2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary

The 2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008. Illinois was one of 24 States holding a primary or caucus on Super Tuesday, 2008. Delegates from each of Illinois' 19 congressional districts are selected by direct election. In addition, the primary ballot also contains a preference poll that lists the presidential candidates. 10 at-large delegates and 3 party leader delegates were elected at the State Convention and officially went to the Republican Convention unpledged.

2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary

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70 delegates to the Republican National Convention
(57 pledged, 13 unpledged)
 
Candidate John McCain Mitt Romney
Home state Arizona Massachusetts
Delegate count 54 3
Popular vote 426,777 257,265
Percentage 47.45% 28.60%

 
Candidate Mike Huckabee Ron Paul
Home state Arkansas Texas
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 148,053 45,055
Percentage 16.46% 5.01%

Election results by county.
  John McCain
  Mitt Romney
  Mike Huckabee

Results

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Official Results[1] [2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John McCain 426,777 47.45% 54
Mitt Romney 257,265 28.60% 3
Mike Huckabee 148,053 16.46% 0
Ron Paul 45,055 5.01% 0
Rudy Giuliani* 11,837 1.32% 0
Fred Thompson* 7,259 0.81% 0
Alan Keyes 2,318 0.26% 0
Jim Mitchell, Jr. 483 0.05% 0
Tom Tancredo* 375 0.04% 0
Total 899,422 100% 57

*Candidate withdrew prior to the primary

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "General Primary - 2/5/2008". February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "Illinois Republican Delegation 2008". Retrieved July 5, 2009.