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]
Virginia Republican primary, February 12, 2008[3] | |||
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Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
John McCain | 244,829 | 50.04% | |
Mike Huckabee | 199,003 | 40.67% | |
Ron Paul | 21,999 | 4.50% | |
Mitt Romney | 18,002 | 3.68% | |
Fred Thompson | 3,395 | 0.69% | |
Rudy Giuliani | 2,024 | 0.41% | |
Total: | 489,252 | 100.0% |