California Republican primary, 2008
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Election results by county
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The California Republican primary, 2008 was held on February 5, 2008, with a total of 173 national delegates at stake.
Contents
Process
The delegates represented California at the Republican National Convention. There were three delegates to every congressional district and fourteen bonus delegates. The winner in each of the 53 congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates. The statewide winner was awarded 11 of the 14 bonus delegates, with the 3 remaining delegates assigned to party leaders.[1][2] Voting in the primary was restricted to registered Republican voters.[3]
Polls
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Early polls showed Rudy Giuliani in the lead. Polls taken closer to the primary either showed Mitt Romney or John McCain as the favored candidate.[4]
Results
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| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| California Republican presidential primary, 2008[5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| John McCain | 1,238,988 | 42.25% | 155 |
| Mitt Romney | 1,013,471 | 34.56% | 15 |
| Mike Huckabee | 340,669 | 11.62% | 0 |
| Rudy Giuliani | 128,681 | 4.39% | 0 |
| Ron Paul | 125,365 | 4.27% | 0 |
| Fred Thompson | 50,275 | 1.71% | 0 |
| Duncan Hunter | 14,021 | 0.48% | 0 |
| Alan Keyes | 11,742 | 0.40% | 0 |
| John Cox | 3,219 | 0.11% | 0 |
| Tom Tancredo | 3,884 | 0.13% | 0 |
| Sam Brownback | 2,486 | 0.08% | 0 |
| Karen Irish (write-in) | 6 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Michael Shaw (write-in) | 2 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Edward Marshall (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Joel Neuberg (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Robert Brickell (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Brian Calef (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| David Frey (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Walter Rothnie (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| John Sutherland (write-in) | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Uncommitted delegates | 3 | ||
| Totals | 2,932,811 | 100.00% | 173 |
| Voter turnout | 56.08% | — | |
See also
- California Democratic primary, 2008
- California state elections, February 2008
- Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008
- United States presidential election in California, 2008
References
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- ↑ Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008#California
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