2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary

The 2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. This was an open primary with 63 delegates (60 pledged delegates) at stake in a winner take all format. The District of Columbia and Maryland both held primaries on the same day, referred to as the "Potomac primary[1]".

2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary
February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12)
 
Candidate John McCain Mike Huckabee
Party Republican Republican
Home state Arizona Arkansas
Delegate count 60 0
Popular vote 244,829 199,003
Percentage 50.04% 40.67%
Election results by county. Red denotes counties won by McCain, and Pink denotes those won by Huckabee.
Elections in Virginia

John McCain won the primary, receiving all of Virginia's delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.[2]

Results
Virginia Republican primary, February 12, 2008[3]
Candidate Votes Percentage
John McCain 244,829 50.04%
Mike Huckabee 199,003 40.67%
Ron Paul 21,999 4.50%
Mitt Romney* 18,002 3.68%
Fred Thompson* 3,395 0.69%
Rudy Giuliani* 2,024 0.41%
Total: 489,252 100.0%

*Candidate suspended campaign prior to this primary

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

References
  1. Sullivan, Andy (2008-02-07). "Reuters - FACTBOX: The February 12 "Potomac Primary" presidential contest".
  2. Obama, McCain win in Virginia, CNN projects
  3. "Virginia Elections Database >> 2008 President Republican Primary". Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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