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2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary

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Field	Value
election_name	2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary
country	District of Columbia
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 District of Columbia Republican presidential caucuses
previous_year	2004
election_date
next_election	2012 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia#Republican primary
next_year	2012
outgoing_members	[LA](2008-louisiana-republican-presidential-caucuses-and-primary)
elected_members	[MD](2008-maryland-republican-presidential-primary)
votes_for_election	19 delegates to the [Republican National Convention](2008-republican-national-convention) (16 pledged, 3 unpledged)
All pledged delegates are awarded to the candidate
receiving the most votes.
image1	File:John McCain official portrait 2009 (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
candidate1	John McCain
color1	ce5c17
home_state1	Arizona
delegate_count1	16
popular_vote1	4,198
percentage1	67.59%
image2	File:Mike Huckabee, speaking to a gathering at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.jpg
candidate2	Mike Huckabee
color2	990000
home_state2	Arkansas
delegate_count2	0
popular_vote2	1,020
percentage2	16.42%
image4	File:Ron Paul, official Congressional photo portrait, 2007 (cropped).jpg
candidate4	Ron Paul
color4	fed105
home_state4	Texas
delegate_count4	0
popular_vote4	494
percentage4	7.95%
image5	File:CPAC 2009 IMG 0260 (3314423417) (cropped).jpg
candidate5	Mitt Romney
(withdrawn)
color5	85bb65
home_state5	Massachusetts
delegate_count5	0
popular_vote5	398
percentage5	6.41%
map	[[File:WashingtonDCPrimary 2008.png	x227px]]
map_caption	Green for McCain Majority, Lime Green for McCain Plurality, Blue for Huckabee Plurality

All pledged delegates are awarded to the candidate receiving the most votes. (withdrawn) The 2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. Virginia and Maryland both held primaries on the same day, so the day's elections were collectively called "the Potomac primary". John McCain decisively won the primary, securing the votes of all 16 DC delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Results

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	4,198	67.59%	16
Mike Huckabee	1,020	16.42%	0
Ron Paul	494	7.95%	0
Mitt Romney*	398	6.41%	0
Rudy Giuliani*	101	1.63%	0
Total	6,211	100%	16

*Candidate suspended campaign prior to this primary

Mike Huckabee received a plurality of votes in Ward 7. John McCain received a plurality of votes in Ward 5 and Ward 8 and a majority of votes in the other five wards.

References

Sullivan, Andy. (2008-02-07). "Reuters - FACTBOX: The February 12 "Potomac Primary" presidential contest".
(2008-02-12). "DC Presidential Preference Primary - Certified Election Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections.
(2008-02-12). "RESULTS: District of Columbia". CNN.
[http://www.dcboee.org/nws/pdf_files/nr_140.pdf DC Presidential Preference Primary, Certified Election Results] {{webarchive. link. (May 28, 2008 (pdf). ''District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics''. 2008-03-05.)

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