2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary

The 2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. Virginia and Maryland both held primaries on the same day, so the day's elections were collectively called "the Potomac primary".^[1] John McCain decisively won the primary, securing the votes of all 16 DC delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.

2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary

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19 delegates to the Republican National Convention (16 pledged, 3 unpledged) All pledged delegates are awarded to the candidate receiving the most votes.
Candidate John McCain Mike Huckabee Home state Arizona Arkansas Delegate count 16 0 Popular vote 4,198 1,020 Percentage 67.59% 16.42%   Candidate Ron Paul Mitt Romney (withdrawn) Home state Texas Massachusetts Delegate count 0 0 Popular vote 494 398 Percentage 7.95% 6.41%
Green for McCain Majority, Lime Green for McCain Plurality, Blue for Huckabee Plurality

Results

100% of precincts reporting^[2][3]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	4,198	67.59%	16
Mike Huckabee	1,020	16.42%	0
Ron Paul	494	7.95%	0
Mitt Romney*	398	6.41%	0
Rudy Giuliani*	101	1.63%	0
Total	6,211	100%	16

*Candidate suspended campaign prior to this primary

Mike Huckabee received a plurality of votes in Ward 7. John McCain received a plurality of votes in Ward 5 and Ward 8 and a majority of votes in the other five wards.^[4]

See also

• 2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary
• 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

References

1. Sullivan, Andy (2008-02-07). "Reuters - FACTBOX: The February 12 "Potomac Primary" presidential contest".
2. "DC Presidential Preference Primary - Certified Election Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. 2008-02-12. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
3. "RESULTS: District of Columbia". CNN. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
4. DC Presidential Preference Primary, Certified Election Results Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (pdf). District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. 2008-03-05.