2008 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

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20 delegates to the Republican National Convention
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Candidate  | John McCain | Mike Huckabee | Ron Paul
Home state  | Arizona | Arkansas | Texas
Delegate count  | 13 | 4  | 0
Popular vote  | 17,480 | 5,847  | 1,777
Percentage  | 64.75% | 21.66%  | 6.58%
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The 2008 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary took place on March 4, 2008.

## Results[edit]

100% of precincts reporting Candidate  | Votes  | Percentage  | Delegates

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John McCain | 17,480 | 64.75% | 13
Mike Huckabee | 5,847 | 21.66% | 4
Ron Paul | 1,777 | 6.58% | 0
Mitt Romney* | 1,181 | 4.37% | 0
Alan Keyes | 117 | 0.43% | 0
Hugh Cort* | 24 | 0.09% | 0
Uncommited | 570 | 2.11% | 0
Total | 26,996 | 100% | 17

* Candidate dropped out of the race before March 4.

## See also[edit]

* 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
* 2008 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary

## References[edit]

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* Nominee: John McCain
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* VP nominee: Sarah Palin
* candidacy
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* Other candidates: Sam Brownback
* campaign
* John H. Cox
* Jim Gilmore
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* Mike Huckabee
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* Duncan L. Hunter
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* Alan Keyes
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* Fred Thompson
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* Tommy Thompson
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Draft movements|

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* Republican: Newt Gingrich
* Condoleezza Rice
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* Independent: Michael Bloomberg
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Constitution Party
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* Nominee: Chuck Baldwin
* campaign
* VP nominee: Darrell Castle

* Other candidates: Daniel Imperato
* Alan Keyes
* campaign

Green Party
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* Nominee: Cynthia McKinney
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* VP nominee: Rosa Clemente

* Other candidates: Elaine Brown
* Jesse Johnson
* Kent Mesplay
* Kat Swift

Libertarian Party
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* Nominee: Bob Barr
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* VP nominee: Wayne Allyn Root

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* Daniel Imperato
* Steve Kubby
* Wayne Allyn Root
* Mary Ruwart
* Doug Stanhope

America's Independent Party|

* Nominee: Alan Keyes
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* VP nominee: Brian Rohrbough

Boston Tea Party|

* Nominee: Charles Jay

Objectivist Party|

* Nominee: Tom Stevens

Peace and Freedom Party|

* Nominee: Ralph Nader
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* VP nominee: Matt Gonzalez

* Other candidates: Gloria La Riva
* Cynthia McKinney
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* Brian Moore
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Prohibition Party|

* Nominee: Gene Amondson

Reform Party|

* Nominee: Ted Weill
* VP nominee: Frank McEnulty

Socialism and Liberation Party|

* Nominee: Gloria La Riva
* VP nominee: Eugene Puryear

Socialist Party|

* Nominee: Brian Moore
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* VP nominee: Stewart Alexander

* Other candidates: Eric Chester

Socialist Workers Party|

* Nominee: Róger Calero
* Alternate nominee: James Harris
* VP nominee: Alyson Kennedy

Independent / Other|

* Jeff Boss
* Stephen Colbert
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* Earl Dodge
* Bradford Lyttle
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