The 2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008. Illinois was one of 24 States holding a primary or caucus on Super Tuesday, 2008. Delegates from each of Illinois' 19 congressional districts are selected by direct election. In addition, the primary ballot also contains a preference poll that lists the presidential candidates. 10 at-large delegates and 3 party leader delegates were elected at the State Convention and officially went to the Republican Convention unpledged.
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70 delegates to the Republican National Convention (57 pledged, 13 unpledged) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results by county. John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
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| John McCain | 426,777 | 47.45% | 54 |
| Mitt Romney | 257,265 | 28.60% | 3 |
| Mike Huckabee | 148,053 | 16.46% | 0 |
| Ron Paul | 45,055 | 5.01% | 0 |
| Rudy Giuliani* | 11,837 | 1.32% | 0 |
| Fred Thompson* | 7,259 | 0.81% | 0 |
| Alan Keyes | 2,318 | 0.26% | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell, Jr. | 483 | 0.05% | 0 |
| Tom Tancredo* | 375 | 0.04% | 0 |
| Total | 899,422 | 100% | 57 |
*Candidate withdrew prior to the primary
See also
- 2008 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
- 2008 United States presidential election in Illinois
- 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
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