008[3]
CandidateVotesPercentage
John McCain244,82950.04%
Mike Huckabee199,00340.67%
Ron Paul21,9994.50%
Mitt Romney18,0023.68%
Fred Thompson3,3950.69%
Rudy Giuliani2,0240.41%
Total:489,252100.0%

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Reuters - FACTBOX: The February 12 "Potomac Primary" presidential contest . Andy . Sullivan . 2008-02-07.
  2. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/potomac.primaries/index.html Obama, McCain win in Virginia, CNN projects
  3. Web site: Virginia Elections Database >> 2008 President Republican Primary. 29 January 2019.