2008 New York Republican presidential primary

New York held its state presidential primary on February 5, 2008 (Super Tuesday). There were 101 delegates up for grabs for the candidates. The delegates were awarded on a winner-take-all basis, which means the winner, Arizona Senator John McCain, received all 101 delegates for the 2008 Republican National Convention.

2008 New York Republican presidential primary
February 5, 2008
 
Nominee John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee
Party Republican Republican Republican
Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas
Popular vote 333,001 178,043 68,477
Percentage 49.70% 26.57% 10.11%
Elections in New York State

On February 2, McCain had held a fairly large lead in the polls above the competition with 35% as opposed to the next candidate Rudy Giuliani with 22.5%, who had announced a withdrawal from the race on January 30, 2008.[1]

Results
Official Results[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John McCain333,00149.70%101
Mitt Romney178,04326.57%0
Mike Huckabee68,47710.11%0
Ron Paul40,1135.99%0
Rudy Giuliani*23,2603.47%0
Blank, Void or Scattering27,1844.06%0
Total670,078100%101

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

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See also
  • New York Democratic primary, 2008
  • Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008

References
  1. "Real Clear Politics".
  2. "Election Results - Republican Presidential" (PDF). 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2008-05-24.


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