2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary

The 2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses were held on Saturday February 9 and the primary on February 19, 2008 to compete 40 total delegates, of which 18 tied to the caucuses, 19 tied to the primary, and 3 unpledged RNC member delegates.[1]

2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary

February 9, 2008 (2008-02-09) (caucus) February 19, 2008 (primary)

Candidate John McCain Mike Huckabee Party Republican Republican Home state Arizona Arkansas Delegate count 16 8 Popular vote 3,228/262,304 2,959/127,657 Percentage 25.9%/49.50% 23.52%/24.09%   Candidate Ron Paul Mitt Romney Party Republican Republican Home state Texas Massachusetts Delegate count 5 0 Popular vote 2,740/40,539 1,903/86,140 Percentage 21.64%/7.65% 15.45%/16.25%

Results by county.   John McCain   Mike Huckabee   Ron Paul   Mitt Romney   Uncommited

Candidates

All following candidates appeared on the ballot for voters in Washington:

• Mike Huckabee
• John McCain
• Ron Paul
• Mitt Romney (candidate has suspended his campaign)

Caucuses

Voting in Washington's caucuses closed at 9:00 pm EST February 9.

The Washington Republican Party declared John McCain the winner on the night of the election, after 87% of the votes were counted. Mike Huckabee disputed the results and accused the state party of calling the election prematurely. He demanded a state-wide caucus recount.[2] However, by Tuesday, February 12, the Washington Republicans again declared McCain the winner after 96% of the votes were tallied,[3] and never counted the rest of the votes.[4]

96% of precincts reporting[1]

Candidate	State Delegate	Percentage	Delegates	Counties Carries
John McCain	3,228	25.9%	16	11
Mike Huckabee	2,959	23.52%	8	11
Ron Paul	2,740	21.64%	5	9
Mitt Romney	1,903	15.45%	0	4
Uncommitted	1,662	13.49%	0	2
Total	12,320	100%	29	37

Primary

The primary took place on February 19, 2008.

Official Results[5][1]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	262,304	49.50%	16
Mike Huckabee	127,657	24.09%	8
Mitt Romney*	86,140	16.25%	0
Ron Paul	40,539	7.65%	5
Rudy Giuliani*	5,145	0.97%	0
Fred Thompson*	4,865	0.92%	0
Alan Keyes	2,226	0.42%	0
Duncan Hunter*	799	0.19%	0
Total	529,932	100%	29

* Candidate stopped campaign before primary

Money raised

The following table shows the amount of money each Republican Party candidate raised in the state of Washington.[6]

Candidate	Money Raised
Mitt Romney	$689,329
Ron Paul	$531,471
John McCain	$308,074
Rudy Giuliani	$264,788
Fred Thompson	$81,208
Mike Huckabee	$81,208
Duncan Hunter	$15,378

References

1. "RESULTS: Washington". CNN. February 9, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
2. "Mike Huckabee wants retraction, caucus recount". The Seattle Times. February 11, 2008.
3. "Washington Caucus Updates Show McCain is Still GOP Winner, Despite Huckabee Challenge". FoxNews.com. February 12, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
4. Nate Silver (March 2, 2012). "In Washington Caucus, Expect the Unexpected". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
5. "President - Republican Party". Washington Secretary of State. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
6. "CNN Map: Campaign money race".

See also

• 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2008 Washington Democratic presidential caucuses