2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries 2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary Pennsylvania presidential no 2004 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary 2004 2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania# Republican primary 2012 2008 04 22 File:Senator John McCain official portrait 2006 (cropped).jpg ce5c17 John McCain Republican Party (United States) Arizona 74 594,110 71.21% File:Ron Paul, official Congressional photo portrait, 2007 (cropped).jpg fed105 Ron Paul Republican Party (United States) Texas 0 129,247 15.49% File:Huckabee-SF-CC-024 (cropped).jpg Mike Huckabee 990000 Republican Party (United States) Arkansas 0 92,060 11.03% Pennsylvania Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2008 Colored Vote Share.svg 300px County results, by vote share McCain #d96810 50 – 60% #b2550d 60 – 70% #8a420a 70 – 80% MS IN The 2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary was an election held on April 22 by the Pennsylvania Department of State in which voters chose their preference for the Republican Party's candidate for the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters also chose the Pennsylvania Republican Party's candidates for various state and local offices.Singleton, David. "Historic primary election is here." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Citizens' Voice (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. T4.Delazio, Sheena. "Turnout heavy in many areas." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: The Times Leader (subscription required), April 23, 2008, p. 5."Counties expecting high voter turnout." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: Standard-Speaker (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. 1. Background The selected candidates were placed on the ballot of the 2008 General Election on November 4, 2008. The Republican primary was part of a general primary that also included the 2008 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary. Polls opened at 7:00 am and closed at 8:00 pm. John McCain was the winner. He had already been declared the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, having secured enough delegate votes in earlier primary contests to win the nomination at the 2008 Republican National Convention. Campaigning thumb|right|200px|Ron Paul delivers a speech at the University of Pittsburgh on April 3, 2008. Unlike on the Democratic side, little campaigning took place as John McCain had already clinched the nomination. Outsider candidate Ron Paul made several stops in the state, including his birthplace of Pittsburgh. Results +Official Results2008 Presidential Republican Primary Election Results - Pennsylvania https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=42&f=0&off=0&elect=2 2026-04-18 uselectionatlas.org Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates John McCain 594,110 71.21% 74* Ron Paul 129,247 15.49% 0 Mike Huckabee** 92,060 11.03% 0Write-ins18,4732.21%0Mitt Romney**2680.03%0Fred Thompson**480.01%0Duncan Hunter**260.00%0Alan Keyes**220.00%0Rudy Giuliani**120.00%0Tom Tancredo**10.00%0Sam Brownback**10.00%0 Total 834,268 100% 74 *Delegates are essentially unpledged in the Pennsylvania Republican primary. **Candidate had already dropped out of the race prior to primary. Some media sources noted that Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee combined took in around 220,000 votes (about 27% of the vote total), despite McCain's status as presumptive nominee and the statistical irrelevance of Pennsylvania, as a possible sign of continuing social conservative or libertarian unease with McCain's nomination and have speculated about whether these results could potentially affect McCain in the November general election. Although some strategists disputed this theory, pointing to low turnout among McCain supporters and arguing that primary results would not necessarily affect the result in November.Rich Frank Opinion How McCain Lost in Pennsylvania https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/opinion/27rich.html The New York Times 27 April 2008McCain Loses 27% of Pennsylvania Vote https://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080423/cm_thenation/45314454 https://web.archive.org/web/20080426232052/https://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080423/cm_thenation/45314454 26 April 2008Rhee Foon Pa. vote hints Republicans divided in support for McCain http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/24/pa_vote_hints_republicans_divided_in_support_for_mccain/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20080726211241/https://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/24/pa_vote_hints_republicans_divided_in_support_for_mccain/ 26 July 2008 See also 2008 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries References Pennsylvania Category:2008 Pennsylvania elections 2008