2008 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary

The 2008 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary took place on February 5, 2008, with 40 national delegates.[1] Polls indicated that former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney was leading rival John McCain;[2] Romney ended up defeating McCain by roughly 10% of the vote.

2008 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary

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43 delegates to the Republican National Convention
(40 pledged, 3 unpledged)
 
Nominee Mitt Romney John McCain
Home state Massachusetts Arizona
Delegate count 22 18
Popular vote 255,892 204,779
Percentage 51.92% 41.68%

Election results by county.
  Mitt Romney
  John McCain

Results

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Official Results[3]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Mitt Romney 255,892 51.12% 22
John McCain 204,779 40.91% 18
Mike Huckabee 19,103 3.82% 0
Ron Paul 13,251 2.65% 0
Rudy Giuliani* 2,707 0.54% 0
Fred Thompson* 916 0.18% 0
Duncan Hunter* 258 0.05% 0
All Others 1,685 0.34% 0
Uncommitted 1,959 0.39% 0
Total 500,550 100% 40

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Republican Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved January 28, 2008.
  2. ^ "RESULTS: Massachusetts". CNN. February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts 2008 Presidential Primary Results - Republican Party". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. February 5, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.