2008 Louisiana Republican presidential caucuses and primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Louisiana Republican presidential caucuses and primary Louisiana 2006 presidential no 2004 Louisiana Republican presidential primary 2004 2012 United States presidential election in Louisiana#Republican primary and caucuses 2012 January 22 and February 9, 2008 File:Mike Huckabee, speaking to a gathering at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.jpg 150x150px Mike Huckabee 990000ff Arkansas 0 69,594 43.18% UT DC File:John McCain official portrait 2009 (cropped).jpg John McCain ce5c17ff Arizona 67,551 41.91% Louisiana Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2008.svg 280px Parish results #990000ff Mike Huckabee #ce5c17ff John McCain Mitt Romney Massachusetts 10,222 6.34% 85bb65 File:AnnMarie Romneym (cropped).jpg File:Ron Paul, official Congressional photo portrait, 2007 (cropped).jpg fed105 Ron Paul Texas 8,590 5.33% 0 0 0 The 2008 Louisiana Republican presidential caucuses were held on January 22 and the primary on February 9, 2008. Background On December 19, 2007, the Republican Party of Louisiana announced the procedures for selection of its delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.http://www.lagop.com/?php%20bloginfo('rss2_url');%20?%3E 2008 Republican National Convention The Louisiana caucuses selected 105 delegates to the state convention on February 16 in Baton Rouge. Fifteen delegates (and 15 alternates) from each of the seven congressional districts were elected at the caucus sites. Eligibility to participate was originally restricted to those who had been registered Louisiana Republicans since November 30, 2007 and presented a photo identification, however the restriction date was changed to November 1, 2007, at the last minute. Voters were to select up to 15 candidates on a secret ballot.see, for instance, http://www.lagop.com/docs/Official_Ballot_CD_1D.PDFJanuary 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Twenty-one delegates to the 2008 RNC will be selected through the caucus process, since each district's 15 delegates to the state convention will separately select three RNC delegates and three alternates for their respective district. In addition, the state convention delegates, as a whole, will select 20 delegates and 20 alternates to the national convention as at-large delegates. Under state party rules, if there is a majority in the February 9 Louisiana primary, these 20 delegates are pledged to vote for the winner. Otherwise, these 20 will officially go to the convention uncommitted. The remaining six members of the RNC delegation are chosen as follows: The Louisiana GOP chair and the two Louisiana representatives on the Republican National Committee ("party delegates") have automatic spots as 2008 RNC delegates, and the other three delegates will be selected by the executive committee of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee. Unlike other Republican caucuses, which feature a straw poll (or presidential preference election) prior to the election of delegates to the state convention, no preference election was conducted. All delegates elected at the caucus are "uncommitted" and considered unallocated to any candidate.http://www.lagop.com/docs/instructions_becomeDelegate.pdf Instructions for becoming a Delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention 2008-01-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080115195320/http://lagop.com/docs/instructions_becomeDelegate.pdf 2008-01-15 However, many campaigns will distribute lists of delegates who will vote for their preferred presidential candidate. Delegates can be any Republican who has submitted the necessary paperwork and paid the $100 fee ($50 for alternate delegate).http://www.lagop.com/docs/application_stateDelegate.pdfJanuary 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes By setting up the caucus in this non-binding way, it allows Louisiana to avoid the delegate penalties that have befallen Michigan, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.The Daily Advertiser - www.theadvertiser.com - Lafayette, LAJanuary 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Caucuses right|300px Unofficial delegate assignment results of the January 22 caucuses had been made available on the homepage of the Republican Party of Louisiana. The official results have been released, but the results only indicate which delegates garnered the most votes, and fail to match the delegates with the candidate they support. Preliminary results show John McCain winning the most committed delegates, followed by Ron Paul in second place, and Mitt Romney in third.AFP: McCain wins Louisiana caucus: preliminary results https://web.archive.org/web/20080127073536/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i2YCtBg15ovSmHo1y23Qc4oc_cdQ January 27, 2008 Ron Paul's campaign is challenging the caucus, citing multiple errors in the process, significant irregularities including the decision by the Louisiana GOP to waive the original deadline which saw Ron Paul leading in delegates pledged to him, and extending the deadline after the fact in order to give other candidates two more days to file delegates.Ron Paul Campaign Files Caucus Challenge with Louisiana GOP — Ron Paul 2008. Locations Republicans were assigned to one of 11 locations in the state to caucus in. The locations were: Location Venue Parishes Bossier City CenturyTel Center Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, De Soto, Red River West Monroe West Monroe Convention Center Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Tensas, Franklin, Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Richland Pineville Walden Gym at Louisiana College Rapides, Vernon, Avoyelles, Concordia, Catahoula, La Salle, Grant Lake Charles Central School Arts and Humanities Center Beauregard, Allen, Jefferson Davis, Calcasieu, Cameron Lafayette Family Life Church Evangeline, St. Landry, Vermillion, Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Iberia Baton Rouge Jefferson Baptist Church St. Helena, Livingston, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension Kenner Pontchartrain Center Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. James New Orleans Morial Convention Center Orleans, St. Bernard, Plaquemines Covington Holiday Inn St. Tammany, Washington, Tangiphoa Houma Houma Municipal Auditorium Terrebonne, Lafourche, Assumption, St. Mary Natchitoches Natchitoches Events Center Sabine, Natchitoches, Winn Campaign The Louisiana caucus has not been well noticed by the media. Many media outlets outside the state focus on the February 9 primary,ABC News: The Note Futures Calendarprimary chart https://web.archive.org/web/20080911000000/http://archive.stateline.org/flash-data/Primary/2008_presidential_primaries.pdf September 11, 2008 although that primary will select 20 delegates at most to the national convention. According to the state party, only Mitt Romney, John McCain, and Fred Thompson were campaigning in the state as of December 2007, although Ron Paul will visit the state the day before the caucus.Ron Paul to Visit Louisiana Monday, January 21: Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceJanuary 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Turnout was expected to be lowhttp://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTFmY2Y3ZjBkZmFiMjcwMGY1NzVhYWI3M2YyMmMzOGQ= GOP Racing Form dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080112202417/http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTFmY2Y3ZjBkZmFiMjcwMGY1NzVhYWI3M2YyMmMzOGQ%3D 12 January 2008 17 July 2013 due to the limited number of sites. Commentators have criticized the state party for the confusing system, which has admitted that the caucus is designed "for people who are politically active... not just casual voters"https://archive.today/20070625055141/http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Politics/Elections/Louisiana_Presidential_Primary_A_Mockery__5590.asp Louisiana Presidential Primary A Mockery and that the February 9 primary is just a "beauty contest".Gambit Weekly : Scuttlebutt : March 25, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080723111209/http://www.gambitweekly.com/dispatch/current/news_scut.php July 23, 2008 The slate gaining the highest votes was a "pro-family, pro-life" slate which used the image of former President Ronald Reagan to advocate candidate who supported reduced government and a strong national defense.Pro-Life. Pro-Family. Official Ballot https://web.archive.org/web/20080203155311/http://www.gatortesting.net/prolifeprofamily/ February 3, 2008 Results Ron Paul had the greatest number of delegates by the January 10 deadline, which was then extended to January 12.Political Radar ABC News Ron Paul's campaign is challenging mistakes it claims were made by the Louisiana GOP, including the wrongful issuance of provisional ballots to hundreds of voters, in numbers sufficient to alter the outcome. According to a state Republican Party press release regarding the preliminary results, the order of placement of slates was Uncommitted Pro-Life, McCain, Paul, Romney, others.http://www.lagop.com/ The Republican Party of Louisiana 17 July 2013http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MWI2ZjJkOTI2MzBlMTgxNmY2ZDQ3ODlmZTZkOTE5YjY= Louisiana's Results, Clarified dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080124215516/http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MWI2ZjJkOTI2MzBlMTgxNmY2ZDQ3ODlmZTZkOTE5YjY%3D 24 January 2008 17 July 2013 Note that candidates could run on more than one slate. Many of the Uncommitted Pro-Life delegates have since committed to McCain. In addition, after a recount of delegates, the provisional ballots were found not to have changed the results, with about two-thirds of the provisional ballots being cast by members of other parties.http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODQ1ZGQ4NDlhYjkxMWRlN2JjMDJkYzcxNzY3MjJlY2E= By the way... dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080202080241/http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODQ1ZGQ4NDlhYjkxMWRlN2JjMDJkYzcxNzY3MjJlY2E%3D 2 February 2008 17 July 2013 On February 1, 2008, state party chairman Roger F. Villere, Jr., congratulated the McCain campaign via e-mail for winning a majority of the delegates statewide, including receiving a majority of delegates in Congressional Districts 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7. In addition, the party executive committee and the three Louisiana superdelegates have also committed to McCain, thus giving McCain 41 delegates from Louisiana, 35 of which are from the caucus process. This assumes that no other candidate will receive more than 50% in the February 9 primary.http://thepage.time.com/letter-from-louisiana-gop-chair/ Time The Page - by Mark Halperin - TIME dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080214000343/http://thepage.time.com/letter-from-louisiana-gop-chair/ 2008-02-14 17 July 2013http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/02/mccain-declared-the-winner-of-louisiana-caucuses/ Fox News 2012 Elections 2008-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080206130007/http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/02/mccain-declared-the-winner-of-louisiana-caucuses/ 2008-02-06 dead Primary Under Louisiana Republican Party rules, since no candidate received a majority of the vote, no delegates are pledged as a result of this primary. 21 delegates have already indirectly been assigned via the Louisiana Republican caucus held on January 22. The 20 delegates elected at the state convention were formally unpledged, although an estimated 41 of Louisiana's 47 delegates were going to support John McCain, and the state party chair congratulated McCain on winning those 41 delegates, before the primary was held. +Official ResultsPresidential Nominee, Republican Party http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms2&rqsdta=020908 https://web.archive.org/web/20080919002246/http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms2&rqsdta=020908 dead 2008-09-19 Louisiana Secretary of State 2008-02-09 2008-05-24 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Mike Huckabee 69,594 43.18% 0 John McCain 67,551 41.91% 0 Mitt Romney* 10,222 6.34% 0 Ron Paul 8,590 5.33% 0 Fred Thompson* 1,603 0.99% 0 Rudy Giuliani* 1.593 0.99% 0 Alan Keyes 837 0.52% 0 Jerry Curry 521 0.32% 0 Daniel Gilbert 183 0.11% 0 Tom Tancredo* 107 0.07% 0 Duncan Hunter* 368 0.23% 0 Total 156,101 100% 0 * Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary Convention At the state convention, held February 16, the Associated Press identified 32 McCain delegates from the caucus process, with three uncommitted and nine unavailable for comment. The AP also confirmed that the three party delegates support McCain, giving him 35 delegates from Louisiana.http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-37/120319284644390.xml&storylist=louisiana Top New Orleans Stories from the AP dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110522165724/http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-37%2F120319284644390.xml&storylist=louisiana 2011-05-22 See also 2008 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries References Louisiana Category:2008 Louisiana elections Category:Louisiana Republican primaries