2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary
February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
70 delegates to the Republican National Convention
(57 pledged, 13 unpledged)
 
Candidate John McCain Mitt Romney
Home state Arizona Massachusetts
Delegate count 54 3
Popular vote 426,777 257,265
Percentage 47.45% 28.60%
 
Candidate Mike Huckabee Ron Paul
Home state Arkansas Texas
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 148,053 45,055
Percentage 16.46% 5.01%
Election results by county.
  John McCain
  Mitt Romney
  Mike Huckabee

The 2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008. Illinois was one of 24 States holding a primary or caucus on Super Tuesday, 2008. Delegates from each of Illinois' 19 congressional districts are selected by direct election. In addition, the primary ballot also contains a preference poll that lists the presidential candidates. 10 at-large delegates and 3 party leader delegates were elected at the State Convention and officially went to the Republican Convention unpledged.

Results

Official Results[1] [2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John McCain426,77747.45%54
Mitt Romney257,26528.60%3
Mike Huckabee148,05316.46%0
Ron Paul45,0555.01%0
Rudy Giuliani*11,8371.32%0
Fred Thompson*7,2590.81%0
Alan Keyes2,3180.26%0
Jim Mitchell, Jr.4830.05%0
Tom Tancredo*3750.04%0
Total899,422100%57

*Candidate withdrew prior to the primary

See also

References

  1. ↑ "General Primary - 2/5/2008". February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Illinois Republican Delegation 2008". Retrieved July 5, 2009.


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