2008 New York Republican presidential primary

The New York Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008 (Super Tuesday). There were 101 delegates up for grabs for the candidates. The delegates were awarded on a winner-take-all basis, which means the winner, Arizona Senator John McCain, received all 101 delegates for the 2008 Republican National Convention.

2008 New York Republican presidential primary

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Nominee John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas Delegate count 101 0 0 Popular vote 333,001 178,043 68,477 Percentage 49.70% 26.57% 10.11%

Election results by county.   John McCain

On February 2, McCain had held a fairly large lead in the polls above the competition with 35% as opposed to the next candidate Rudy Giuliani with 22.5%, who had announced a withdrawal from the race on January 30, 2008.^[1]

Results

Official Results^[2]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	333,001	49.70%	101
Mitt Romney	178,043	26.57%	0
Mike Huckabee	68,477	10.11%	0
Ron Paul	40,113	5.99%	0
Rudy Giuliani*	23,260	3.47%	0
Blank, Void or Scattering	27,184	4.06%	0
Total	670,078	100%	101

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

See also

• 2008 New York Democratic presidential primary
• 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries