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2008 Utah Republican presidential primary

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2008 Utah Republican presidential primary

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Candidate Mitt Romney John McCain
Party Republican Republican
Home state Massachusetts Arizona
Delegate count 36 0
Popular vote 264,956 15,931
Percentage 89.49% 5.38%

Election results by county.
  Mitt Romney

The 2008 Utah Republican presidential primary took place on February 5, 2008, with 36 national delegates.[1] Polls showed Mitt Romney leading at up to 85% of the vote.[2]

On August 23, 2008, the Utah Republican Party adopted a standing rule effectively binding the delegates to John McCain for the first ballot at the National Convention (as Romney had withdrawn).[3]

Results

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Official results[4]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Mitt Romney 264,956 89.49% 36
John McCain 15,931 5.38% 0
Ron Paul 8,846 2.99% 0
Mike Huckabee 4,252 1.44% 0
Rudy Giuliani 988 0.33% 0
Fred Thompson 613 0.21% 0
Alan Keyes 261 0.09% 0
Duncan Hunter 211 0.07% 0
Tom Tancredo 3 0.00% 0
Total 296,061 100% 36

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Utah Republican Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved January 28, 2008.
  2. ^ "Local voters favor Mitt and Obama, poll shows". Deseret Morning News. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
  3. ^ "Delegate votes can be cast for McCain". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
  4. ^ "Canvass Results" (PDF). February 5, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.