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The 2008 Maryland Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. The state sent 37 delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Three delegates were awarded to the winner of each of the state's eight congressional districts; the remainder of the state's delegates were at-large. John McCain won the primary election.Obama sweeps Maryland, Va., D.C. - Decision '08 - nbcnews.com
In opinion polling conducted on February 7 and 8, John McCain was the heavy favorite among Maryland's Republican voters. 56% of respondents supported him, 17% Mike Huckabee, 10% Ron Paul, with the rest scattered or undecided.Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #13334 https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=c6b76c6f-516f-45f6-a7e9-4be3a1b26759 Survey USA 2008-02-16
The District of Columbia and State of Virginia held their primaries on the same date, leading the day to be dubbed the "Potomac primary" by many pundits, after the river that borders all three jurisdictions.
Results
+ 100% of precincts reportingOfficial 2008 Primary Election results for President of the United States http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2008/results/primary/office_President_of_the_United_States.html Maryland State Board of Elections 2008-02-12 2008-02-18RESULTS: Maryland http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#MD CNN 2008-02-12 2008-02-16 May 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080508012111/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#MD dead Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates John McCain 176,046 54.84% 37 Mike Huckabee 91,608 28.54% 0 Mitt Romney* 21,426 6.99% 0 Ron Paul 19,196 5.98% 0 Rudy Giuliani* 4,548 1.42% 0 Alan Keyes 3,386 1.05% 0 Fred Thompson* 2,901 0.90% 0 Duncan Hunter* 522 0.16% 0 Tom Tancredo* 356 0.11% 0 Total 320,989 100% 37
*Candidate suspended campaign prior to this primary
See also
2008 Maryland Democratic presidential primary
2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
References
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Republican presidential primary
Category:Maryland Republican primaries