Illinois Republican primary, 2008

Illinois Republican primary, 2008

February 5, 2008

Candidate John McCain Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Party Republican Republican Republican Home state Arizona Massachusetts Arkansas Delegate count 54 3 0 Popular vote 426,777 257,265 148,053 Percentage 47.45% 28.60% 16.46%

2008 Illinois Republican primary county map.   John McCain   Mitt Romney   Mike Huckabee

The Illinois Republican primary, 2008 was held on February 5, 2008. Illinois was one of 24 States holding a primary or caucus on Super Tuesday. 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.

Results

Official Results^{[1] [2]}

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
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

• Illinois Democratic primary, 2008
• Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008

References

1. "General Primary - 2/5/2008". 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
2. "Illinois Republican Delegation 2008". Retrieved 2009-07-05.