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2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary

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Field	Value
election_name	2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary
country	Pennsylvania
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary
previous_year	2004
next_election	2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania# Republican primary
next_year	2012
election_date
image1	[[File:John McCain official photo portrait.JPG	100px]]
candidate1	John McCain
party1	Republican Party (United States)
home_state1	Arizona
delegate_count1	74
popular_vote1	594,061
percentage1	72.86%
image2	[[File:Ron Paul, official Congressional photo portrait, 2007.jpg	95px]]
candidate2	Ron Paul
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	Texas
delegate_count2	0
popular_vote2	129,246
percentage2	15.85%
image3	[[File:Mike Huckabee, speaking to a gathering at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.jpg	95px]]
candidate3	Mike Huckabee
party3	Republican Party (United States)
home_state3	Arkansas
delegate_count3	0
popular_vote3	92,057
percentage3	11.29%
map_image	File:Pennsylvania Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2008.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	County results
outgoing_members	[MS](2008-mississippi-republican-presidential-primary)
elected_members	[IN](2008-indiana-republican-presidential-primary)

The 2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary was an election held on April 22 by the Pennsylvania Department of State in which voters chose their preference for the Republican Party's candidate for the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters also chose the Pennsylvania Republican Party's candidates for various state and local offices.

Background

The selected candidates were placed on the ballot of the 2008 General Election on November 4, 2008. The Republican primary was part of a general primary that also included the 2008 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary.

Polls opened at 7:00 am and closed at 8:00 pm. John McCain was the winner. He had already been declared the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, having secured enough delegate votes in earlier primary contests to win the nomination at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Campaigning

Unlike on the Democratic side, little campaigning took place as John McCain had already clinched the nomination. Outsider candidate Ron Paul made several stops in the state, including his birthplace of Pittsburgh.

Results

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	594,061	72.86%	74*
Ron Paul	129,246	15.85%	0
Mike Huckabee*	92,057	11.29%	0
Total	815,364	100%	74

*Delegates are essentially unpledged in the Pennsylvania Republican primary.

Some media sources noted that Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee combined took in around 220,000 votes (about 27% of the vote total), despite McCain's status as presumptive nominee and the statistical irrelevance of Pennsylvania, as a possible sign of continuing social conservative or libertarian unease with McCain's nomination and have speculated about whether these results could potentially affect McCain in the November general election. Although some strategists disputed this theory, pointing to low turnout among McCain supporters and arguing that primary results would not necessarily affect the result in November.

References

Singleton, David. "Historic primary election is here." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: ''[https://www.newspapers.com/paper/citizens-voice/9180/ Citizens' Voice]'' (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. T4.
Delazio, Sheena. "Turnout heavy in many areas." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: ''[https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-times-leader/7857/ The Times Leader]'' (subscription required), April 23, 2008, p. 5.
"Counties expecting high voter turnout." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: ''[https://www.newspapers.com/paper/standard-speaker/2189/ Standard-Speaker]'' (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. 1.
(27 April 2008). "Opinion {{!}} How McCain Lost in Pennsylvania". The New York Times.
"McCain Loses 27% of Pennsylvania Vote".
"Pa. vote hints Republicans divided in support for McCain".

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