2008 Hawaii Republican presidential caucuses

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Hawaii Republican presidential caucuses Hawaii presidential no Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2004 2004 Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2012 2012 January 25 – February 5, 2008 File:John McCain official photo portrait.JPG 150x150px John McCain Republican Party (United States) Arizona 15 file:Mike Huckabee, speaking to a gathering at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.jpg Mike Huckabee Republican Party (United States) Arkansas 4 File:Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts 0 Hawaii map new.png counties of Hawaii The 2008 Hawaii Republican presidential caucuses were held between January 25 and February 5, 2008. The caucuses chose delegates to Hawaii's Republican State Convention in May 2008, which overwhelmingly lent its support to presidential candidate John McCain. Process The Hawaii Republican Party held its caucuses in all 51 Hawaii House of Representatives districts from January 25 to February 5. Caucus-goers selected 1,093 delegates to the Hawaii State Convention, held between May 16 and 18. These 1,093 delegates selected 19 delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.http://www.gophawaii.com/caucus.html GOP Hawai'i - Events 2008-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20080205064220/http://www.gophawaii.com/caucus.html 2008-02-05 dead Republican caucuses in Hawaii tend to be informal, taking place in parks, businesses, and homes over the course of several days. The Republican caucuses in Hawaii were closed to non-party members. None of the local delegates chosen at the caucus were committed to any candidate at the state convention.Hawaii Republicans prepare to 'vote' for president - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's NewspaperMark Niesse, "Caucus Confusion", Star Bulletin Vol. 13 Issue 26, January 26, 2008, http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/26/news/story08.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080128192308/http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/26/news/story08.html January 28, 2008 They were, however, bound to the preferences stated in the state convention in the first ballot.http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/10/news/story03.html starbulletin.com News /2007/09/10/ January 23, 2008 January 19, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080119215616/http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/10/news/story03.html dead For this reason, Hawaiian Republican caucusgoers normally vote for convention delegates based on the delegates' personal records rather than their pledged support for a presidential candidate. However, most contenders provided slates of qualified delegates for caucusgoers to vote on. State convention Unlike most Republican caucuses, no straw poll or presidential preference poll was taken of the attendees. Thus, no official record was provided of Hawaiian caucusgoers' preferences for President. Hawaii's delegation to the national convention, which selected the President, was chosen only at the state convention, held in Honolulu between May 16 and 18.Mark Niesse, "Caucus Confusion", Star Bulletin Vol. 13 Issue 26, January 26, 2008, https://web.archive.org/web/20080128192308/http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/26/news/story08.html The convention chose seventeen national convention delegates and seventeen alternates, all of them supporters of John McCain, already the presumptive Republican nominee for President for some weeks before the state convention. Over 450 delegates from all of Hawaii's electoral districts attended the convention. They elected state committee members and chose a party platform as well as delegates to the Republican National Convention. All in all, over 600 Republicans were at the state convention.Deguire, Adam. "More Than 600 Hawaii Republicans Wrap Up State Convention with Overwhelming Support for John McCain." Hawaii Reporter. 5/19/2008 12:08:24 PM. http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?8be0d031-187e-47e6-b964-cc204f8e5fcc See also Hawaii Democratic caucuses, 2008 Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008 References Category:2008 United States Republican presidential primaries by state or territory Republican caucuses 2008