2008 Republican Party presidential primaries information
Selection of Republican US presidential candidate
See also: 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
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January 3 to June 3, 2008
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2,173 delegates to the Republican National Convention 1,087 delegates votes needed to win
Candidate
John McCain
Mitt Romney
Home state
Arizona
Massachusetts
Delegate count
1,575
271
Contests won
37
11
Popular vote
9,902,797[1]
4,699,788
Percentage
46.7%
22.2%
Candidate
Mike Huckabee
Ron Paul
Home state
Arkansas
Texas
Delegate count
278
35
Contests won
8
0
Popular vote
4,276,046
1,160,403
Percentage
20.1%
5.6%
First place by popular vote and plurality of delegates
John McCain (37)
Mitt Romney (11)
Mike Huckabee (8)
Previous Republican nominee
George W. Bush
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From January 3 to June 3, 2008, voters of the Republican Party chose their nominee for president in the 2008 United States presidential election. Senator John McCain of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2008 Republican National Convention held from Monday, September 1, through Thursday, September 4, 2008, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. President George W. Bush was ineligible to be elected to a third term due to the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment.
In a crowded primary of several prominent Republicans eyeing the nomination, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was the early frontrunner.[2] However, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee won the Iowa Caucuses as he gained momentum just two months prior to the primary. Moderate U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain won the New Hampshire and Florida primaries. After failing to win in Florida, Giuliani ended his campaign.
McCain ultimately won the nomination after winning most of the primaries on Super Tuesday. He was officially nominated at the 2008 Republican National Convention on September 4, 2008, but went on to lose the general election to Barack Obama.
^"2008 Republican Popular Vote".
^Cohen et al., "The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform", Chicago: 2008, p 338.
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