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2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary

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Field	Value
election_name	2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary
country	Washington
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 Washington Republican presidential caucuses
previous_year	2004
next_election	2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses
next_year	2012
election_date	(caucus)
February 19, 2008 (primary)
image1	[[File:John McCain official photo portrait.JPG	x125px]]
color1	149103
candidate1	John McCain
party1	Republican Party (United States)
home_state1	Arizona
delegate_count1	16
popular_vote1	3,228/262,304
percentage1	25.9%/49.50%
image2	[[File:Mike Huckabee, speaking to a gathering at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.jpg	x125px]]
color2	0840a8
candidate2	Mike Huckabee
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	Arkansas
delegate_count2	8
popular_vote2	2,959/127,657
percentage2	23.52%/24.09%
image4	[[File:Ron Paul, official Congressional photo portrait, 2007.jpg	x125px]]
color4	e06641
candidate4	Ron Paul
party4	Republican Party (United States)
home_state4	Texas
delegate_count4	5
popular_vote4	2,740/40,539
percentage4	21.64%/7.65%
image5	[[File:Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6.jpg	x125px]]
color5	dec443
candidate5	Mitt Romney
party5	Republican Party (United States)
home_state5	Massachusetts
delegate_count5	0
popular_vote5	1,903/86,140
percentage5	15.45%/16.25%
map_image	Washington Caucus Results by County, 2008.svg
map_caption	Results by county.
outgoing_members	[VA](2008-virginia-republican-presidential-primary)
elected_members	[WI](2008-wisconsin-republican-presidential-primary)

February 19, 2008 (primary) The 2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses were held on Saturday February 9 and the primary on February 19, 2008 to compete 40 total delegates, of which 18 tied to the caucuses, 19 tied to the primary, and 3 unpledged RNC member delegates.{{cite news |title=RESULTS: Washington

Candidates

All following candidates appeared on the ballot for voters in Washington:

Mike Huckabee
John McCain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney (candidate has suspended his campaign)

Caucuses

Voting in Washington's caucuses closed at 9:00 pm EST February 9.

The Washington Republican Party declared John McCain the winner on the night of the election, after 87% of the votes were counted. Mike Huckabee disputed the results and accused the state party of calling the election prematurely. He demanded a state-wide caucus recount. However, by Tuesday, February 12, the Washington Republicans again declared McCain the winner after 96% of the votes were tallied, and never counted the rest of the votes.

Candidate	State Delegate	Percentage	Delegates	Counties Carries
John McCain	3,228	25.9%	16	11
Mike Huckabee	2,959	23.52%	8	11
Ron Paul	2,740	21.64%	5	9
Mitt Romney	1,903	15.45%	0	4
Uncommitted	1,662	13.49%	0	2
Total	12,320	100%	29	37

Primary

The primary took place on February 19, 2008.

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	262,304	49.50%	16
Mike Huckabee	127,657	24.09%	8
Mitt Romney*	86,140	16.25%	0
Ron Paul	40,539	7.65%	5
Rudy Giuliani*	5,145	0.97%	0
Fred Thompson*	4,865	0.92%	0
Alan Keyes	2,226	0.42%	0
Duncan Hunter*	799	0.19%	0
Total	529,932	100%	29

** Candidate stopped campaign before primary*

Money raised

The following table shows the amount of money each Republican Party candidate raised in the state of Washington.

Candidate	Money Raised
Mitt Romney	$689,329
Ron Paul	$531,471
John McCain	$308,074
Rudy Giuliani	$264,788
Fred Thompson	$81,208
Mike Huckabee	$81,208
Duncan Hunter	$15,378

References

es:Asambleas del Partido Republicano de 2008 en Washington

References

(February 11, 2008). "Mike Huckabee wants retraction, caucus recount". [[The Seattle Times]].
(February 12, 2008). "Washington Caucus Updates Show McCain is Still GOP Winner, Despite Huckabee Challenge". [[FoxNews.com]].
Nate Silver. (March 2, 2012). "In Washington Caucus, Expect the Unexpected". [[FiveThirtyEight]].
(2008-03-07). "President - Republican Party". Washington Secretary of State.
"CNN Map: Campaign money race".

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