2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary

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.

2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary

February 5, 2008
70 delegates to the Republican National Convention (57 pledged, 13 unpledged)
Candidate John McCain Mitt Romney Home state Arizona Massachusetts Delegate count 54 3 Popular vote 426,777 257,265 Percentage 47.45% 28.60%   Candidate Mike Huckabee Ron Paul Home state Arkansas Texas Delegate count 0 0 Popular vote 148,053 45,055 Percentage 16.46% 5.01%
Election results by county.   John McCain   Mitt Romney   Mike Huckabee

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

• 2008 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
• 2008 United States presidential election in Illinois
• 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

References

1. "General Primary - 2/5/2008". 2008-02-05. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
2. "Illinois Republican Delegation 2008". Retrieved 2009-07-05.