2008 Utah Republican presidential primary

February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
 
Candidate Mitt Romney John McCain
Party Republican Republican
Home state Massachusetts Arizona
Delegate count 36 0
Popular vote 264,956 15,931
Percentage 89.49% 5.38%

Election results by county.
  Mitt Romney

The 2008 Utah Republican presidential primary took place on February 5, 2008, with 36 national delegates.[1] Polls showed Mitt Romney leading at up to 85% of the vote.[2]

On August 23, 2008 the Utah Republican party adopted a standing rule effectively binding the delegates to John McCain for the first ballot at the National Convention (as Romney had withdrawn).[3]

Results

Official results[4]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Mitt Romney264,95689.49%36
John McCain15,9315.38%0
Ron Paul8,8462.99%0
Mike Huckabee4,2521.44%0
Rudy Giuliani9880.33%0
Fred Thompson6130.21%0
Alan Keyes2610.09%0
Duncan Hunter2110.07%0
Tom Tancredo30.00%0
Total296,061100%36

See also

References

  1. "Utah Republican Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved January 28, 2008.
  2. "Local voters favor Mitt and Obama, poll shows". Deseret Morning News. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
  3. "Delegate votes can be cast for McCain". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
  4. "Canvass Results" (PDF). February 5, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
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