2008 New York Republican presidential primary
February 5, 2008
 
Nominee John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee
Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas
Delegate count 101 0 0
Popular vote 333,001 178,043 68,477
Percentage 49.70% 26.57% 10.11%

The New York Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008 (Super Tuesday). There were 101 delegates up for grabs for the candidates. The delegates were awarded on a winner-take-all basis, which means the winner, Arizona Senator John McCain, received all 101 delegates for the 2008 Republican National Convention.

On February 2, McCain had held a fairly large lead in the polls above the competition with 35% as opposed to the next candidate Rudy Giuliani with 22.5%, who had announced a withdrawal from the race on January 30, 2008.[1]

Results

Official Results[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John McCain333,00149.70%101
Mitt Romney178,04326.57%0
Mike Huckabee68,47710.11%0
Ron Paul40,1135.99%0
Rudy Giuliani*23,2603.47%0
Blank, Void or Scattering27,1844.06%0
Total670,078100%101

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Real Clear Politics".
  2. ↑ "Election Results - Republican Presidential" (PDF). February 5, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.


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