2008 New York Republican presidential primary
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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.
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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
editCandidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
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John McCain | 333,001 | 49.70% | 101 |
Mitt Romney | 178,043 | 26.57% | 0 |
Mike Huckabee | 68,477 | 10.11% | 0 |
Ron Paul | 40,113 | 5.99% | 0 |
Rudy Giuliani* | 23,260 | 3.47% | 0 |
Blank, Void or Scattering | 27,184 | 4.06% | 0 |
Total | 670,078 | 100% | 101 |
* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Real Clear Politics".
- ^ "Election Results - Republican Presidential" (PDF). February 5, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.