2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary

The 2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. This was an open primary with 63 delegates (60 pledged delegates) at stake in a winner take all format. The District of Columbia and Maryland both held primaries on the same day, referred to as the "Potomac primary^[1]".

2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary

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Candidate John McCain Mike Huckabee Home state Arizona Arkansas Delegate count 60 0 Popular vote 244,829 199,003 Percentage 50.04% 40.67%

Election results by county.   John McCain   Mike Huckabee

John McCain won the primary, receiving all of Virginia's delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.^[2]

Results

Virginia Republican primary, February 12, 2008[3]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
John McCain	244,829	50.04%
Mike Huckabee	199,003	40.67%
Ron Paul	21,999	4.50%
Mitt Romney*	18,002	3.68%
Fred Thompson*	3,395	0.69%
Rudy Giuliani*	2,024	0.41%
Total:	489,252	100.0%

*Candidate suspended campaign prior to this primary

See also

• 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2008 Virginia Democratic presidential primary