2008 West Virginia Republican presidential caucuses and primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 West Virginia Republican presidential caucuses and primary West Virginia presidential no West Virginia Republican primary, 2004 2004 West Virginia Republican primary, 2012 2012 February 5 (caucuses);May 13, 2008 (primary) x125px Mike Huckabee Republican Party (United States) Arkansas 18 (15) / 0 567/12,175 51.55%/10.3% NE OR x125px Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts 0/0 52.1%/5,188 47.36%/4.4% x125px John McCain Republican Party (United States) Arizona 0/9 12%/89,683 1.09%/76.0% x125px Ron Paul Republican Party (United States) Texas 0 (3) / 0 0/5,914 0%/5.0% The 2008 West Virginia Republican presidential caucuses took place on February 5, 2008, to select 18 delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/WV-R.phtml West Virginia Republican Delegation 2008 2008-01-28 The Green Papers An additional nine delegates were selected in a primary election on May 13, 2008, for a total of 27 delegates to the national convention. Mike Huckabee won the caucus, and John McCain later won the primary. Romney entered the caucus with the most pledged convention-goers, but delegates for McCain defected to Huckabee.Huckabee wins all 18 W.Va. delegates In the first round of caucusing, the results were Romney 464, Huckabee 375, McCain 176, Paul 118, Giuliani 0. Since no candidate had a majority, Giuliani dropped out and the delegates took a second vote. At this second vote, most Paul and McCain supporters, reportedly acting on commands from their coordinators, shifted to Huckabee, ensuring him the majority.http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDAyYzM5Y2NiZmU0NmU5NDFhZmNlMTQzNTJhN2E1ZTk= National Review Jim Geraghty 2008-02-25 West Virginia Done, Huckabee Wins (UPDATED) 2008-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080207054158/http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDAyYzM5Y2NiZmU0NmU5NDFhZmNlMTQzNTJhN2E1ZTk= 2008-02-07 dead As a result of a deal with Huckabee's camp, Paul's delegates swung to Huckabee in exchange for 3 of the State's 18 national delegates.http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/02/paul_claims_del.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090626232026/http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/02/paul_claims_del.html dead June 26, 2009 Paul claims delegates in West Virginia Foon Rhee boston.com 2008-02-05 The West Virginia caucus was the first of the 21 "Super Tuesday" contests to be counted, with the results being reported in the mid-afternoon.POLITICO: Romney Loses West Virginia! Huckabee's win over the favored Romney was considered a major loss of momentum for Romney's campaign, while it revitalized Mike Huckabee's hopes for the nomination.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=4245375&page=1 Hucka-Back from the Dead Jake Tapper ABC News 2008-02-05 In the primary election, three delegates were awarded for each of West Virginia's three congressional districts. The winner in each district was awarded all three of that district's delegates.http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/WV.html West Virginia Nominating Contest Results 2009-01-10 2008-02-05 The New York Times McCain, the presumptive nominee, easily won all three districts. Results February 5 Caucus +100% of precincts reportinghttp://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WV Caucus Results 2008-02-05 2008-02-05 CNN Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Mike Huckabee 567 51.55% 18(15) Mitt Romney 521 47.36% 0 John McCain 12 1.09% 0 Ron Paul 0 0% 0(3) Total 1,100 100% 18 As a result of the deal between Huckabee and Paul's delegates, 3 of the State's 18 delegates went to Ron Paul, although the election was technically a "winner-take-all." May 13 primary thumb|Primary results by county#ce5c17ff John McCain +100% of precincts reporting Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates John McCain 89,683 76.0% 9 Mike Huckabee* 12,175 10.3% 0 Ron Paul 5,914 5.0% 0 Mitt Romney* 5,188 4.4% 0 Rudolph Giuliani* 2,831 2.4% 0 Alan Keyes 1,427 1.2% 0 Others 727 0.6% 0 Total 117,945 100% 9 *Candidate suspended campaign prior to this primary See also Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008 West Virginia Democratic primary, 2008 References West Virginia Republican presidential caucuses and primary West Virginia Republican presidential caucuses and primary West Virginia Republican presidential caucuses and primary Category:West Virginia Republican primaries