2008 California Republican presidential primary

The 2008 California Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008, with a total of 173 national delegates at stake.

2008 California Republican presidential primary
February 5, 2008
173 delegates to the Republican National Convention
(170 pledged, 3 unpledged)
 
Nominee John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee
Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas
Delegate count 155 15 0
Popular vote 1,238,988 1,013,471 340,669
Percentage 42.25% 34.56% 11.62%
  John McCain
  Mitt Romney

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

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
Elections in California
See also: Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
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% —
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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
  1. Schneider, Bill (2007-05-01). "Votes, contributors make California a key player in 2008". CNN. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  2. Marelius, John (2008-02-03). "Delegate Formulas Vary by Party". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  3. "Voter Information Guide". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  4. Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008#California
  5. "The Statement of Vote: President by County" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2008-03-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  6. "Report of Registration as of January 22, 2008" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2008-03-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
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