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Nominee  | John McCain | Mitt Romney | Mike Huckabee
Home state  | Arizona | Massachusetts | Arkansas
Popular vote  | 22,628 | 16,344  | 7,706
Percentage  | 45.04% | 32.53%  | 15.34%

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The 2008 Delaware Republican presidential primary was held on February 5 (Super Tuesday). A total of 18 delegates were selected. The Delaware Republican Party rallied behind John McCain, and was the declared winner of the primary election after successfully taking all three Delaware counties. McCain was followed by Mitt Romney in second and then by Mike Huckabee in third.

## Contents

* 1 Candidates
* 2 Results
* 3 Analysis
* 4 Winners of Previous Primaries
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Candidates[edit]

* Mike Huckabee
* John McCain
* Ron Paul
* Mitt Romney

Candidates Rudy Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, and Tom Tancredo had dropped out of the presidential race before the Delaware primary.

## Results[edit]

100% of precincts reporting[1][2] Candidate  | Votes  | Percentage  | Delegates

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John McCain | 22,628 | 45.04% | 18
Mitt Romney | 16,344 | 32.53% | 0
Mike Huckabee | 7,706 | 15.34% | 0
Ron Paul | 2,131 | 4.24% | 0
Rudy Giuliani* | 1,255 | 2.5% | 0
Tom Tancredo* | 175 | 0.35% | 0
Total | 50,237 | 100% | 18

*Candidate withdrew before primary

## Analysis[edit]

McCain was the expected favorite in the 2008 primary among the Republican candidates; his campaign was led by Delaware's only House representative, Rep. Michael N. Castle.

In Delaware, 27,412 of the 102, 455 registered Republicans voted in the election, resulting in a 26.76 percent turn-out rate.

## Winners of Previous Primaries[edit]

* 2000: George W. Bush
* 1996: Steve Forbes

## See also[edit]

* 2004 Delaware Democratic presidential primary
* 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Election Center 2008: Primary Results for Delaware". CNN. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
2. ^ "RESULTS: Delaware". CNN. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-02.

## External links[edit]

* State of Delaware, Commissioner of Elections

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