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2008 Florida Republican presidential primary

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57 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention All delegates are awarded to the candidate receiving the most votes
Candidate John McCain Mitt Romney Home state Arizona Massachusetts Delegate count 57 0 Popular vote 701,761 604,932 Percentage 36.00% 31.03%   Candidate Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee Home state New York Arkansas Delegate count 0 0 Popular vote 286,089 262,681 Percentage 14.68% 13.47%
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The 2008 Florida Republican presidential primary was held on January 29, 2008, with 57 delegates at stake on a winner-take-all basis. The Republican National Committee removed half of Florida's delegates because the state committee moved its Republican primary before February 5.

Arizona Senator and eventual nominee John McCain won the primary with 36% of the vote. As a presidential candidate, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani concentrated heavily on the Florida primary. After coming in third place behind McCain and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Giuliani dropped out of the race the following day. McCain's win helped him cement his status as the Republican primary frontrunner.

Campaign

Rudy Giuliani campaigned quite heavily in Florida, which he expected to use as his "launch pad" for a "strong showing" on Super Tuesday. He campaigned almost entirely in Florida, and largely ignored South Carolina and other states voting before February 5.

Giuliani had been campaigning with virtually no opposition; however, following the South Carolina Republican primary, 2008, several candidates flew down to Florida to begin campaigning up to January 29 when the primary occurred.

Polls taken before the primary showed that John McCain was the slight front runner over Mitt Romney. McCain received pivotal endorsements from Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Florida Senator Mel Martínez days before the primary.

Pre-primary polls

As of January 29, RealClearPolitics reported that the average support from polls taken in the days immediately prior to primary day placed McCain slightly in the lead with 30.7%, followed by Romney with 30.1%, Giuliani with 14.7%, Huckabee with 12.9%, and Paul with 3.6%. Former Senator Fred Thompson and Representative Duncan Hunter, though already out of the race, still remained on the ballot in the Florida primary.

Results

On January 29, 2008, McCain prevailed in Florida's Republican presidential primary. McCain's victory in the state was credited to his victories in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, which Giuliani had been expected to perform well in.

* Candidate dropped out of the race prior to primary.

See also

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

References

1. ^ "The Primary Season: 2008 Republican Calendar". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
2. "Winner-take-all: Bonus or bust for Giuliani?". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
3. "Republican Giuliani ends presidential campaign". Reuters. January 30, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2023. Giuliani had bypassed the other early voting states in the Republican race to concentrate on Florida, but saw his support fade steadily as his rivals commanded the spotlight over the last month.
4. Nichols, Bill (January 29, 2008). "McCain scores Florida primary win". POLITICO. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
5. Knowlton, Brian (January 20, 2008). "Candidates Head for Next Battlegrounds". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
6. Wheaton, Sarah (January 19, 2008). "Giuliani and the G.O.P.'s 11th Commandment". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
7. Holmes, Elizabeth (January 20, 2008). "With a Crowded Republican Field, Candidates Set Sights on Florida". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
8. "With South Carolina win, McCain is front-runner again". Retrieved January 20, 2008.
9. Martin, Jonathan (January 27, 2008). "McCain's one-two Florida punch". POLITICO. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
10. "Florida Republican Primary Polling". Retrieved January 29, 2008.
11. "January 29, 2008 Presidential Preference Republican Primary". Florida Department of State. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
12. Wallace, Jeremy (January 30, 2008). "McCain proved he could win in a big, diverse state". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

External links

• Election Center 2008:Primary Results for Florida

• 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries by state
• 2008 Florida elections
• Florida Republican primaries