Illinois Republican primary, 2008

Illinois Republican primary, 2008
February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)

 
Candidate John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee
Party Republican Republican Republican
Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas
Delegate count 54 3 0
Popular vote 426,777 257,265 148,053
Percentage 47.45% 28.60% 16.46%
2008 Illinois Republican primary county map.
  John McCain
  Mitt Romney
  Mike Huckabee

The Illinois Republican primary, 2008 was held on February 5, 2008. Illinois was one of 24 States holding a primary or caucus on Super Tuesday. 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.

Results

Official Results[1] [2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John McCain426,77747.45%54
Mitt Romney257,26528.60%3
Mike Huckabee148,05316.46%0
Ron Paul45,0555.01%0
Rudy Giuliani*11,8371.32%0
Fred Thompson*7,2590.81%0
Alan Keyes2,3180.26%0
Jim Mitchell, Jr.4830.05%0
Tom Tancredo*3750.04%0
Total899,422100%57

*Candidate withdrew prior to the primary

See also

References

  1. ↑ "General Primary - 2/5/2008". 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Illinois Republican Delegation 2008". Retrieved 2009-07-05.


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