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2008 Florida Republican presidential primary

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Field	Value
election_name	2008 Florida Republican presidential primary
country	Florida
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 Florida Republican primary
previous_year	2004
next_election	2012 Florida Republican primary
next_year	2012
election_date
image1	File:John McCain official portrait 2009 (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
color1	ce5c17
candidate1	John McCain
home_state1	Arizona
popular_vote1	701,761
percentage1	36.00%
image2	File:AnnMarie Romneym (cropped).jpg
color2	85bb65
candidate2	Mitt Romney
home_state2	Massachusetts
popular_vote2	604,932
percentage2	31.03%
image4	File:Rudy Giuliani (cropped).jpg
color4	003884
candidate4	Rudy Giuliani
home_state4	New York
popular_vote4	286,089
percentage4	14.68%
image5	File:Mike Huckabee, speaking to a gathering at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.jpg
color5	990000
candidate5	Mike Huckabee
home_state5	Arkansas
popular_vote5	262,681
percentage5	13.47%
map_image	Florida Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2008.svg
map_size	250px
map_caption	Election results by county.
votes_for_election	57 pledged delegates to the [Republican National Convention](2008-republican-national-convention)
All delegates are awarded to the candidate receiving the most votes
outgoing_members	[SC](2008-south-carolina-republican-primary)
elected_members	[ME](2008-maine-republican-caucuses)
delegate_count1	57
delegate_count2	0
delegate_count4	0
delegate_count5	0

All delegates are awarded to the candidate receiving the most votes The 2008 Florida Republican presidential primary was held on January 29, 2008, with 57 delegates at stake on a winner-take-all basis. The Republican National Committee removed half of Florida's delegates because the state committee moved its Republican primary before February 5.

Arizona Senator and eventual nominee John McCain won the primary with 36% of the vote. As a presidential candidate, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani concentrated heavily on the Florida primary. After coming in third place behind McCain and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Giuliani dropped out of the race the following day. McCain's win helped him cement his status as the Republican primary frontrunner.

Campaign

Rudy Giuliani campaigned quite heavily in Florida, which he expected to use as his "launch pad" for a "strong showing" on Super Tuesday. He campaigned almost entirely in Florida, and largely ignored South Carolina and other states voting before February 5.

Giuliani had been campaigning with virtually no opposition; however, following the South Carolina Republican primary, 2008, several candidates flew down to Florida to begin campaigning up to January 29 when the primary occurred.

Polls taken before the primary showed that John McCain was the slight front runner over Mitt Romney. McCain received pivotal endorsements from Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Florida Senator Mel Martínez days before the primary.

Pre-primary polls

Main article: Opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008

As of January 29, RealClearPolitics reported that the average support from polls taken in the days immediately prior to primary day placed McCain slightly in the lead with 30.7%, followed by Romney with 30.1%, Giuliani with 14.7%, Huckabee with 12.9%, and Paul with 3.6%. Former Senator Fred Thompson and Representative Duncan Hunter, though already out of the race, still remained on the ballot in the Florida primary.

Results

On January 29, 2008, McCain prevailed in Florida's Republican presidential primary. McCain's victory in the state was credited to his victories in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, which Giuliani had been expected to perform well in.

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Counties	Delegates
John McCain	701,761	36%	45	57
Mitt Romney	604,932	31.03%	18	0
Rudy Giuliani	286,089	14.68%	0	0
Mike Huckabee	262,681	13.47%	4	0
Ron Paul	62,887	3.23%	0	0
Fred Thompson*	22,668	1.16%	0	0
Alan Keyes	4,060	0.21%	0	0
Duncan Hunter*	2,847	0.15%	0	0
Tom Tancredo*	1,573	0.08%	0	0
Totals	1,949,498	100%	67	57

Candidate dropped out of the race prior to primary.

References

"The Primary Season: 2008 Republican Calendar". The New York Times.
"Winner-take-all: Bonus or bust for Giuliani?".
(2008-01-30). "Republican Giuliani ends presidential campaign". Reuters.
Nichols, Bill. (2008-01-29). "McCain scores Florida primary win".
Knowlton, Brian. (2008-01-20). "Candidates Head for Next Battlegrounds". The New York Times.
Wheaton, Sarah. (2008-01-19). "Giuliani and the G.O.P.’s 11th Commandment". The New York Times.
Holmes, Elizabeth. (2008-01-20). "With a Crowded Republican Field, Candidates Set Sights on Florida". The Wall Street Journal.
"With South Carolina win, McCain is front-runner again".
Martin, Jonathan. (2008-01-27). "McCain's one-two Florida punch".
"Florida Republican Primary Polling".
"January 29, 2008 Presidential Preference Republican Primary". Florida Department of State.
Wallace, Jeremy. (2008-01-30). "McCain proved he could win in a big, diverse state".

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