2008 California Republican presidential primary

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2008 California Republican presidential primary
← AR CO →
173 delegates to the Republican National Convention; (170 pledged, 3 unpledged)
John McCain	Mitt Romney

The 2008 California Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008, with a total of 173 national delegates at stake.

Process

The delegates represented California at the Republican National Convention. There were three delegates to every congressional district and fourteen bonus delegates. The winner in each of the 53 congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates. The statewide winner was awarded 11 of the 14 statewide delegates, with the 3 remaining delegates assigned to party leaders.^[1]^[2] Voting in the primary was restricted to registered Republican voters.^[3]

Polls

Early polls showed Rudy Giuliani in the lead. Polls taken closer to the primary either showed Mitt Romney or John McCain as the favored candidate.^[4]

Results

Key:

Withdrew prior to contest

California Republican presidential primary, 2008^[5]^[6]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
John McCain	1,238,988	42.25%	155
Mitt Romney	1,013,471	34.56%	15
Mike Huckabee	340,669	11.62%	0
Rudy Giuliani	128,681	4.39%	0
Ron Paul	125,365	4.27%	0
Fred Thompson	50,275	1.71%	0
Duncan Hunter	14,021	0.48%	0
Alan Keyes	11,742	0.40%	0
John Cox	3,219	0.11%	0
Tom Tancredo	3,884	0.13%	0
Sam Brownback	2,486	0.08%	0
Karen Irish (write-in)	6	0.00%	0
Michael Shaw (write-in)	2	0.00%	0
Edward Marshall (write-in)	1	0.00%	0
Joel Neuberg (write-in)	1	0.00%	0
Robert Brickell (write-in)	0	0.00%	0
Brian Calef (write-in)	0	0.00%	0
David Frey (write-in)	0	0.00%	0
Walter Rothnie (write-in)	0	0.00%	0
John Sutherland (write-in)	0	0.00%	0
Uncommitted delegates	3
Totals	2,932,811	100.00%	173
Voter turnout	56.08%		—

References

^ Schneider, Bill (May 1, 2007). "Votes, contributors make California a key player in 2008". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
^ Marelius, John (February 3, 2008). "Delegate Formulas Vary by Party". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
^ "Voter Information Guide". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
^ Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008#California
^ "The Statement of Vote: President by County" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
^ "Report of Registration as of January 22, 2008" (PDF). California Secretary of State. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.

[1] Schneider, Bill (May 1, 2007). "Votes, contributors make California a key player in 2008". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2008.

[2] Marelius, John (February 3, 2008). "Delegate Formulas Vary by Party". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2008.

[3] "Voter Information Guide". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.

[4] Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008#California

[5] "The Statement of Vote: President by County" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008.

[6] "Report of Registration as of January 22, 2008" (PDF). California Secretary of State. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.

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2008 California Republican presidential primary

Process

Polls

Results

See also

References