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Election results by county.
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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.
Results
editCandidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Massachusetts Republican Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved January 28, 2008.
- ^ "RESULTS: Massachusetts". CNN. February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
- ^ "Massachusetts 2008 Presidential Primary Results - Republican Party". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. February 5, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.