2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary

The 2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses were held on Saturday February 9 and the primary on February 19, 2008 to compete 40 total delegates, of which 18 tied to the caucuses, 19 tied to the primary, and 3 unpledged RNC member delegates.^[1]

2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary

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Candidate John McCain Mike Huckabee Party Republican Republican Home state Arizona Arkansas Delegate count 16 8 Popular vote 3,228/262,304 2,959/127,657 Percentage 25.9%/49.50% 23.52%/24.09%   Candidate Ron Paul Mitt Romney Party Republican Republican Home state Texas Massachusetts Delegate count 5 0 Popular vote 2,740/40,539 1,903/86,140 Percentage 21.64%/7.65% 15.45%/16.25%

Results by county.   John McCain   Mike Huckabee   Ron Paul   Mitt Romney   Uncommitted

Candidates

All following candidates appeared on the ballot for voters in Washington:

• Mike Huckabee
• John McCain
• Ron Paul
• Mitt Romney (candidate has suspended his campaign)

Caucuses

Voting in Washington's caucuses closed at 9:00 pm EST February 9.

The Washington Republican Party declared John McCain the winner on the night of the election, after 87% of the votes were counted. Mike Huckabee disputed the results and accused the state party of calling the election prematurely. He demanded a state-wide caucus recount.^[2] However, by Tuesday, February 12, the Washington Republicans again declared McCain the winner after 96% of the votes were tallied,^[3] and never counted the rest of the votes.^[4]

96% of precincts reporting^[1]

Candidate	State Delegate	Percentage	Delegates	Counties Carries
John McCain	3,228	25.9%	16	11
Mike Huckabee	2,959	23.52%	8	11
Ron Paul	2,740	21.64%	5	9
Mitt Romney	1,903	15.45%	0	4
Uncommitted	1,662	13.49%	0	2
Total	12,320	100%	29	37

Primary

The primary took place on February 19, 2008.

Official Results^[5][1]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	262,304	49.50%	16
Mike Huckabee	127,657	24.09%	8
Mitt Romney*	86,140	16.25%	0
Ron Paul	40,539	7.65%	5
Rudy Giuliani*	5,145	0.97%	0
Fred Thompson*	4,865	0.92%	0
Alan Keyes	2,226	0.42%	0
Duncan Hunter*	799	0.19%	0
Total	529,932	100%	29

* Candidate stopped campaign before primary

Money raised

The following table shows the amount of money each Republican Party candidate raised in the state of Washington.^[6]

Candidate	Money Raised
Mitt Romney	$689,329
Ron Paul	$531,471
John McCain	$308,074
Rudy Giuliani	$264,788
Fred Thompson	$81,208
Mike Huckabee	$81,208
Duncan Hunter	$15,378

See also

• 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2008 Washington Democratic presidential caucuses