2008 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses

The 2008 U.S. Virgin Islands Republican territorial meeting, also known as the Republican caucuses, took place on the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas on April 5, 2008. Virgin Islands Republicans could select six pledged delegates for the 2008 Republican National Convention; three party leaders also attended the convention as unpledged delegates. However, the delegates chosen in the meeting did not support any presidential candidate, so all nine Virgin Islands delegates attended the convention as unpledged delegates.^[1]

The turnout, around 150 people, did not match the comparatively staggering number of voters in the Democratic Territorial Meeting, but it was still a record turnout for the Virgin Islands Republican Party. Caucus-goers voted for delegates rather than candidates. Of 25 people who sought delegate spots, the majority, 16, were not committed to any presidential candidate.^[2]

Results

**100% of precincts reporting**
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
Uncommitted	153	47.2%	6
John McCain	102	31.5%	0
Mitt Romney	60	18.5%	0
Ron Paul	9	2.8%	0
Total	324	100%	6

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Delegates

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Chosen by voters

Warren Cole, St. Croix District, uncommitted
Krim Ballentine, St. Thomas-St. John District, uncommitted
V. Anne Golden, St. Croix District, uncommitted
Patricia Murphy, St. Thomas-St. John District, uncommitted
April Newland, St. Thomas-St. John District, uncommitted
Humberto O'Neal, Saint Croix District, uncommitted

Chosen by party

Lilliana Belardo O'Neal, Republican National Committeewoman
Holland Redfield, Republican National Committeeman
Herb Schoenbohm, Republican State Chairman

References

^ "Virgin Islands Territorial Meeting Results - Election Guide 2008 - Results - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ Stokes-Gifft, Fiona. "V.I. Republicans pick six delegates for national convention in Minnesota." The Virgin Islands Daily News Monday, April 7th 2008. http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17622861 Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ New York Times.
^ Stokes-Gifft.

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[1] "Virgin Islands Territorial Meeting Results - Election Guide 2008 - Results - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

[2] Stokes-Gifft, Fiona. "V.I. Republicans pick six delegates for national convention in Minnesota." The Virgin Islands Daily News Monday, April 7th 2008. http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17622861 Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine

[3] New York Times.

[4] Stokes-Gifft.

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