2008 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

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March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)

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20 delegates to the Republican National Convention
(17 pledged, 3 unpledged)


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

**100% of precincts reporting**
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
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
Uncommitted	570	2.11%	0
Total	26,996	100%	17

* Candidate dropped out of the race before March 4.

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(← 2004) 2008 United States presidential election (2012 →)

Democratic Party
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Candidates

Nominee: Barack Obama
VP nominee: Joe Biden
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Other candidates: Evan Bayh
- campaign
Joe Biden
- campaign
- positions
Hillary Clinton
Chris Dodd
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John Edwards
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Mike Gravel
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Dennis Kucinich
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Bill Richardson
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Tom Vilsack
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Republican Party
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Candidates

Nominee: John McCain
VP nominee: Sarah Palin
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Draft movements

Democratic: Al Gore
Mark Warner
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Republican: Newt Gingrich
Condoleezza Rice
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Independent: Michael Bloomberg
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Third party and independent candidates
Constitution Party (convention)	Nominee: Chuck Baldwin campaign VP nominee: Darrell Castle Other candidates: Daniel Imperato Alan Keyes campaign
Green Party (convention)	Nominee: Cynthia McKinney campaign positions VP nominee: Rosa Clemente Other candidates: Elaine Brown
Libertarian Party (convention)	Nominee: Bob Barr campaign positions VP nominee: Wayne Allyn Root Other candidates: Mike Gravel campaign Steve Kubby Wayne Allyn Root Mary Ruwart Doug Stanhope
America's Independent Party	Nominee: Alan Keyes campaign VP nominee: Brian Rohrbough
Boston Tea Party	Nominee: Charles Jay
Objectivist Party	Nominee: Tom Stevens
Peace and Freedom Party	Nominee: Ralph Nader campaign VP nominee: Matt Gonzalez Other candidates: Gloria La Riva Cynthia McKinney campaign Brian Moore campaign
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 campaign 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 campaign Earl Dodge Bradford Lyttle Frank Moore Joe Schriner Jonathon Sharkey

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Republican Party: 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024

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Republican Party: 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024

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Republican Party: 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024
Libertarian Party: 2016
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Libertarian Party	2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
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Constitution Party	2016 2020 2024

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List of candidates by number of primary votes received
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