Delaware Republican primary, 2008

Delaware Republican primary, 2008

February 5, 2008

Nominee John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Party Republican Republican Republican Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas Popular vote 22,628 16,344 7,706 Percentage 45.04% 32.53% 15.34%

Results by county. ▇ John McCain .

The Delaware Republican primary, 2008 was held on February 5 (Super Tuesday). A total of 18 delegates were selected. The Delaware Republican Party rallied behind John McCain, and was the declared winner of the primary election after successfully taking all three Delaware counties. McCain was followed by Mitt Romney in second and then by Mike Huckabee in third.

Candidates

• Mike Huckabee
• John McCain
• Ron Paul
• Mitt Romney

Candidates Rudy Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, and Tom Tancredo had dropped out of the presidential race before the Delaware primary.

Results

100% of precincts reporting

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	22,628	45.04%	18
Mitt Romney	16,344	32.53%	0
Mike Huckabee	7,706	15.34%	0
Ron Paul	2,131	4.24%	0
Rudy Giuliani*	1,255	2.5%	0
Tom Tancredo*	175	0.35%	0
Total	50,237	100%	18

*Candidate withdrew before primary

Analysis

McCain was the expected favorite in the 2008 primary among the Republican candidates; his campaign was led by Delaware's only House representative, Rep. Michael N. Castle.

In Delaware, 27,412 of the 102, 455 registered Republicans voted in the election, resulting in a 26.76 percent turn-out rate.

Winners of Previous Primaries

• 2000: George W. Bush
• 1996: Steve Forbes

See also

• Delaware Democratic primary, 2008
• Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008

External links

• State of Delaware, Commissioner of Elections