2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary

The 2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008 as part of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries. Moderate U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain would take the state after winning 74.01% of votes in the state and 51 delegates.

2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary

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69 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention
Candidate John McCain Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) Home state Arizona Arkansas Delegate count 51 8 Popular vote 383,085 63,018 Percentage 74.01% 12.18%   Candidate Ron Paul Alan Keyes (withdrawn) Home state Texas Maryland Delegate count 5 2 Popular vote 37,260 13,596 Percentage 7.20% 2.63%
Election results by county.   John McCain

Results

Official Results^[1]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	383,085	74.01%	51
Mike Huckabee*	63,018	12.18%	8
Ron Paul	37,260	7.20%	5
Alan Keyes*	13,596	2.63%	2
No Preference	20,624	3.98%	0
Total	517,583	100%	66

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

See also

• North Carolina Democratic primary, 2008
• Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008