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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2004_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2004 Republican Party presidential primaries">2004</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>January 3 to June 3, 2008</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Republican Party presidential primaries">2012</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />2,173 delegates to the <a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_National_Convention" title="2008 Republican National Convention">Republican National Convention</a><br />1,087 (majority) votes needed to win</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #ce5c17"><span class="mw-default-size notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1506" data-file-height="2008" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #990000"><span class="mw-default-size notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Huckabee-SF-CC-024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="476" data-file-height="635" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Home state </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Delegate count </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>1,575</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">278 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Contests won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>37</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>9,902,797</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4,276,046 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>46.7%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">20.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #85bb65"><span class="mw-default-size notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AnnMarie_Romneym_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/AnnMarie_Romneym_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-AnnMarie_Romneym_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="1040" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Home state </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Delegate count </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">271 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">35 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Contests won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">11 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4,699,788 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1,160,403 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">22.2% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">5.6% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><figure class="mw-halign-center noresize mw-ext-imagemap-desc-bottom-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img 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href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> of <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> was selected as the nominee through a series of <a href="/wiki/Partisan_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="Partisan primary">primary elections</a> and <a href="/wiki/Caucus" title="Caucus">caucuses</a> culminating in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_National_Convention" title="2008 Republican National Convention">2008 Republican National Convention</a> held from Monday, September 1, through Thursday, September 4, 2008, in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a>. President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> was ineligible to be elected to a third term due to the term limits established by the <a href="/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution">22nd Amendment</a>. </p><p>In a crowded primary of several prominent Republicans eyeing the nomination, former New York City mayor <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a> was the early frontrunner.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, former Arkansas Governor <a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a> won the Iowa Caucuses as he gained momentum just two months prior to the primary. Moderate U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> won the New Hampshire and Florida primaries. After failing to win in Florida, Giuliani ended his campaign. </p><p>McCain ultimately won the nomination after winning most of the primaries on <a href="/wiki/Super_Tuesday,_2008" title="Super Tuesday, 2008">Super Tuesday</a>. He was officially nominated at the 2008 Republican National Convention on September 4, 2008, but went on to lose the general election to <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Candidates">Candidates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_Party_presidential_candidates" title="2008 Republican Party presidential candidates">2008 Republican Party presidential candidates</a></div> <p><b>Notes for the following table:</b> Delegate counts is the final estimated delegate count.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nominee">Nominee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Nominee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vast majority of primaries were of the "winner-take-all" variety, and convention rules meant that no one with less than five states in their "pockets" would be allowed to have their names placed in nomination. This guaranteed that the primary season would be very short. McCain won New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida and thus became nearly unstoppable. After decisive victories on super Tuesday and the potomac primary McCain became the presumptive nominee. Candidates are listed by delegate counts. </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Candidate </th> <th>Most recent office </th> <th>Home state </th> <th>Estimated delegate count (RCP) </th> <th>Candidacy </th> <th>Delegations with plurality </th> <th colspan="2">Running mate </th></tr> <tr style="background:#FAF0E6;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/130px-John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/195px-John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/260px-John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1506" data-file-height="2008" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">McCain, John</span><big><a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a></big></b> </td> <td style="background:#ce5c17;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></b><br />(1987–2018) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_map_of_Arizona.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_map_of_Arizona.svg/81px-Flag_map_of_Arizona.svg.png" decoding="async" width="81" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_map_of_Arizona.svg/122px-Flag_map_of_Arizona.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_map_of_Arizona.svg/163px-Flag_map_of_Arizona.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="818" data-file-height="1006" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </p> </td> <td><b>1,575</b><br /><small>72.5%</small><br /><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:McCain_Palin_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/McCain_Palin_logo.svg/169px-McCain_Palin_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="169" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/McCain_Palin_logo.svg/254px-McCain_Palin_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/McCain_Palin_logo.svg/338px-McCain_Palin_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><b>Secured nomination:<br />March 4, 2008</b><br /><a href="/wiki/John_McCain_2008_presidential_campaign" title="John McCain 2008 presidential campaign"><small>(Campaign)</small></a> </td> <td><b>31</b><br />  <a href="/wiki/2008_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary">NH</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_South_Carolina_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 South Carolina Republican presidential primary">SC</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Florida_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Florida Republican presidential primary">FL</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_New_York_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 New York Republican presidential primary">NY</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_California_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 California Republican presidential primary">CA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Illinois_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary">IL</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Missouri_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Missouri Republican presidential primary">MO</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Oklahoma_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Oklahoma Republican presidential primary">OK</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Connecticut_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Connecticut Republican presidential primary">CT</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Arizona_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Arizona Republican presidential primary">AR</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_New_Jersey_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 New Jersey Republican presidential primary">NJ</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Delaware_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Delaware Republican presidential primary">DE</a>  <br /> <a href="/wiki/Washington_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Republican primary, 2008">WA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Virginia_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary">VA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Maryland_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Maryland Republican presidential primary">MD</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Wisconsin_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary">WI</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Vermont_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Vermont Republican presidential primary">VT</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Rhode_Island_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary">RI</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Ohio_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Ohio Republican presidential primary">OH</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Texas_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Texas Republican presidential primary">TX</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Mississippi_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Mississippi Republican presidential primary">MS</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary">PA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Indiana_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Indiana Republican presidential primary">IN</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/2008_North_Carolina_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary">NC</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Nebraska_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Nebraska Republican presidential primary">NE</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Hawaii_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Hawaii Republican presidential caucuses">HI</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Kentucky_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Kentucky Republican presidential primary">KY</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Oregon_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary">OR</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Idaho_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Idaho Republican presidential primary">ID</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_South_Dakota_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 South Dakota Republican presidential primary">SD</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_New_Mexico_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 New Mexico Republican presidential primary">NM</a><br />Non-states: <a href="/wiki/2008_District_of_Columbia_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary">DC</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Puerto_Rico_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Puerto Rico Republican presidential caucuses">PR</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Northern_Mariana_Islands_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Northern Mariana Islands Republican presidential caucuses">MP</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses">AS</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Virgin_Islands_Republican_presidential_caucuses" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 United States Virgin Islands Republican presidential caucuses">VI</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Guam_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Guam Republican presidential caucuses">GU</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Palin" title="Sarah Palin">Sarah Palin</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarah_Palin_by_Gage_Skidmore_2_(cropped_3x4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Sarah_Palin_by_Gage_Skidmore_2_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/130px-Sarah_Palin_by_Gage_Skidmore_2_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Sarah_Palin_by_Gage_Skidmore_2_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/195px-Sarah_Palin_by_Gage_Skidmore_2_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Sarah_Palin_by_Gage_Skidmore_2_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/260px-Sarah_Palin_by_Gage_Skidmore_2_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1727" data-file-height="2300" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Withdrew_during_primaries">Withdrew during primaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Withdrew during primaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Candidate </th> <th>Most recent office </th> <th>Home state </th> <th>Estimated delegate count (RCP) </th> <th>Candidacy </th> <th>Delegations with plurality </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Huckabee-SF-CC-024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg/130px-Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg/195px-Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg/260px-Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="476" data-file-height="635" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Huckabee, Mike</span><big><a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a></big></b> </td> <td style="background:#990000;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arkansas">Governor of Arkansas</a></b><br />(1996–2007) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Arkansas.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag-map_of_Arkansas.svg/101px-Flag-map_of_Arkansas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="101" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag-map_of_Arkansas.svg/152px-Flag-map_of_Arkansas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag-map_of_Arkansas.svg/202px-Flag-map_of_Arkansas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="491" data-file-height="428" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </p> </td> <td><b>278</b><br /><small>12.8%</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Huckabee_2008_campaign_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Mike_Huckabee_2008_campaign_logo.svg/169px-Mike_Huckabee_2008_campaign_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="169" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Mike_Huckabee_2008_campaign_logo.svg/254px-Mike_Huckabee_2008_campaign_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Mike_Huckabee_2008_campaign_logo.svg/338px-Mike_Huckabee_2008_campaign_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1405" data-file-height="550" /></a></span><br /><small>Withdrew:<br />March 4, 2008<br /><a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a><br /></small><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><b>8</b><br /><a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Alabama Republican presidential primary">AL</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Arkansas_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Arkansas Republican presidential primary">AR</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Georgia_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Georgia Republican presidential primary">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses">IA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_West_Virginia_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 West Virginia Republican presidential caucuses and primary">WV</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Tennessee Republican presidential primary">TN</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/2008_Kansas_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Kansas Republican presidential caucuses">KS</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Louisiana_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 Louisiana Republican presidential caucuses and primary">LA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AnnMarie_Romneym_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/AnnMarie_Romneym_%28cropped%29.jpg/130px-AnnMarie_Romneym_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/AnnMarie_Romneym_%28cropped%29.jpg/195px-AnnMarie_Romneym_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/AnnMarie_Romneym_%28cropped%29.jpg/260px-AnnMarie_Romneym_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="402" data-file-height="536" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Romney, Mitt</span><big><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></big></b> </td> <td style="background:#00C000;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts</a></b><br />(2003–2007) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Massachusetts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag-map_of_Massachusetts.svg/112px-Flag-map_of_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag-map_of_Massachusetts.svg/168px-Flag-map_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag-map_of_Massachusetts.svg/224px-Flag-map_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="369" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </p> </td> <td><b>271</b><br /><small>12.5%</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitt_Romney_for_president_logo_2008.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Mitt_Romney_for_president_logo_2008.svg/169px-Mitt_Romney_for_president_logo_2008.svg.png" decoding="async" width="169" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Mitt_Romney_for_president_logo_2008.svg/254px-Mitt_Romney_for_president_logo_2008.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Mitt_Romney_for_president_logo_2008.svg/338px-Mitt_Romney_for_president_logo_2008.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="217" /></a></span><br /><small>Withdrew:<br /> February 7, 2008<br /><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Mitt Romney 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a></small> </td> <td><b>11</b><br /><a href="/wiki/2008_Michigan_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Michigan Republican presidential primary">MI</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Nevada_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses">NV</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Wyoming_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Wyoming Republican presidential caucuses">WY</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Maine_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Maine Republican presidential caucuses">ME</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Massachusetts_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary">MA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Montana_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 Montana Republican presidential caucuses and primary">MT</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/2008_Utah_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Utah Republican presidential primary">UT</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Minnesota_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses">MN</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Colorado_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses">CO</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_North_Dakota_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses">ND</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Alaska_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses">AK</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ron_Paul,_official_Congressional_photo_portrait,_2007_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/130px-Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/195px-Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/260px-Ron_Paul%2C_official_Congressional_photo_portrait%2C_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="1040" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Paul, Ron</span><big><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a></big></b> </td> <td style="background:#ffd700;"> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a><br /> from <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></b><br />(1976–1977, 1979–1985, 1997–2013) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Texas.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag-map_of_Texas.svg/101px-Flag-map_of_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="101" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag-map_of_Texas.svg/152px-Flag-map_of_Texas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag-map_of_Texas.svg/202px-Flag-map_of_Texas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="893" data-file-height="848" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </p> </td> <td><b>35</b><br /><small>1.6%</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ron_Paul_2008_Official_Logo_white.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ron_Paul_2008_Official_Logo_white.jpg/169px-Ron_Paul_2008_Official_Logo_white.jpg" decoding="async" width="169" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ron_Paul_2008_Official_Logo_white.jpg/254px-Ron_Paul_2008_Official_Logo_white.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ron_Paul_2008_Official_Logo_white.jpg/338px-Ron_Paul_2008_Official_Logo_white.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="144" /></a></span><br /><small>Lost nomination:<br /> June 12, 2008<br /><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a></small> </td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fred_Thompson-cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fred_Thompson-cropped.jpg/130px-Fred_Thompson-cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fred_Thompson-cropped.jpg/195px-Fred_Thompson-cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fred_Thompson-cropped.jpg/260px-Fred_Thompson-cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="641" data-file-height="847" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Thompson, Fred</span><big><a href="/wiki/Fred_Thompson" title="Fred Thompson">Fred Thompson</a></big></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></b><br />(1994–2003) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Tennessee.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag-map_of_Tennessee.svg/112px-Flag-map_of_Tennessee.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag-map_of_Tennessee.svg/168px-Flag-map_of_Tennessee.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag-map_of_Tennessee.svg/224px-Flag-map_of_Tennessee.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1166" data-file-height="274" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </p> </td> <td><b>11</b><br /><small>0.5%</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FredThompson08.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/FredThompson08.gif/169px-FredThompson08.gif" decoding="async" width="169" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/FredThompson08.gif/254px-FredThompson08.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/FredThompson08.gif 2x" data-file-width="285" data-file-height="97" /></a></span><br /><small>Withdrew:<br /> January 22, 2008 <br /><a href="/wiki/Fred_Thompson_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Fred Thompson 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a></small> </td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alan_Keyes_speech.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Alan_Keyes_speech.jpg/130px-Alan_Keyes_speech.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Alan_Keyes_speech.jpg/195px-Alan_Keyes_speech.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Alan_Keyes_speech.jpg/260px-Alan_Keyes_speech.jpg 2x" data-file-width="644" data-file-height="780" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Keyes, Alan</span><big><a href="/wiki/Alan_Keyes" title="Alan Keyes">Alan Keyes</a></big></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_State_for_International_Organization_Affairs" title="Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs">Asst. Secretary of State<br /> for International Organization Affairs </a></b><br />(1985–1987) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="California"><img alt="California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag-map_of_Maryland.svg/91px-Flag-map_of_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="91" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag-map_of_Maryland.svg/137px-Flag-map_of_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag-map_of_Maryland.svg/182px-Flag-map_of_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="884" data-file-height="464" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </p> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td>Withdrew:<br /> April 15, 2008<br /><a href="/wiki/Alan_Keyes_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Alan Keyes 2008 presidential campaign"><small>(Campaign)</small></a> </td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DuncanHunter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/DuncanHunter.jpg/130px-DuncanHunter.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/DuncanHunter.jpg/195px-DuncanHunter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/DuncanHunter.jpg/260px-DuncanHunter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="449" data-file-height="548" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Hunter, Duncan</span><big><a href="/wiki/Duncan_L._Hunter" title="Duncan L. Hunter">Duncan Hunter</a></big></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a><br /> for <a href="/wiki/California%27s_52nd_congressional_district" title="California's 52nd congressional district">California's 52nd</a></b><br />(1993–2009) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_California.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag-map_of_California.svg/85px-Flag-map_of_California.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag-map_of_California.svg/128px-Flag-map_of_California.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag-map_of_California.svg/170px-Flag-map_of_California.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1626" data-file-height="1869" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </p> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><br /><small>Withdrew:<br />January 19, 2008<br /> <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Hunter_2008_presidential_campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Duncan Hunter 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a></small> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Giuliani_closeup.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Giuliani_closeup.jpg/130px-Giuliani_closeup.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Giuliani_closeup.jpg/195px-Giuliani_closeup.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Giuliani_closeup.jpg/260px-Giuliani_closeup.jpg 2x" data-file-width="707" data-file-height="865" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Giuliani, Rudy</span><big><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a></big></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">Mayor of New York City</a></b><br />(1994–2001) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_New_York.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="New York (state)"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag-map_of_New_York.svg/84px-Flag-map_of_New_York.svg.png" decoding="async" width="84" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag-map_of_New_York.svg/126px-Flag-map_of_New_York.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag-map_of_New_York.svg/168px-Flag-map_of_New_York.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1172" data-file-height="880" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </p> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rudy08.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Rudy08.png/169px-Rudy08.png" decoding="async" width="169" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Rudy08.png/254px-Rudy08.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Rudy08.png/338px-Rudy08.png 2x" data-file-width="386" data-file-height="194" /></a></span><br /><small>Withdrew:<br />January 30, 2008<br /><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Rudy Giuliani 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a></small> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Withdrew_before_primaries">Withdrew before primaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Withdrew before primaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Candidate </th> <th>Most recent office </th> <th>Home state </th> <th>Estimated delegate count (RCP) </th> <th>Candidacy </th> <th>Delegations with plurality </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Brownback_official_portrait_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Sam_Brownback_official_portrait_3.jpg/130px-Sam_Brownback_official_portrait_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Sam_Brownback_official_portrait_3.jpg/195px-Sam_Brownback_official_portrait_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Sam_Brownback_official_portrait_3.jpg/260px-Sam_Brownback_official_portrait_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3040" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Brownback, Sam</span><big><a href="/wiki/Sam_Brownback" title="Sam Brownback">Sam Brownback</a></big></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></b><br />(1996–2011) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Kansas.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="California"><img alt="California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag-map_of_Kansas.svg/91px-Flag-map_of_Kansas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="91" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag-map_of_Kansas.svg/137px-Flag-map_of_Kansas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag-map_of_Kansas.svg/182px-Flag-map_of_Kansas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="621" data-file-height="318" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> </p> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brownback08s.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Brownback08s.gif/169px-Brownback08s.gif" decoding="async" width="169" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Brownback08s.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="100" /></a></span><br /><small>Withdrew:<br />October 19, 2007<br /><a href="/wiki/Sam_Brownback_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Sam Brownback 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a></small> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_H._Cox.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/John_H._Cox.jpg/130px-John_H._Cox.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/John_H._Cox.jpg/195px-John_H._Cox.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/John_H._Cox.jpg/260px-John_H._Cox.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="2652" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">H. Cox, John</span><big><a href="/wiki/John_H._Cox" title="John H. Cox">John H. Cox</a></big></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>Founder of<br /><a href="/wiki/John_H._Cox" title="John H. Cox">Cox Financial Group Ltd.</a></b><br /> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_Flagmap.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="California"><img alt="California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Illinois_Flagmap.svg/78px-Illinois_Flagmap.svg.png" decoding="async" width="78" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Illinois_Flagmap.svg/117px-Illinois_Flagmap.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Illinois_Flagmap.svg/156px-Illinois_Flagmap.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </p> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td> <td>Withdrew:<br />December 2007<br /><a href="/wiki/John_H._Cox" title="John H. Cox"><small>(Campaign)</small></a> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Gilmore_2004_NSTAC_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Jim_Gilmore_2004_NSTAC_crop.jpg/130px-Jim_Gilmore_2004_NSTAC_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Jim_Gilmore_2004_NSTAC_crop.jpg/195px-Jim_Gilmore_2004_NSTAC_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Jim_Gilmore_2004_NSTAC_crop.jpg/260px-Jim_Gilmore_2004_NSTAC_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="675" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Gilmore, Jim</span><big><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilmore" title="Jim Gilmore">Jim Gilmore</a></big></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Governor of Virginia</a></b><br />(1998–2002) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Virginia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="California"><img alt="California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag-map_of_Virginia.svg/87px-Flag-map_of_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag-map_of_Virginia.svg/131px-Flag-map_of_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag-map_of_Virginia.svg/174px-Flag-map_of_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="295" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </p> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gilmore_logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gilmore_logo.jpg/169px-Gilmore_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="169" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gilmore_logo.jpg/254px-Gilmore_logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Gilmore_logo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="286" data-file-height="55" /></a></span><br /><small>Withdrew:<br />July 14, 2007<br /><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilmore_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Jim Gilmore 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a></small> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_Tancredo,_official_Congressional_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Tom_Tancredo%2C_official_Congressional_photo.jpg/130px-Tom_Tancredo%2C_official_Congressional_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Tom_Tancredo%2C_official_Congressional_photo.jpg/195px-Tom_Tancredo%2C_official_Congressional_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Tom_Tancredo%2C_official_Congressional_photo.jpg/260px-Tom_Tancredo%2C_official_Congressional_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1960" data-file-height="3008" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Tancredo, Tom</span><big><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tancredo" title="Tom Tancredo">Tom Tancredo</a></big></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a><br /> for <a href="/wiki/Colorado%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Colorado's 6th congressional district">Colorado's 6th</a></b><br />(1999–2009) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Colorado.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="California"><img alt="California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag-map_of_Colorado.svg/78px-Flag-map_of_Colorado.svg.png" decoding="async" width="78" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag-map_of_Colorado.svg/117px-Flag-map_of_Colorado.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag-map_of_Colorado.svg/156px-Flag-map_of_Colorado.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1589" data-file-height="1150" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </p> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_Tancredo_2008_presidential_campaign_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Tom_Tancredo_2008_presidential_campaign_logo.svg/169px-Tom_Tancredo_2008_presidential_campaign_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="169" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Tom_Tancredo_2008_presidential_campaign_logo.svg/254px-Tom_Tancredo_2008_presidential_campaign_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Tom_Tancredo_2008_presidential_campaign_logo.svg/338px-Tom_Tancredo_2008_presidential_campaign_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="255" data-file-height="45" /></a></span><br /><small>Withdrew:<br />December 20, 2007<br /><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tancredo_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Tom Tancredo 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a></small> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tommy_Thompson_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Tommy_Thompson_1.jpg/130px-Tommy_Thompson_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Tommy_Thompson_1.jpg/195px-Tommy_Thompson_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Tommy_Thompson_1.jpg/260px-Tommy_Thompson_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2992" data-file-height="3767" /></a></span><br /><b><span style="display:none">Thompson, Tommy</span><big><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Thompson" title="Tommy Thompson">Tommy Thompson</a></big></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services" title="United States Secretary of Health and Human Services">United States Secretary of Health and Human Services</a></b><br />(2001–2005) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_map_of_Wisconsin.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="California"><img alt="California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_map_of_Wisconsin.svg/78px-Flag_map_of_Wisconsin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="78" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_map_of_Wisconsin.svg/117px-Flag_map_of_Wisconsin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_map_of_Wisconsin.svg/155px-Flag_map_of_Wisconsin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="301" data-file-height="322" /></a></span> <p><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </p> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tommy_Thompson_logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Tommy_Thompson_logo.jpg/169px-Tommy_Thompson_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="169" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Tommy_Thompson_logo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="90" /></a></span><br /><small>Withdrew:<br />August 12, 2007<br /><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Thompson_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Tommy Thompson 2008 presidential campaign">(Campaign)</a></small> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>0</b></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Calendar">Calendar</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Calendar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:44%; float:right; margin:10px"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Primary key<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Primary type</th> <th>Explanation </th></tr> <tr> <th>Closed </th> <td>Voters may only select candidates of the party for which they are registered </td></tr> <tr> <th>Open </th> <td>Anyone is allowed to vote for candidates from either party </td></tr> <tr> <th>Modified open </th> <td>Voters registered to a party may only select candidates of that party, but independents may choose candidates from either party </td></tr> <tr> <th>Caucus </th> <td>Party members meet among themselves to select candidates. Rules may be very complicated, including members having to choose publicly by standing in groups by preference, instead of secret ballot </td></tr> <tr> <th>Primary </th> <td>An election-type selection process, with general voters going to polling places for a secret ballot </td></tr> <tr> <th>Convention </th> <td>Delegates chosen locally by each party meet in a central location and select a candidate </td></tr> <tr> <th>Presidential preference </th> <td>Those polled get to list candidates in the order of whom they like most. As candidates are eliminated, the highest remaining on their list becomes their vote </td></tr> <tr> <th>WTA </th> <td>Winner-Take-All – whoever wins the most votes in the state, even if not a majority, gets all of the delegates </td></tr> <tr> <th>Proportional </th> <td>The state's delegates are divided up among the candidates, in proportion to their percentage of the vote </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Republican candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential election campaigned for the nomination of their party in a series of primary elections and caucus events.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic Party</a>, which mandates a <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> for delegate selection, the Republican Party has no such limitation. For states with primaries, some states choose to use the "winner-take-all" method to allocate delegates within a state, while others do winner-take-all within a specific congressional district, and still others use the proportional process. Unlike the Democratic Party, state party by-laws determine whether each delegate is pledged and for how long the delegate is pledged. </p><p>In caucus states, most state parties use a two pronged process. A <a href="/wiki/Straw_poll" title="Straw poll">straw poll</a>, often called a <i>presidential preference poll</i>, is conducted of the attendees at the caucus. The results are released to the media and published on the state party website. Delegates are then elected to the county conventions. It is at the county conventions that delegates are elected to state conventions, and from the state convention to the national convention. At each level, delegates may be bound or unbound to a candidate. If unbound, delegates are not obligated to follow the results of the presidential preference poll. Thus, all estimates of delegates from caucus states are dependent on state party by-laws. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campaign">Campaign</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)_presidential_debates,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party (United States) presidential debates, 2008">Republican Party (United States) presidential debates, 2008</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007">2007</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With Vice President <a href="/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a> choosing not to seek the nomination, making this election the first time since 1928 that neither the current President or Vice President was a candidate, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> <a href="/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice" title="Condoleezza Rice">Condoleezza Rice</a> ruling herself out, the race for the 2008 presidential nomination was wide open. It officially began in March 2006 when <a href="/wiki/John_H._Cox" title="John H. Cox">John H. Cox</a> became the first candidate to enter the 2008 race. The Democratic takeover of both houses of Congress and President Bush's unpopularity were strong issues for the GOP field. At the beginning of 2007, the announced Republican field was former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">Governor of Wisconsin</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Cabinet">Cabinet</a> member <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Thompson" title="Tommy Thompson">Tommy Thompson</a>, former Governor of Virginia <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilmore" title="Jim Gilmore">Jim Gilmore</a>, and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senator">Senator</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Brownback" title="Sam Brownback">Sam Brownback</a>. Former senator of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> <a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(U.S._politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Allen (U.S. politician)">George Allen</a> was considered a top contender until his loss in the midterm elections. He announced on December 10, 2006, that he would not seek the 2008 nomination. In early January former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts</a> <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a> announced he was forming an exploratory committee. Afterwards several others announced they were running, including U.S. Congressman <a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a> of Arkansas, <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a> of New York City, U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Congressman" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Congressman">U.S. Congressman</a> <a href="/wiki/Duncan_L._Hunter" title="Duncan L. Hunter">Duncan Hunter</a>, and U.S. Congressman <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tancredo" title="Tom Tancredo">Tom Tancredo</a>. A poll released in early February had Giuliani leading with 32% and <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> second with 18%. By early March, Giuliani had become the frontrunner. <a href="/wiki/Alan_Keyes" title="Alan Keyes">Alan Keyes</a> and former Senator and actor <a href="/wiki/Fred_Thompson" title="Fred Thompson">Fred Thompson</a> entered the race later in September. </p><p>The first to drop out of the race was former Virginia Governor <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilmore" title="Jim Gilmore">Jim Gilmore</a> in July. After that <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Thompson" title="Tommy Thompson">Tommy Thompson</a> also dropped out in August after finishing sixth in the Ames Iowa straw poll. Then pro-life advocate <a href="/wiki/Sam_Brownback" title="Sam Brownback">Sam Brownback</a> dropped out of the race in October. In December, staunch illegal-immigration opponent <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tancredo" title="Tom Tancredo">Tom Tancredo</a> and businessman <a href="/wiki/John_H._Cox" title="John H. Cox">John H. Cox</a> also left the race. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iowa_and_New_Hampshire">Iowa and New Hampshire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Iowa and New Hampshire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IowaCaucusRepublican2008.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/IowaCaucusRepublican2008.png/220px-IowaCaucusRepublican2008.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/IowaCaucusRepublican2008.png/330px-IowaCaucusRepublican2008.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/IowaCaucusRepublican2008.png/440px-IowaCaucusRepublican2008.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="530" /></a><figcaption>2008 Iowa Republican Caucus county map<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #AAAAAA solid;background-color:#3F5DCA; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #AAAAAA solid;background-color:#DD5A5A; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #AAAAAA solid;background-color:#ECE07F; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a></div></figcaption></figure> <p>On January 3, 2008, the <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Caucus" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Caucus">Iowa caucuses</a> began. The final averaged polling results from <a href="/wiki/Real_Clear_Politics" class="mw-redirect" title="Real Clear Politics">Real Clear Politics</a> showed Mike Huckabee at 30%, Romney at 27%, McCain and Thompson tied at 12%, Paul at 7%, and Giuliani at 6%.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among those surveyed in Exit Polling data, 45% cited themselves as very conservative and voted for Huckabee 35% to Romney's 23% and Thompson's 22%. Among those who called themselves "somewhat conservative" (43%), Huckabee won 34% to Romney's 27% and McCain's 18%.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Final Results showed Huckabee swept much of the state with the exception of the western and eastern portions of the state which included <a href="/wiki/Davenport,_Iowa" title="Davenport, Iowa">Davenport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cedar_Rapids,_Iowa" title="Cedar Rapids, Iowa">Cedar Rapids</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Sioux_City,_Iowa" title="Sioux City, Iowa">Sioux City</a>. Romney swept the eastern and western portions of the state and Paul took one southern county. The final results in Iowa were Huckabee with 34%, Romney with 25%, Thompson and McCain each with 13%, Paul with 10% and Giuliani with 4%. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2008_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary_-_Results_by_municipality.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/2008_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary_-_Results_by_municipality.svg/220px-2008_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary_-_Results_by_municipality.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/2008_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary_-_Results_by_municipality.svg/330px-2008_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary_-_Results_by_municipality.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/2008_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary_-_Results_by_municipality.svg/440px-2008_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary_-_Results_by_municipality.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="810" /></a><figcaption>2008 New Hampshire Primary results by municipality.<hr /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #ffffff solid;background-color:#ce5c17; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #ffffff solid;background-color:#85bb65; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #ffffff solid;background-color:#990000; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #ffffff solid;background-color:#003884; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #ffffff solid;background-color:#fed105; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #ffffff solid;background-color:#666666; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Tie</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #ffffff solid;background-color:#d0d0d0; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> No votes</div></figcaption></figure> <p>In the New Hampshire Primary, both McCain and Romney had gambled much on the state. McCain had staked much on his grassroots efforts in the state he won in 2000, as well as the state with one of the most independent voting blocks which was McCain's strong suit. Romney, coming from neighboring <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> was known by many in New Hampshire and even owned a home in the state of New Hampshire. Pre-Primary polling showed McCain with a slight edge (32–28%) with Huckabee leading Giuliani for third (12–9%). </p><p>On Primary night, McCain won 37–32% and Huckabee beat Giuliani for third 11–9%. After the results, Huckabee decided to focus on the South Carolina primary, while both McCain and Romney went to Michigan where polls showed a competitive race between the two. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Michigan">Michigan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Michigan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With different winners in Iowa and New Hampshire – and Mitt Romney taking the lower-profile <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Republican_county_conventions,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyoming Republican county conventions, 2008">Wyoming caucus</a> – the January 15 Michigan primary loomed as an important battle. Polls after New Hampshire showed a tight race between McCain and Romney, with Huckabee a close third.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many saw Michigan as Romney's last chance for a campaign-saving win after disappointments in the first two races.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others said that a win in Michigan could cement McCain's status as the "front-runner" for the nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McCain's campaign garnered about $1 million in newly contributed funds immediately after the New Hampshire win,<sup id="cite_ref-lat011308_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lat011308-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but still had $3.5 million in bank debt.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nevertheless, some polls showed McCain getting a significant national bounce from his New Hampshire win; the January 11 CNN nationwide poll had him at 34 percent support, a 21-point increase from where he had been just a month before, and a significant lead over Huckabee (21 percent) and Giuliani (18 percent).<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the Michigan race entered its final days, McCain gained some notoriety by sending out mailers there and in South Carolina attacking Romney's tax record and touting his own. A Romney campaign spokesman called the ad "as sloppy as it is factually incorrect", and <a href="/wiki/FactCheck.org" title="FactCheck.org">FactCheck.org</a> called the piece "misleading." McCain responded by saying, "It's not negative campaigning. I think it's what his record is." "It's a tough business," he added.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The dominant issue in Michigan was the state of the economy. Michigan had by far the nation's largest unemployment rate, at 7.4 percent, and was continuing to lose jobs from its historical manufacturing base.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo011608_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo011608-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McCain offered a bit of his "straight talk", saying that "There are some jobs that aren't coming back to Michigan," and proposing federal job training plans and other remedies to compensate.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo011608_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo011608-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Romney seized on McCain's statement as overly pessimistic and promoted instead his family heritage – "[I've] got the automobile industry in my blood veins" – as well as his being a Washington outsider who would go there and "turn Washington inside out."<sup id="cite_ref-wapo011608_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo011608-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the end, McCain finished second in the primary behind Romney, gaining 30 percent of the vote to Romney's 39 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nevada_and_South_Carolina">Nevada and South Carolina</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Nevada and South Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mitt Romney was heavily favored to win Nevada, leading 34% to 19% in polls. He exceeded expectations, earning 51% of the vote with <a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a> beating out John McCain for second. Romney campaigned hard in Nevada and did not campaign in South Carolina, while the other leading Republican candidates, <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a>, kept their focus on South Carolina. Nevada was not subject to the Republican party cutting in half the number of delegates the state can send to the national convention, and neither was South Carolina. However, Nevada had more delegates at stake than South Carolina. A win in Nevada extended Romney's lead in total delegates. Nevada's large <a href="/wiki/Mormon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon">Mormon</a> population helped Romney win the state.<sup id="cite_ref-still_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-still-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After coming last in this caucus, <a href="/wiki/Duncan_L._Hunter" title="Duncan L. Hunter">Duncan Hunter</a> withdrew his bid for the nomination. </p><p> Mike Huckabee needed to win South Carolina for his campaign to remain viable. <a href="/wiki/RealClearPolitics" title="RealClearPolitics">RealClearPolitics</a> reported that the average support from polls placed McCain in the lead with 27%, followed by Huckabee with 25%, Romney with 15%, Thompson with 15%, Paul with 4%, and Giuliani with 3%. Thompson started attacking Mike Huckabee heavily, questioning his conservative credentials. But in the end McCain narrowly won by 14,743 or 3%, putting McCain as the frontrunner in Florida.</p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG/220px-Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG/330px-Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG/440px-Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Mike Huckabee giving his concession speech after the 2008 South Carolina Presidential Primary in Columbia, SC.</figcaption></figure><p> Fred Thompson only placed third, even though he had started to campaign in South Carolina immediately after Iowa and before the other candidates had started campaigning there. He withdrew the next day. </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Florida">Florida</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Florida"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a> campaigned heavily in Florida, which he expected to use as his "launch pad" for a "strong showing" on <a href="/wiki/Super_Tuesday" title="Super Tuesday">Super Tuesday</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He campaigned almost entirely in Florida, and largely ignored <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> and other states voting before February 5. Polls taken before the primary showed that John McCain was the slight front runner over Mitt Romney.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Giuliani had been campaigning with virtually no opposition;<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, following the <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="South Carolina Republican primary, 2008">South Carolina Republican primary, 2008</a>, several candidates flew down to Florida to begin campaigning up to January 29 when the primary occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/RealClearPolitics" title="RealClearPolitics">RealClearPolitics</a> reported that the average support from polls taken in the days immediately prior to primary day placed McCain slightly in the lead with 31%, followed by Romney with 30%, Giuliani with 15%, Huckabee with 13%, and Paul with 4%.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Senator <a href="/wiki/Fred_Thompson" title="Fred Thompson">Fred Thompson</a> and Rep. <a href="/wiki/Duncan_L._Hunter" title="Duncan L. Hunter">Duncan Hunter</a>, though already out of the race, still remained on the ballot in the Florida primary. </p><p>McCain was able to ride a last-minute endorsement by then-Republican Governor <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Crist" title="Charlie Crist">Charlie Crist</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to a five-point victory on January 29.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He took all 57 delegates in Florida's winner-take-all contest.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The state's delegate total had been reduced by half due to RNC rules about primaries held before February 5.)<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Giuliani, having banked heavily on Florida, ended his campaign the following day.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Super_Tuesday">Super Tuesday</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Super Tuesday"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/186px-John_McCain_official_portrait_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1506" data-file-height="2008" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> Senator <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:88px;max-width:88px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitt_Romney,_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Mitt_Romney%2C_2006.jpg/86px-Mitt_Romney%2C_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Mitt_Romney%2C_2006.jpg/129px-Mitt_Romney%2C_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Mitt_Romney%2C_2006.jpg/172px-Mitt_Romney%2C_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="382" data-file-height="564" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Former <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> Governor<br /><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:97px;max-width:97px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Huckabee-SF-CC-024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg/95px-Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg/143px-Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-Huckabee-SF-CC-024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="476" data-file-height="635" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Former <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> Governor<br /><a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flow-root"><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:left">February 5, 2008, called <a href="/wiki/Super_Tuesday,_2008" title="Super Tuesday, 2008">Super Tuesday, 2008</a>, saw 21 contests held from <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> to <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. <p><b>Nominating Contests Held</b> – 21 </p> <ul><li>Won by John McCain – 9</li> <li>Won by Mitt Romney – 7</li> <li>Won by Mike Huckabee – 5</li></ul> <p><b>Pledged Delegates at Stake</b> – 901<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Won by John McCain – 568</li> <li>Won by Mitt Romney – 176</li> <li>Won by Mike Huckabee – 147</li></ul> <p><b>Delegate Standing on February 7</b> </p> <ul><li>McCain – 680</li> <li>Romney (out) – 270</li> <li>Huckabee – 176</li></ul> <i>Information from CNN</i></div></div></div></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Raustadt_Photo_of_McCain-2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Raustadt_Photo_of_McCain-2.JPG/131px-Raustadt_Photo_of_McCain-2.JPG" decoding="async" width="131" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Raustadt_Photo_of_McCain-2.JPG/197px-Raustadt_Photo_of_McCain-2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Raustadt_Photo_of_McCain-2.JPG/262px-Raustadt_Photo_of_McCain-2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="412" data-file-height="506" /></a><figcaption>McCain reacts to his Super Tuesday victories during a celebration that night at the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Biltmore_Hotel" title="Arizona Biltmore Hotel">Arizona Biltmore Hotel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 31 McCain received the endorsement of <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_California" title="Governor of California">California Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a><sup id="cite_ref-reut013108_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reut013108-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and began campaigning with him.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt020108rep_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt020108rep-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was a key endorsement, as California was one of the Super Tuesday states and had more delegates than any other state. The same day, Governor <a href="/wiki/Rick_Perry" title="Rick Perry">Rick Perry</a> of Texas threw his support behind McCain.<sup id="cite_ref-perry_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perry-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Perry had previously been a Giuliani supporter, while Schwarzenegger had refrained from endorsing either McCain or Giuliani because he counted both men as friends.<sup id="cite_ref-perry_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perry-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, Romney, still burning about McCain's Iraq withdrawal timetable charge, compared McCain to disgraced former President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a>, saying that McCain's claim was "reminiscent of the Nixon era" and that "I don't think I want to see our party go back to that kind of campaigning."<sup id="cite_ref-nyt020108rep_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt020108rep-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McCain won his home state of Arizona, taking all 53 of the state's delegates and the largest of the Super Tuesday prizes, winning nearly all of California's 173 delegates. McCain also scored wins in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Oklahoma. Huckabee also made surprise wins in states he had polled behind in previously like Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Huckabee also won the first contest of Super Tuesday in West Virginia. Romney won his home state of Massachusetts. He also won Utah, Colorado, and Minnesota.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The next day, McCain appeared confident that he would be the Republican nominee. Estimates showed him with 707 delegates – nearly 60% of the total needed to win the nomination. He began to appeal to disaffected conservatives, saying: "We share the common principles and values and ideas for the future of this country based on a fundamental conservative political philosophy, which has been my record."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also suggested that the right wing of the party "calm down a little bit" and begin to look for areas of agreement. Meanwhile, Romney advisers privately expressed doubts about whether their candidate could realistically hope to defeat McCain, and it was unclear if Romney would spend significant money on key February 12 contests in Virginia and Maryland. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_February_contests">Later February contests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Later February contests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both McCain and Romney addressed the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Political_Action_Conference" title="Conservative Political Action Conference">Conservative Political Action Conference</a> (CPAC) in Washington, DC on February 7, while Mike Huckabee spoke on February 9. Romney used his speech to announce the end of his campaign, saying, "Now if I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention – (cheers, applause). I want you to know I've given this a lot of thought. I'd forestall the launch of a national campaign and, frankly, I'd be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win. Frankly, in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McCain spoke about an hour later, again appealing to right-wing uncertainty about his ideology. </p><p>He focused on his opposition to abortion and gun control, as well as his support for lower taxes and free-market health care solutions.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He told the CPAC audience that he arrived in Washington as "a foot soldier in the <a href="/wiki/Reagan_administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Reagan administration">Reagan Revolution</a>", and addressed the issue of illegal immigration – one of the major issues where conservatives have attacked McCain. He said that "it would be among my highest priorities to secure our borders first", before addressing other immigration laws.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mike Huckabee spoke to CPAC two days later and said, "I know that there was some speculation that I might come here today to announce that I would be getting out of the race. But I want to make sure you understand. Am I quitting? Well, let's get that settled right now. No, I'm not. And the reason is simple – I never learned arithmetic. You see folks, while I didn't get a college degree in mathematics and writing, I majored in miracles. Mathematically impossible miracles. It is because I go back to that which helped crystallize in me a conservative viewpoint as a teenager when it wasn't easy or popular to be a Republican or a conservative in my hometown, because I do believe that America is about making choices, not simply echoing that of others. Let others join the "Me, too" crowd. But I didn't get where I am today and I didn't fight the battles in a state that, when I became its governor, was 90 percent Democrat, by simply echoing the voices of others. I did it by staking out a choice, stating that choice, making that choice and fighting for that choice, to believe that some things were right, some things were wrong, and it's better to be right and even to not win than it is to be wrong and to be a part of the crowd."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>February 9 saw voting in <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Republican primary, 2008">Louisiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas Republican caucuses, 2008">Kansas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Republican caucuses, 2008">Washington</a> state. Huckabee won an easy victory in Kansas, claiming all 36 of the state's delegates to the national convention. Only 14,016 votes were cast, and the McCain campaign expressed no concern over the lightly attended caucus. However, social conservatives had a strong presence in the Kansas Republican party, and the results served to highlight conservative dissatisfaction with the Senator.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Louisiana was much closer, but Huckabee won there as well, beating McCain by less than one percentage point.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McCain was declared the winner of the Washington caucuses, where 18 delegates were at stake. The February 19 primary would determine the other 19 delegates from the state. When McCain was declared the winner of the caucuses, with a lead of only 242 (3,468 to 3,226) over Huckabee and counting stopped with only 87% of the precincts reporting,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Huckabee's campaign indicated that they would challenge the results.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Next up was the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_primary" title="Potomac primary">Potomac primary</a> on February 12, with voting in <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Republican primary, 2008">Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Republican primary, 2008">Maryland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia Republican primary, 2008">District of Columbia</a>. McCain swept the three races and took all 113 delegates which were at stake.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The next day, the McCain camp released a memo calling a Huckabee win "mathematically impossible." In truth, however, it was not impossible. In fact, if Huckabee failed to reach 1191 delegates but succeeded in keeping McCain from reaching 1191, then the result would have been a brokered convention. </p><p>With the media declaring McCain the "presumptive nominee", McCain began to focus on the Democrats, particularly leading candidate Barack Obama, in anticipation of the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The day after McCain's Potomac sweep, the <i><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Star">Kansas City Star</a></i> published a list of people who have been mentioned as possible McCain <a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_vice_presidential_candidates,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican vice presidential candidates, 2008">running mates</a>, if he secured the nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikinews-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Wikinews-logo.svg/40px-Wikinews-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Wikinews-logo.svg/60px-Wikinews-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Wikinews-logo.svg/80px-Wikinews-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="759" data-file-height="415" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikinews has related news: <div><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Former_president_Bush,_Romney_back_McCain" class="extiw" title="wikinews:Former president Bush, Romney back McCain"> Former president Bush, Romney back McCain</a></li></ul></div></div></div> </div> <p>On February 14, Mitt Romney officially endorsed McCain and asked his approximately 280 delegates to support him at the national convention. If all or most of Romney's delegates backed McCain, it would give him nearly enough to win the nomination, with several large states still yet to vote. Despite these developments, Huckabee vowed to stay in the race. "I may get beat, but I'm not going to quit," he said.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A few days later, McCain was endorsed by former President <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a>, in a move intended to shore up his support among base party elements.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 19, McCain continued his winning ways, picking up wins over Huckabee in the <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Wisconsin Republican primary, 2008">Wisconsin primary</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Republican primary, 2008">Washington state primary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn021908_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn021908-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McCain and <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> engaged in a pointed exchange over <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">Al-Qaeda</a> in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> on February 27.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn022708_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn022708-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_contests">March contests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: March contests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tleft"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:304px;max-width:304px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader" style="text-align:center">Super Tuesday 2</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:148px;max-width:148px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:McCain25April2007Portsmouth.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/McCain25April2007Portsmouth.jpg/146px-McCain25April2007Portsmouth.jpg" decoding="async" width="146" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/McCain25April2007Portsmouth.jpg/219px-McCain25April2007Portsmouth.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/McCain25April2007Portsmouth.jpg/292px-McCain25April2007Portsmouth.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2093" data-file-height="1608" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> Senator<br /><a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:152px;max-width:152px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG/150px-Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG/225px-Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG/300px-Huckabee_SC_concession.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Former <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> Governor <a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flow-root"><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:left">Contests held on March 4, 2008 in <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> effectively ended the 2008 Republican Primaries by forcing Mike Huckabee to withdraw after poor showings and giving John McCain enough delegates to win the Republican nomination. <p><b>Nominating Contests Held</b> – 4 </p> <ul><li>Won by McCain – 4</li> <li>Won by Huckabee – 0</li></ul> <p><b>Pledged Delegates at Stake</b> – 261<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Won by McCain – 241</li> <li>Won by Huckabee – 20</li></ul> <p><b>Delegate Standing on March 5</b> </p> <ul><li>McCain – 1289</li> <li>Huckabee (out) – 267</li></ul> <i>Information from CNN</i></div></div></div></div> <p>CNN had cancelled a debate originally scheduled for February 28, saying that McCain was the "presumptive nominee." Mike Huckabee challenged John McCain to a debate before the March 4 primaries, and the Values Voter coalition stepped in, arranging for a debate hall and inviting both McCain and Huckabee, as well as Rep. Ron Paul to participate in a March 3 debate event.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Governor Huckabee had accepted the invitation, Senator McCain said that he had a prior commitment and begged off. Huckabee had previous success with rural and <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Christian">Evangelical Christian</a> voters. Huckabee was endorsed by Dr. James Dobson. McCain received an endorsement from Pastor John Hagee (which he later renounced on May 22). On March 4, Super Tuesday 2, McCain managed to win a large number of Evangelical voters along with his usual independent and veteran supporters. John McCain officially clinched the Republican presidential nomination on March 4, 2008, sweeping the primaries in <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn030408_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn030408-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That night, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a> withdrew from the race and endorsed McCain.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn030408_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn030408-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> invited Senator McCain to the <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> for Bush's endorsement. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>2008 Republican presidential primaries delegate count<br /><small>As of June 10, 2008</small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Candidates </th> <th>Actual<br />pledged <a href="/wiki/Delegate_(American_politics)" title="Delegate (American politics)">delegates</a><sup>1</sup><br /><small>(1,780 of 1,917)</small> </th> <th>Estimated total delegates<sup>2</sup><br /><small>(2,159 of 2,380;<br />1,191 needed to win)</small> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fdc46a;"> <td><a href="/wiki/John_McCain_2008_presidential_campaign" title="John McCain 2008 presidential campaign">John McCain</a></td> <td><b>1,378</b></td> <td><b>1,575</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#D8D8D8;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential campaign">Mike Huckabee</a></td> <td>240</td> <td>278 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#D8D8D8;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Mitt Romney 2008 presidential campaign">Mitt Romney</a></td> <td>148</td> <td>271 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#D8D8D8;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign">Ron Paul</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFFFFF;"> <td colspan="5"> <table align="left"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Color key:</b> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#fdc46a;width:75px"><b>1st place</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#D8D8D8;width:75px"><small>Candidate has<br />withdrawn</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"><small>Sources:<br /><sup>1</sup> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080916170904/http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/gopdelegates/index.html">"Primary Season Election Results"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. September 16, 2008. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/gopdelegates/index.html">the original</a> on September 16, 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Primary+Season+Election+Results&rft.date=2008-09-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitics.nytimes.com%2Felection-guide%2F2008%2Fresults%2Fgopdelegates%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span><br /><sup>2</sup> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#R">"Election Center 2008 – Republican Delegate Scorecard"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></i>. June 4, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 26,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=Election+Center+2008+%E2%80%93+Republican+Delegate+Scorecard&rft.date=2008-06-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2FELECTION%2F2008%2Fprimaries%2Fresults%2Fscorecard%2F%23R&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></small><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Endorsements">Endorsements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Endorsements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Congressional_endorsements_for_the_2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="Congressional endorsements for the 2008 United States presidential election">Congressional endorsements for the 2008 United States presidential election</a></div> <p>Unlike in the Democratic Party, Republican members of Congress (including Senate members, House members, and non-voting delegates), and state governors are not automatically made delegates to the party's national convention, however their endorsements can hold sway on voters in caucuses and primaries. </p><p>Each state's two members of the Republican National Committee, and the party chairs of each <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> and the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a> are the only <b>automatic delegates</b> to the party's national convention. These <a href="/wiki/Superdelegates" class="mw-redirect" title="Superdelegates">superdelegates</a> while officially uncommitted, may also publicly endorse a candidate. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Polling">Polling</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Polling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Statewide_opinion_polling_for_the_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008">Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_Republican_Party_2008_presidential_candidates" class="mw-redirect" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2008 presidential candidates">Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2008 presidential candidates</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statewide_results">Statewide results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Statewide results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries">Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_primaries_and_caucuses">Early primaries and caucuses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Early primaries and caucuses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>State </th> <th>Type </th> <th>District level delegates </th> <th>At-large delegates </th> <th>State party delegates </th> <th>Bonus delegates </th> <th>Total size of delegation </th> <th>Delegate selection process </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>January 3, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>12 </td> <td><b>40</b> </td> <td>County/state convention<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>January 5, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyoming Republican caucuses, 2008">convention</a><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>12 </td> <td><b>12/28 [12/14]</b> <sup>Note</sup> </td> <td>County/state convention<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>January 8, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="New Hampshire Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>5 </td> <td><b>24 [12]</b> <sup>Note</sup> </td> <td>Statewide proportional<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>January 15, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Michigan Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>45 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><b>60 [30]</b> <sup>Note</sup> </td> <td>District-level winner-take-all (WTA) + at-large/bonus proportional<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td rowspan="2">January 19, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevada Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>12 </td> <td><b>34</b> </td> <td>County/state convention<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="South Carolina Republican primary, 2008">primary, open</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>16 </td> <td><b>47 [24]</b> <sup>Note</sup> </td> <td>District-level WTA + at-large/bonus WTA<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>January 22, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus, closed<br /> non-binding, just selection of district delegates</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>21/57</b><sup id="cite_ref-louisiana_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-louisiana-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>District by state convention + at-large/bonus by state convention unless 50%+ threshold met. Non-binding caucus to avoid stripping. </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>January 25-February 5, 2008<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus, closed</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>20</b> </td> <td>state convention<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>January 29, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Republican primary, 2008">primary, closed</a> </td> <td>75 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>26 </td> <td><b>114 [57]</b> <sup>Note</sup> </td> <td>Statewide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>February 1-February 3, 2008<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Maine Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus, closed</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><b>21</b><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>District/state convention<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>GOP February 5 rule</b> Under <a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Committee" title="Republican National Committee">Republican National Committee</a> rules, no state was allowed to hold its 2008 primary before February 5. Five states – <b>Wyoming, New Hampshire, Michigan, South Carolina, and Florida</b> – moved their primaries ahead and were subsequently stripped of one-half of their apportioned delegates by the RNC.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This punishment was eventually the same as <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_2008#Note:_February_5_Controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008">Democratic procedures</a> though that party originally decided to strip all delegates from offending states Michigan and Florida before seating half. The Republican rules did not affect Iowa, Maine, Nevada and Louisiana, because those states did not technically choose their delegates until district or state conventions that occurred after February 5. The Iowa county and state conventions were held on March 15 and June 14, 2008, respectively. The Nevada state convention was held on April 26, 2008, but was suspended by party officials before delegates were elected. The executive board of the Nevada Republican Party met on July 25, 2008, and appointed all 34 delegates and 31 alternates. The Louisiana caucuses selected 105 state delegates to the state convention on February 16 in <a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge" class="mw-redirect" title="Baton Rouge">Baton Rouge</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Super_Tuesday_2">Super Tuesday</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Super Tuesday"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many states moved the dates of their primaries or caucuses up to February 5 (<a href="/wiki/Super_Tuesday,_2008" title="Super Tuesday, 2008">Super Tuesday</a>). With almost half the nation voting on that date it acted as a quasi-"national primary". This has also been dubbed "Super Duper Tuesday,"<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "Tsunami Tuesday".<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>State </th> <th>Type </th> <th>District-level delegates </th> <th>At-large delegates </th> <th>State party delegates </th> <th>Bonus delegates </th> <th>Total size of delegation </th> <th>Delegate selection process </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Alabama Republican primary, 2008">primary, open</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td><b>48</b> </td> <td>modified WTA district + proportional at-large/bonus<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus, closed</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>13 </td> <td><b>29</b> </td> <td>District/state convention<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Republican_Presidential_preference_election,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona Republican Presidential preference election, 2008">presidential preference election</a><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>24 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>16 </td> <td><b>53</b> </td> <td>Statewide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkansas Republican primary, 2008">primary, open</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>9 </td> <td><b>34</b> </td> <td>modified WTA district + proportional at-large/bonus (WTA if 50%+) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="California Republican primary, 2008">primary, closed</a> </td> <td>159 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>173</b> </td> <td>WTA district + WTA at-large/bonus<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Colorado Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus, closed</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>12 </td> <td><b>46</b> </td> <td>district/state convention </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Republican primary, 2008">primary, closed</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><b>30</b> </td> <td>Statewide WTA </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Delaware Republican primary, 2008">primary, closed</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><b>18</b> </td> <td>Statewide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Republican primary, 2008">primary, open</a> </td> <td>39 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>20 </td> <td><b>72</b> </td> <td>WTA district + WTA at-large/bonus<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois Republican primary, 2008">presidential preference primary+delegate election, open</a><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>57 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>70</b> </td> <td>District delegate election + unpledged state delegates </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Republican primary, 2008">primary, modified open</a> </td> <td>30 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>43</b> </td> <td>statewide proportional<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus, open</a> </td> <td>24 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td><b>41</b> </td> <td>BPOU<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/district/state convention<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Missouri Republican primary, 2008">primary, open</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>18 </td> <td><b>58</b> </td> <td>statewide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montana_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Montana Republican caucuses, 2008">invited caucus</a><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>9 </td> <td><b>25</b><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Statewide WTA </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Republican primary, 2008">primary, modified open</a> </td> <td>39 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>52</b> </td> <td>Statewide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Republican primary, 2008">primary, closed</a> </td> <td>87 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>101</b> </td> <td>Statewide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="North Dakota Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus, closed</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td><b>26</b> </td> <td>Statewide Proportional<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma Republican primary, 2008">primary, closed</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>13 </td> <td><b>41</b> </td> <td>district WTA + at-large/bonus WTA </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee Republican primary, 2008">primary, open</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>15 </td> <td><b>55</b> </td> <td>District proportional (WTA 50%+) + At-large/bonus proportional (WTA 50%+)<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah Republican primary, 2008">primary, modified open</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td><b>36</b> </td> <td>Statewide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Republican caucuses, 2008">convention, modified open</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>8 </td> <td><b>18/30</b><sup id="cite_ref-west_virginia_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-west_virginia-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>multiple ballot WTA<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="2">Totals </td> <td><b>627</b> </td> <td><b>210</b> </td> <td><b>63</b> </td> <td><b>181</b> </td> <td><b>1,069/1,081</b> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="After_Super_Tuesday">After Super Tuesday</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: After Super Tuesday"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>State </th> <th>Type </th> <th>District-Level Delegates </th> <th>At-Large Delegates </th> <th>State Party Delegates </th> <th>Bonus Delegates </th> <th>Total Size of Delegation </th> <th>Delegate Selection Process </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td rowspan="3">February 9, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus, closed</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td><b>39</b> </td> <td>district WTA + at-large/state party/bonus WTA<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington (U.S. state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>18 of 40</b><sup id="cite_ref-washington_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washington-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>county/state convention<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>13 </td> <td><b>20 of 57</b><sup id="cite_ref-louisiana_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-louisiana-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>WTA if 50%+ threshold met, otherwise uncommitted </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td rowspan="3">February 12, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>19</b> </td> <td>DC-wide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>24 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>37</b> </td> <td>District WTA + at-large WTA<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>33 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>17 </td> <td><b>63</b> </td> <td>Statewide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td rowspan="2">February 19, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Wisconsin Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>24 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td> <td><b>40</b> </td> <td>district WTA + at-large/bonus/party WTA<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington (U.S. state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>19 of 40</b><sup id="cite_ref-washington_104-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washington-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>district WTA + proportional at-large<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td rowspan="2">February 23, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="American Samoa Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>9</b> </td> <td>county/state convention<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Mariana Islands Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>9</b> </td> <td>county/state convention<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>February 24, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rico Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>23</b> </td> <td>Puerto Rico-wide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td rowspan="4">March 4, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>54 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>21 </td> <td><b>88</b> </td> <td>District WTA + at-large WTA </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>20</b> </td> <td>Delegate names on ballot<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Republican primary, 2008">open primary</a> </td> <td>96 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>31 </td> <td><b>140</b> </td> <td>district modified WTA + statewide WTA if 50%+<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Vermont Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>17</b> </td> <td>Statewide WTA<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>March 8, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guam_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Guam Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>9</b> </td> <td>county/state convention </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>March 11, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td><b>39</b> </td> <td>District WTA + at-large/bonus WTA<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>April 5, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands_Republican_caucuses,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Virgin Islands Republican caucuses, 2008">caucus</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b>9</b> </td> <td>county/state convention </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>April 22, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>57 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td><b>74</b> </td> <td>district delegate selection + unpledged at-large/party delegates </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td rowspan="2">May 6, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Indiana Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>17 </td> <td><b>57</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center§§§§"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>39 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>17 </td> <td><b>69</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>May 13, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebraska Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>11 </td> <td><b>33</b> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>May 13, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Republican_caucuses_and_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Republican caucuses and primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>8 </td> <td><b>12 of 30</b> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td rowspan="2">May 20, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td><b>45</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Oregon Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><b>30</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>May 27, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>13 </td> <td><b>32</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td rowspan="2">June 3, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="South Dakota Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>11 </td> <td><b>27</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Republican_primary,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico Republican primary, 2008">primary</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td><b>32</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1,029</b> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008">Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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February 6, 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Election+Guide+2008+%E2%80%93+Presidential+Election+%E2%80%93+Nevada+Caucus+Results&rft.date=2008-02-06&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitics.nytimes.com%2Fpackages%2Fhtml%2Felection-guide%2F2008%2Fprimaries%2Fstates%2FNV.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The South Carolina Republican Party has moved their primary to January 19, before Florida's January 29 primary, in order to retain their status as the "first in the south" primary. Because of this, NH, WY, and IA are all expected to move their primaries earlier as well. <i>Source:</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPreston2007" class="citation news cs1">Preston, Mark (August 9, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/09/sc.gop.primary/index.html">"South Carolina GOP moves up primary, adds to 2008 scramble"</a>. <i>CNN</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=South+Carolina+GOP+moves+up+primary%2C+adds+to+2008+scramble&rft.date=2007-08-09&rft.aulast=Preston&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2007%2FPOLITICS%2F08%2F09%2Fsc.gop.primary%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071216170544/http://www.scgop.com/About/Default.aspx?SectionId=421">"South Carolina Republican Party :: About Us"</a>. December 16, 2007. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.scgop.com/About/Default.aspx?SectionId=421">the original</a> on December 16, 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=South+Carolina+Republican+Party+%3A%3A+About+Us&rft.date=2007-12-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scgop.com%2FAbout%2FDefault.aspx%3FSectionId%3D421&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-louisiana-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-louisiana_72-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-louisiana_72-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">District-level delegates are elected through the caucus/convention process on January 22, while at-large delegates are selected on February 9 if a majority is selected by the primary voters, or on February 16 by the state convention delegates if no candidate wins a majority.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080208025759/http://www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D9949021223.PDF">"Instructions for Becoming a Delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. February 8, 2008. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D9949021223.PDF">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on February 8, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 5,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Instructions+for+Becoming+a+Delegate+to+the+2008+Republican+National+Convention&rft.date=2008-02-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shreveporttimes.com%2Fassets%2Fpdf%2FD9949021223.PDF&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Caucuses are spread out based on Hawaii State House of Representatives district number. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080205064220/http://www.gophawaii.com/caucus.html">"GOP Hawai'i – Events"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gophawaii.com/caucus.html">the original</a> on February 5, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 23,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=GOP+Hawai%27i+%E2%80%93+Events&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gophawaii.com%2Fcaucus.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBerg-Andersson,_Richard_E." class="citation web cs1">Berg-Andersson, Richard E. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/HI-R.phtml">"Hawaii Republican Delegation 2008"</a>. <i>The Green Papers</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Green+Papers&rft.atitle=Hawaii+Republican+Delegation+2008&rft.au=Berg-Andersson%2C+Richard+E.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegreenpapers.com%2FP08%2FHI-R.phtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAmbinder2007" class="citation news cs1">Ambinder, Marc (October 22, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/10/florida_two_men_57_delegates.php">"Florida: Two Men, 57 Delegates"</a>. <i>The Atlantic</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Atlantic&rft.atitle=Florida%3A+Two+Men%2C+57+Delegates&rft.date=2007-10-22&rft.aulast=Ambinder&rft.aufirst=Marc&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmarcambinder.theatlantic.com%2Farchives%2F2007%2F10%2Fflorida_two_men_57_delegates.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Caucuses are scheduled around the state for one of the three days. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.mainegop.com/FlexPage.aspx?area=caucus2008">http://www.mainegop.com/FlexPage.aspx?area=caucus2008</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080131164728/http://www.mainegop.com/FlexPage.aspx?area=caucus2008">Archived</a> 2008-01-31 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In Maine, the state parties set the date of their Presidential preference caucuses, and the Maine GOP moved its caucuses to this date; see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mainegop.com/Calendar/Detail.aspx?EventID=6230">Official Maine GOP Schedule</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070721143626/http://www.mainegop.com/Calendar/Detail.aspx?EventID=6230">Archived</a> 2007-07-21 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071114031941/http://mainegop.com/About/Default.aspx?SectionId=499">"Maine Republican Party :: About Us"</a>. November 14, 2007. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mainegop.com/About/Default.aspx?SectionId=499">the original</a> on November 14, 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Maine+Republican+Party+%3A%3A+About+Us&rft.date=2007-11-14&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmainegop.com%2FAbout%2FDefault.aspx%3FSectionId%3D499&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOhlemacher2007" class="citation news cs1">Ohlemacher, Stephen (October 22, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071024125435/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071022/ap_po/gop_primaries">"GOP considers delegate cut for 5 states"</a>. Yahoo!News. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071022/ap_po/gop_primaries">the original</a> on October 24, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 22,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=GOP+considers+delegate+cut+for+5+states&rft.date=2007-10-22&rft.aulast=Ohlemacher&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs%2Fap%2F20071022%2Fap_po%2Fgop_primaries&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchneider2007" class="citation news cs1"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Schneider_(journalist)" title="Bill Schneider (journalist)">Schneider, Bill</a> (February 7, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/05/schneider.superduper.tuesday/index.html">"It could all be over after 'Super Duper Tuesday'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 3,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=It+could+all+be+over+after+%27Super+Duper+Tuesday%27&rft.date=2007-02-07&rft.aulast=Schneider&rft.aufirst=Bill&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2007%2FPOLITICS%2F02%2F05%2Fschneider.superduper.tuesday%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChuck_Todd2007" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Todd" title="Chuck Todd">Chuck Todd</a> (May 10, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18593870">"Will Tsunami Tuesday be an Afterthought?"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC News</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NBC+News&rft.atitle=Will+Tsunami+Tuesday+be+an+Afterthought%3F&rft.date=2007-05-10&rft.au=Chuck+Todd&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fid%2Fwbna18593870&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/AL-R.phtml">"Alabama Republican Delegation 2008"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 15,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AG+Opinions+%E2%80%93+December+3%2C+1999&rft.pub=Azag.gov&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azag.gov%2Fopinions%2F1999%2FI99-025.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Republican+Party+presidential+primaries" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLIBBY_QUAID,_Associated_Press_Writer2007" class="citation news cs1">LIBBY QUAID, Associated Press Writer (November 12, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071113225429/http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Nov12/0,4670,RepublicanMath,00.html">"Giuliani May Not Need Early States"</a>. Foxnews.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Nov12/0,4670,RepublicanMath,00.html">the original</a> on November 13, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries">national</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2008 Republican Party presidential debates and forums">Debates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_the_2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primary_candidates" title="Political positions of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primary candidates">Political positions</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries">Primary results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection" title="2008 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection">VP candidate selection</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Candidates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_McCain_2008_presidential_campaign" title="John McCain 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_John_McCain" title="Political positions of John McCain">positions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_John_McCain_2008_presidential_campaign_endorsements" title="List of John McCain 2008 presidential campaign endorsements">endorsements</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_and_liberal_support_for_John_McCain_in_2008" title="Democratic and liberal support for John McCain in 2008">cross-party</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Palin" title="Sarah Palin">Sarah Palin</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vice_presidential_candidacy_of_Sarah_Palin" title="Vice presidential candidacy of Sarah Palin">candidacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Sarah_Palin" title="Political positions of Sarah Palin">positions</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_Party_presidential_candidates" title="2008 Republican Party presidential candidates">Other candidates</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Brownback" title="Sam Brownback">Sam Brownback</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Brownback_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Sam Brownback 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Cox" title="John H. Cox">John H. Cox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilmore" title="Jim Gilmore">Jim Gilmore</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilmore_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Jim Gilmore 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Rudy Giuliani 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Rudy_Giuliani" title="Political positions of Rudy Giuliani">positions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Mike Huckabee 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Mike_Huckabee" title="Political positions of Mike Huckabee">positions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_L._Hunter" title="Duncan L. Hunter">Duncan L. Hunter</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_L._Hunter_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Duncan L. Hunter 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Keyes" title="Alan Keyes">Alan Keyes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Keyes_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Alan Keyes 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_McKinney" title="Ray McKinney">Ray McKinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ron_Paul" title="Political positions of Ron Paul">positions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Mitt Romney 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Mitt_Romney" title="Political positions of Mitt Romney">positions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tancredo" title="Tom Tancredo">Tom Tancredo</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tancredo_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Tom Tancredo 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Thompson" title="Fred Thompson">Fred Thompson</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Thompson_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Fred Thompson 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Thompson" title="Tommy Thompson">Tommy Thompson</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Thompson_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Tommy Thompson 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Draft_(politics)" title="Draft (politics)">Draft movements</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Democratic:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Warner" title="Mark Warner">Mark Warner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Draft_Mark_Warner_movement" title="Draft Mark Warner movement">movement</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>Republican:</b> <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice" title="Condoleezza Rice">Condoleezza Rice</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Draft_Condi_movement" title="Draft Condi movement">movement</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg" title="Michael Bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Draft_Bloomberg_movement" title="Draft Bloomberg movement">movement</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Third_party_and_independent_candidates3803" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a> <a href="/wiki/Third-party_and_independent_candidates_for_the_2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="Third-party and independent candidates for the 2008 United States presidential election">candidates</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #A356DE;; font-weight:normal"><b><a href="/wiki/Constitution_Party_(United_States)" title="Constitution Party (United States)">Constitution Party</a></b><br />(<a href="/wiki/Constitution_Party_National_Convention" title="Constitution Party National Convention">convention</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Baldwin" title="Chuck Baldwin">Chuck Baldwin</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Baldwin_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Chuck Baldwin 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: Darrell Castle</b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Imperato" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Imperato">Daniel Imperato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Keyes" title="Alan Keyes">Alan Keyes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Keyes_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Alan Keyes 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #17aa5c;; font-weight:normal"><b><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_the_United_States" title="Green Party of the United States">Green Party</a></b><br />(<a href="/wiki/2008_Green_National_Convention" title="2008 Green National Convention">convention</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_McKinney" title="Cynthia McKinney">Cynthia McKinney</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_McKinney_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Cynthia McKinney 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Cynthia_McKinney" class="mw-redirect" title="Political positions of Cynthia McKinney">positions</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Rosa_Clemente" title="Rosa Clemente">Rosa Clemente</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elaine_Brown" title="Elaine Brown">Elaine Brown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FED105;; font-weight:normal"><b><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian Party</a></b><br />(<a href="/wiki/2008_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2008 Libertarian National Convention">convention</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Barr" title="Bob Barr">Bob Barr</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Barr_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Bob Barr 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Bob_Barr" class="mw-redirect" title="Political positions of Bob Barr">positions</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Allyn_Root" title="Wayne Allyn Root">Wayne Allyn Root</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Gravel" title="Mike Gravel">Mike Gravel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Gravel_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Mike Gravel 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Kubby" title="Steve Kubby">Steve Kubby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Allyn_Root" title="Wayne Allyn Root">Wayne Allyn Root</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ruwart" title="Mary Ruwart">Mary Ruwart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Stanhope" title="Doug Stanhope">Doug Stanhope</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #800080;">America's Independent Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Keyes" title="Alan Keyes">Alan Keyes</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Keyes_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Alan Keyes 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: Brian Rohrbough</b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 yellow;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party_(political_party)" title="Boston Tea Party (political party)">Boston Tea Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Jay" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Jay">Charles Jay</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #F8F9FA;"><a href="/wiki/Objectivist_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Objectivist Party">Objectivist Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Stevens_(Objectivist_Party_politician)" title="Tom Stevens (Objectivist Party politician)">Tom Stevens</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #00FF00;"><a href="/wiki/Peace_and_Freedom_Party" title="Peace and Freedom Party">Peace and Freedom Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Nader" title="Ralph Nader">Ralph Nader</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Nader_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Ralph Nader 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Gonzalez" title="Matt Gonzalez">Matt Gonzalez</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gloria_La_Riva" title="Gloria La Riva">Gloria La Riva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_McKinney" title="Cynthia McKinney">Cynthia McKinney</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_McKinney_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Cynthia McKinney 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Moore_(political_activist)" title="Brian Moore (political activist)">Brian Moore</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Moore_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Brian Moore 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FF00FF;"><a href="/wiki/Prohibition_Party" title="Prohibition Party">Prohibition Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Amondson" title="Gene Amondson">Gene Amondson</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #6A287E;"><a href="/wiki/Reform_Party_of_the_United_States_of_America" title="Reform Party of the United States of America">Reform Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Weill" title="Ted Weill">Ted Weill</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: Frank McEnulty</b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #ED1C22;"><a href="/wiki/Party_for_Socialism_and_Liberation" title="Party for Socialism and Liberation">Socialism and Liberation Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Gloria_La_Riva" title="Gloria La Riva">Gloria La Riva</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Puryear" title="Eugene Puryear">Eugene Puryear</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #CD3700;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_USA" title="Socialist Party USA">Socialist Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Moore_(political_activist)" title="Brian Moore (political activist)">Brian Moore</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Moore_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Brian Moore 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Alexander" title="Stewart Alexander">Stewart Alexander</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Chester" title="Eric Chester">Eric Chester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #AA0000;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Workers_Party_(United_States)" title="Socialist Workers Party (United States)">Socialist Workers Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3ger_Calero" title="Róger Calero">Róger Calero</a></b></li> <li><b>Alternate nominee: <a href="/wiki/James_Harris_(Socialist_Workers_Party_politician)" title="James Harris (Socialist Workers Party politician)">James Harris</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Alyson_Kennedy" title="Alyson Kennedy">Alyson Kennedy</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #DDDDBB;">Independent / Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Boss" title="Jeff Boss">Jeff Boss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Colbert_(character)" title="Stephen Colbert (character)">Stephen Colbert</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Colbert_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Stephen Colbert 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Dodge" title="Earl Dodge">Earl Dodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradford_Lyttle" title="Bradford Lyttle">Bradford Lyttle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Moore_(performance_artist)" title="Frank Moore (performance artist)">Frank Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schriner" title="Joe Schriner">Joe Schriner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathon_Sharkey" title="Jonathon Sharkey">Jonathon Sharkey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"><div> <ul><li>Other 2008 elections: <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2008 United States Senate elections">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2008 United States gubernatorial elections">Gubernatorial</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="Timeline of the 2012 United States presidential election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2016_United_States_presidential_election" title="Timeline of the 2016 United States presidential election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election" title="Timeline of the 2024 United States presidential election">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2028_United_States_presidential_election" title="Timeline of the 2028 United States presidential election">2028</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National opinion polling</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Democratic Party</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2024</a></dd> <dt>Republican Party</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2020_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries#National_polling" title="Opinion polling for the 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2024_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Nationwide opinion polling for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries">2024</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">State opinion polling</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Democratic Party</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2004_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Opinion polling for the 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Statewide_opinion_polling_for_the_2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Statewide_opinion_polling_for_the_2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Statewide_opinion_polling_for_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Statewide opinion polling for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Opinion polling for the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2024</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Republican Party</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Statewide_opinion_polling_for_the_2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Statewide_opinion_polling_for_the_2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Statewide opinion polling for the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Statewide_opinion_polling_for_the_2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2020_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries#Statewide_polling" title="Opinion polling for the 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Statewide_opinion_polling_for_the_2024_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Statewide opinion polling for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries">2024</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fundraising</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fundraising_for_the_2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="Fundraising for the 2008 United States presidential election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fundraising_for_the_2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="Fundraising for the 2012 United States presidential election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fundraising_in_the_2016_United_States_presidential_election" title="Fundraising in the 2016 United States presidential election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fundraising_in_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="Fundraising in the 2020 United States presidential election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fundraising_in_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election" title="Fundraising in the 2024 United States presidential election">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Debates and forums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_debates" title="Democratic Party presidential debates">Democratic Party</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2004_Democratic_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2004 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2008 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2016 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums">2016</a></dd> <dd>2020 <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_debates" title="2020 Democratic Party presidential debates">debates</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_forums" title="2020 Democratic Party presidential forums">forums</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2024 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums">2024</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_debates" title="Republican Party presidential debates">Republican Party</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2008 Republican Party presidential debates and forums">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Republican_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Republican_Party_presidential_debates" title="2020 Republican Party presidential debates">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Republican_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2024 Republican Party presidential debates and forums">2024</a></dd> <dt>Libertarian Party</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Libertarian_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2016 Libertarian Party presidential debates and forums">2016</a></dd> <dt>Green Party</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Green_Party_presidential_debates_and_forums" title="2016 Green Party presidential debates and forums">2016</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Straw_poll" title="Straw poll">Straw polls</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Political_Action_Conference#Straw_poll" title="Conservative Political Action Conference">Conservative Political Action Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_Fair_Straw_Poll" title="Iowa State Fair Straw Poll">Iowa State Fair</a></li> <li>(<i>defunct:</i> <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Straw_Poll_(1979%E2%80%932011)" title="Iowa Straw Poll (1979–2011)">Ames, Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Straw_Poll" title="Texas Straw Poll">Texas</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_caucuses" title="Iowa caucuses">Iowa caucuses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="New Hampshire primary">New Hampshire primary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada_caucuses" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevada caucuses">Nevada caucuses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="South Carolina primary">South Carolina primary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Tuesday" title="Super Tuesday">Super Tuesday</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Caucus" title="Caucus">Caucuses</a> <br /> and <a href="/wiki/Partisan_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="Partisan primary">primaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="List of Democratic Party presidential primaries">Democratic Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1912_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1912 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1928 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1932 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1936 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1940 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1944 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1948 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1952 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1956 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1964 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1992 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1996 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="2028 Democratic Party presidential primaries"><i>2028</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="List of Republican Party presidential primaries">Republican Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1912_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1912 Republican Party presidential primaries">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1916 Republican Party presidential primaries">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1920 Republican Party presidential primaries">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1924 Republican Party presidential primaries">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1928 Republican Party presidential primaries">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1932 Republican Party presidential primaries">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1936 Republican Party presidential primaries">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1940 Republican Party presidential primaries">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1944 Republican Party presidential primaries">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1948 Republican Party presidential primaries">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1952 Republican Party presidential primaries">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1956 Republican Party presidential primaries">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1960 Republican Party presidential primaries">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1964 Republican Party presidential primaries">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1968 Republican Party presidential primaries">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1972 Republican Party presidential primaries">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1976 Republican Party presidential primaries">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1980 Republican Party presidential primaries">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1984 Republican Party presidential primaries">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1988 Republican Party presidential primaries">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1992 Republican Party presidential primaries">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1996 Republican Party presidential primaries">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2000 Republican Party presidential primaries">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2004 Republican Party presidential primaries">2004</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Republican Party presidential primaries">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2016 Republican Party presidential primaries">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Republican Party presidential primaries">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2024 Republican Party presidential primaries">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="2028 Republican Party presidential primaries"><i>2028</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Libertarian Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_Libertarian_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2004 Libertarian Party presidential primaries">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Libertarian_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2008 Libertarian Party presidential primaries">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Libertarian_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Libertarian_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Libertarian_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Libertarian_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Green Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Green_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2008 Green Party presidential primaries">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Green_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Green Party presidential primaries">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Green_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2016 Green Party presidential primaries">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Green_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Green Party presidential primaries">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Green_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2024 Green Party presidential primaries">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reform Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Reform_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1996 Reform Party presidential primaries">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Reform_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2000 Reform Party presidential primaries">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Reform_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2004 Reform Party presidential primaries">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Reform_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2008 Reform Party presidential primaries">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Reform_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Reform Party presidential primaries">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Reform_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2016 Reform Party presidential primaries">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Reform_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Reform Party presidential primaries">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Reform_National_Convention" title="2024 Reform National Convention">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Constitution Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Constitution_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2016 Constitution Party presidential primaries">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Constitution_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Constitution_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Results breakdown</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_candidates_by_number_of_primary_votes_received" title="List of United States presidential candidates by number of primary votes received">List of candidates by number of primary votes received</a></dd> <dt>Democratic Party</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2024_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries">2024</a></dd> <dt>Republican Party</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2008_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2020_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2024_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="Results of the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries">2024</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National <br /> conventions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_National_Convention" title="Democratic National Convention">Democratic Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1832_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1832 Democratic National Convention">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1835 Democratic National Convention">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1840 Democratic National Convention">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1844 Democratic National Convention">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1848 Democratic National Convention">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1852 Democratic National Convention">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1856 Democratic National Convention">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Democratic_National_Conventions" title="1860 Democratic National Conventions">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1864 Democratic National Convention">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1868 Democratic National Convention">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1872 Democratic National Convention">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1876 Democratic National Convention">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1880 Democratic National Convention">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1884 Democratic National Convention">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1888 Democratic National Convention">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1892 Democratic National Convention">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1896 Democratic National Convention">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1900 Democratic National Convention">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1904 Democratic National Convention">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1908 Democratic National Convention">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1912 Democratic National Convention">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1916 Democratic National Convention">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1920 Democratic National Convention">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1924 Democratic National Convention">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1928 Democratic National Convention">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1932 Democratic National Convention">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1936 Democratic National Convention">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1940 Democratic National Convention">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1944 Democratic National Convention">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1948 Democratic National Convention">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1952 Democratic National Convention">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1956 Democratic National Convention">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1960 Democratic National Convention">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1964 Democratic National Convention">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1968 Democratic National Convention">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1972 Democratic National Convention">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1976 Democratic National Convention">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1980 Democratic National Convention">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1984 Democratic National Convention">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1988 Democratic National Convention">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1992 Democratic National Convention">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1996 Democratic National Convention">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2000 Democratic National Convention">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2004 Democratic National Convention">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2008 Democratic National Convention">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2012 Democratic National Convention">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2016 Democratic National Convention">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2020 Democratic National Convention">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2024 Democratic National Convention">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Convention" title="Republican National Convention">Republican Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1856_Republican_National_Convention" title="1856 Republican National Convention">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Republican_National_Convention" title="1860 Republican National Convention">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Republican_National_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 Republican National Convention">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Republican_National_Convention" title="1868 Republican National Convention">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Republican_National_Convention" title="1872 Republican National Convention">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Republican_National_Convention" title="1876 Republican National Convention">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Republican_National_Convention" title="1880 Republican National Convention">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Republican_National_Convention" title="1884 Republican National Convention">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Republican_National_Convention" title="1888 Republican National Convention">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Republican_National_Convention" title="1892 Republican National Convention">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Republican_National_Convention" title="1896 Republican National Convention">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Republican_National_Convention" title="1900 Republican National Convention">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Republican_National_Convention" title="1904 Republican National Convention">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Republican_National_Convention" title="1908 Republican National Convention">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Republican_National_Convention" title="1912 Republican National Convention">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Republican_National_Convention" title="1916 Republican National Convention">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Republican_National_Convention" title="1920 Republican National Convention">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Republican_National_Convention" title="1924 Republican National Convention">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Republican_National_Convention" title="1928 Republican National Convention">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Republican_National_Convention" title="1932 Republican National Convention">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Republican_National_Convention" title="1936 Republican National Convention">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Republican_National_Convention" title="1940 Republican National Convention">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Republican_National_Convention" title="1944 Republican National Convention">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Republican_National_Convention" title="1948 Republican National Convention">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Republican_National_Convention" title="1952 Republican National Convention">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Republican_National_Convention" title="1956 Republican National Convention">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Republican_National_Convention" title="1960 Republican National Convention">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Republican_National_Convention" title="1964 Republican National Convention">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Republican_National_Convention" title="1968 Republican National Convention">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Republican_National_Convention" title="1972 Republican National Convention">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_National_Convention" title="1976 Republican National Convention">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_National_Convention" title="1980 Republican National Convention">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Republican_National_Convention" title="1984 Republican National Convention">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_National_Convention" title="1988 Republican National Convention">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Republican_National_Convention" title="1992 Republican National Convention">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Republican_National_Convention" title="1996 Republican National Convention">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Republican_National_Convention" title="2000 Republican National Convention">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Republican_National_Convention" title="2004 Republican National Convention">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_National_Convention" title="2008 Republican National Convention">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_National_Convention" title="2012 Republican National Convention">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Republican_National_Convention" title="2016 Republican National Convention">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Republican_National_Convention" title="2020 Republican National Convention">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Republican_National_Convention" title="2024 Republican National Convention">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_Republican_National_Convention" title="2028 Republican National Convention">2028</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_National_Convention" title="Libertarian National Convention">Libertarian Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1983_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="1983 Libertarian National Convention">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="1987 Libertarian National Convention">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="1991 Libertarian National Convention">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="1996 Libertarian National Convention">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2000 Libertarian National Convention">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2004 Libertarian National Convention">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2008 Libertarian National Convention">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2010 Libertarian National Convention">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2012 Libertarian National Convention">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2014 Libertarian National Convention">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2016 Libertarian National Convention">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2020 Libertarian National Convention">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="2024 Libertarian National Convention">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Green_National_Convention" title="Green National Convention">Green Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Green_National_Convention" title="2000 Green National Convention">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Green_National_Convention" title="2004 Green National Convention">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Green_National_Convention" title="2008 Green National Convention">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Green_National_Convention" title="2012 Green National Convention">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Green_National_Convention" title="2016 Green National Convention">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Green_National_Convention" title="2020 Green National Convention">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Green_National_Convention" title="2024 Green National Convention">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Defunct</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whig_National_Conventions" title="List of Whig National Conventions">Whig Party</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1839_Whig_National_Convention" title="1839 Whig National Convention">1839</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1844_Whig_National_Convention" title="1844 Whig National Convention">1844</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1848_Whig_National_Convention" title="1848 Whig National Convention">1848</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1852_Whig_National_Convention" title="1852 Whig National Convention">1852</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1856_Whig_National_Convention" title="1856 Whig National Convention">1856</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Greenback_Party#Conventions" title="Greenback Party">Greenback Party</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1876_Greenback_National_Convention" title="1876 Greenback National Convention">1876</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1880_Greenback_National_Convention" title="1880 Greenback National Convention">1880</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1884_Greenback_National_Convention" title="1884 Greenback National Convention">1884</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888_Greenback_National_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1888 Greenback National Convention (page does not exist)">1888</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Populist_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Populist Party (United States)">Populist Party</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Populist_Party_(United_States)#1892_election" class="mw-redirect" title="Populist Party (United States)">1892</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Populist_Party_(United_States)#Presidential_election_of_1896" class="mw-redirect" title="Populist Party (United States)">1896</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Populist_Party_(United_States)#Collapse" class="mw-redirect" title="Populist Party (United States)">1900 • 1904 • 1908</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Progressive Party</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1912_Progressive_National_Convention" title="1912 Progressive National Convention">1912</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1916_Progressive_National_Convention" title="1916 Progressive National Convention">1916</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1920_Progressive_National_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1920 Progressive National Convention (page does not exist)">1920</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1924_Progressive_National_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 Progressive National Convention">1924</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1948_Progressive_National_Convention" title="1948 Progressive National Convention">1948</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_Progressive_National_Convention&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 Progressive National Convention (page does not exist)">1952</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/California_Democratic_Party_v._Jones" title="California Democratic Party v. Jones">California Democratic Party v. Jones</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graduated_Random_Presidential_Primary_System" title="Graduated Random Presidential Primary System">Graduated Random Presidential Primary System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Plan" title="Delaware Plan">Delaware Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotating_Regional_Primary_System" title="Rotating Regional Primary System">Rotating Regional Primary System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interregional_Primary_Plan" title="Interregional Primary Plan">Interregional Primary Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Primary" class="mw-redirect" title="National Primary">National Primary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_primary" title="White primary">White primary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Alabama Republican presidential primary">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Alaska_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Arizona_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Arizona Republican presidential primary">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Arkansas_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Arkansas Republican presidential primary">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_California_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 California Republican presidential primary">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Colorado_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Connecticut_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Connecticut Republican presidential primary">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Delaware_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Delaware Republican presidential primary">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Florida_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Florida Republican presidential primary">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Georgia_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Georgia Republican presidential primary">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Hawaii_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Hawaii Republican presidential caucuses">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Idaho_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Idaho Republican presidential primary">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Illinois_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Indiana_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Indiana Republican presidential primary">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Iowa_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kansas_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Kansas Republican presidential caucuses">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kentucky_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Kentucky Republican presidential primary">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Louisiana_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 Louisiana Republican presidential caucuses and primary">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Maine_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Maine Republican presidential caucuses">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Maryland_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Maryland Republican presidential primary">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Massachusetts_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Michigan_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Michigan Republican presidential primary">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Minnesota_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Mississippi_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Mississippi Republican presidential primary">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Missouri_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Missouri Republican presidential primary">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Montana_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 Montana Republican presidential caucuses and primary">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Nebraska_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Nebraska Republican presidential primary">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Nevada_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Hampshire_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Jersey_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 New Jersey Republican presidential primary">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Mexico_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 New Mexico Republican presidential primary">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_York_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 New York Republican presidential primary">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_North_Carolina_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_North_Dakota_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Ohio_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Ohio Republican presidential primary">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Oklahoma_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Oklahoma Republican presidential primary">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Oregon_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Rhode_Island_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_South_Carolina_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 South Carolina Republican presidential primary">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_South_Dakota_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 South Dakota Republican presidential primary">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Tennessee Republican presidential primary">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Texas_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Texas Republican presidential primary">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Utah_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Utah Republican presidential primary">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Vermont_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Vermont Republican presidential primary">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Virginia_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Washington_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses and primary">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_West_Virginia_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 West Virginia Republican presidential caucuses and primary">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Wisconsin_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Wyoming_Republican_presidential_caucuses" title="2008 Wyoming Republican presidential caucuses">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_American_Samoa_Republican_caucuses" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 American Samoa Republican caucuses">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_District_of_Columbia_Republican_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 District of Columbia Republican primary">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Guam_Republican_caucuses" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Guam Republican caucuses">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Northern_Mariana_Islands_Republican_caucuses" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Northern Mariana Islands Republican caucuses">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Puerto_Rico_Republican_caucuses" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Puerto Rico Republican caucuses">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Virgin_Islands_Republican_caucuses" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 United States Virgin Islands Republican caucuses">United States Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Republican_Party1308" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FFB6B6;;background:#E81B23; color:white"><link 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href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Republican_Party_presidential_tickets" title="List of United States Republican Party presidential tickets">Presidential<br />tickets</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Convention" title="Republican National Convention">national<br />conventions</a>,<br />and<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="List of Republican Party presidential primaries">presidential<br />primaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1856_Republican_National_Convention" title="1856 Republican National Convention">1856 (Philadelphia)</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_C._Fr%C3%A9mont" title="John C. Frémont">Frémont</a>/<a href="/wiki/William_L._Dayton" title="William L. Dayton">Dayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Republican_National_Convention" title="1860 Republican National Convention">1860 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Lincoln</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hannibal_Hamlin" title="Hannibal Hamlin">Hamlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_National_Union_National_Convention" title="1864 National Union National Convention">1864 (Baltimore)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Lincoln</a>/<a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Republican_National_Convention" title="1868 Republican National Convention">1868 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Grant</a>/<a href="/wiki/Schuyler_Colfax" title="Schuyler Colfax">Colfax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Republican_National_Convention" title="1872 Republican National Convention">1872 (Philadelphia)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Grant</a>/<a href="/wiki/Henry_Wilson" title="Henry Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Republican_National_Convention" title="1876 Republican National Convention">1876 (Cincinnati)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Rutherford B. Hayes">Hayes</a>/<a href="/wiki/William_A._Wheeler" title="William A. Wheeler">Wheeler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Republican_National_Convention" title="1880 Republican National Convention">1880 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_A._Garfield" title="James A. Garfield">Garfield</a>/<a href="/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur" title="Chester A. Arthur">Arthur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Republican_National_Convention" title="1884 Republican National Convention">1884 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_G._Blaine" title="James G. Blaine">Blaine</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_A._Logan" title="John A. Logan">Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Republican_National_Convention" title="1888 Republican National Convention">1888 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison" title="Benjamin Harrison">Harrison</a>/<a href="/wiki/Levi_P._Morton" title="Levi P. Morton">Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Republican_National_Convention" title="1892 Republican National Convention">1892 (Minneapolis)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison" title="Benjamin Harrison">Harrison</a>/<a href="/wiki/Whitelaw_Reid" title="Whitelaw Reid">Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Republican_National_Convention" title="1896 Republican National Convention">1896 (Saint Louis)</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">McKinley</a>/<a href="/wiki/Garret_Hobart" title="Garret Hobart">Hobart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Republican_National_Convention" title="1900 Republican National Convention">1900 (Philadelphia)</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">McKinley</a>/<a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Roosevelt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Republican_National_Convention" title="1904 Republican National Convention">1904 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Roosevelt</a>/<a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Fairbanks" title="Charles W. Fairbanks">Fairbanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Republican_National_Convention" title="1908 Republican National Convention">1908 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_Howard_Taft" title="William Howard Taft">Taft</a>/<a href="/wiki/James_S._Sherman" title="James S. Sherman">Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Republican_National_Convention" title="1912 Republican National Convention">1912 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_Howard_Taft" title="William Howard Taft">Taft</a>/<a href="/wiki/James_S._Sherman" title="James S. Sherman">Sherman</a>/<a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Murray_Butler" title="Nicholas Murray Butler">Butler</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1912_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1912 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Republican_National_Convention" title="1916 Republican National Convention">1916 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Evans_Hughes" title="Charles Evans Hughes">Hughes</a>/<a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Fairbanks" title="Charles W. Fairbanks">Fairbanks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1916_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1916 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Republican_National_Convention" title="1920 Republican National Convention">1920 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Warren_G._Harding" title="Warren G. Harding">Harding</a>/<a href="/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge" title="Calvin Coolidge">Coolidge</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1920 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Republican_National_Convention" title="1924 Republican National Convention">1924 (Cleveland)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge" title="Calvin Coolidge">Coolidge</a>/<a href="/wiki/Charles_G._Dawes" title="Charles G. Dawes">Dawes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1924_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1924 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Republican_National_Convention" title="1928 Republican National Convention">1928 (Kansas City)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Hoover" title="Herbert Hoover">Hoover</a>/<a href="/wiki/Charles_Curtis" title="Charles Curtis">Curtis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1928_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1928 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Republican_National_Convention" title="1932 Republican National Convention">1932 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Hoover" title="Herbert Hoover">Hoover</a>/<a href="/wiki/Charles_Curtis" title="Charles Curtis">Curtis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1932_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1932 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Republican_National_Convention" title="1936 Republican National Convention">1936 (Cleveland)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alf_Landon" title="Alf Landon">Landon</a>/<a href="/wiki/Frank_Knox" title="Frank Knox">Knox</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1936_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1936 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Republican_National_Convention" title="1940 Republican National Convention">1940 (Philadelphia)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Wendell_Willkie" title="Wendell Willkie">Willkie</a>/<a href="/wiki/Charles_L._McNary" title="Charles L. McNary">McNary</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1940 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Republican_National_Convention" title="1944 Republican National Convention">1944 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_E._Dewey" title="Thomas E. Dewey">Dewey</a>/<a href="/wiki/John_W._Bricker" title="John W. Bricker">Bricker</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1944_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1944 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Republican_National_Convention" title="1948 Republican National Convention">1948 (Philadelphia)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_E._Dewey" title="Thomas E. Dewey">Dewey</a>/<a href="/wiki/Earl_Warren" title="Earl Warren">Warren</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1948 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Republican_National_Convention" title="1952 Republican National Convention">1952 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Eisenhower</a>/<a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Nixon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1952_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1952 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Republican_National_Convention" title="1956 Republican National Convention">1956 (San Francisco)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Eisenhower</a>/<a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Nixon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1956_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1956 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Republican_National_Convention" title="1960 Republican National Convention">1960 (Chicago)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Nixon</a>/<a href="/wiki/Henry_Cabot_Lodge_Jr." title="Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.">Lodge</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1960 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Republican_National_Convention" title="1964 Republican National Convention">1964 (San Francisco)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Goldwater" title="Barry Goldwater">Goldwater</a>/<a href="/wiki/William_E._Miller" title="William E. Miller">Miller</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1964 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Republican_National_Convention" title="1968 Republican National Convention">1968 (Miami Beach)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Nixon</a>/<a href="/wiki/Spiro_Agnew" title="Spiro Agnew">Agnew</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1968_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1968 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Republican_National_Convention" title="1972 Republican National Convention">1972 (Miami Beach)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Nixon</a>/<a href="/wiki/Spiro_Agnew" title="Spiro Agnew">Agnew</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1972 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_National_Convention" title="1976 Republican National Convention">1976 (Kansas City)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Ford</a>/<a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Dole</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1976 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_National_Convention" title="1980 Republican National Convention">1980 (Detroit)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Reagan</a>/<a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">G. H. W. Bush</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1980 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Republican_National_Convention" title="1984 Republican National Convention">1984 (Dallas)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Reagan</a>/<a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">G. H. W. Bush</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1984_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1984 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_National_Convention" title="1988 Republican National Convention">1988 (New Orleans)</a>: <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">G. H. W. Bush</a>/<a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Quayle</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1988 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Republican_National_Convention" title="1992 Republican National Convention">1992 (Houston)</a>: <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">G. H. W. Bush</a>/<a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Quayle</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1992 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Republican_National_Convention" title="1996 Republican National Convention">1996 (San Diego)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Dole</a>/<a href="/wiki/Jack_Kemp" title="Jack Kemp">Kemp</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1996 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Republican_National_Convention" title="2000 Republican National Convention">2000 (Philadelphia)</a>: <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">G. W. Bush</a>/<a href="/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Cheney</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2000 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Republican_National_Convention" title="2004 Republican National Convention">2004 (New York)</a>: <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">G. W. Bush</a>/<a href="/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Cheney</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2004 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Republican_National_Convention" title="2008 Republican National Convention">2008 (St. Paul)</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">McCain</a>/<a href="/wiki/Sarah_Palin" title="Sarah Palin">Palin</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_National_Convention" title="2012 Republican National Convention">2012 (Tampa)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Romney</a>/<a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Ryan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2012 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Republican_National_Convention" title="2016 Republican National Convention">2016 (Cleveland)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Trump</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Pence</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2016 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Republican_National_Convention" title="2020 Republican National Convention">2020 (Charlotte/other locations)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Trump</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Pence</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2020 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Republican_National_Convention" title="2024 Republican National Convention">2024 (Milwaukee)</a>: <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Trump</a>/<a href="/wiki/JD_Vance" title="JD Vance">Vance</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="2024 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2028_Republican_National_Convention" title="2028 Republican National Convention">2028 (Houston)</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States" title="List of presidents of the United States">Presidential</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Administration_(government)" title="Administration (government)">administrations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Abraham_Lincoln" title="Presidency of Abraham Lincoln">Lincoln</a> (1861–1865)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Andrew_Johnson" title="Presidency of Andrew Johnson">Johnson</a> (1865–1868)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant">Grant</a> (1869–1877)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes">Hayes</a> (1877–1881)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_A._Garfield" title="James A. Garfield">Garfield</a> (1881)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Chester_A._Arthur" title="Presidency of Chester A. Arthur">Arthur</a> (1881–1885)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Benjamin_Harrison" title="Presidency of Benjamin Harrison">Harrison</a> (1889–1893)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_William_McKinley" title="Presidency of William McKinley">McKinley</a> (1897–1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt">Roosevelt</a> (1901–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_William_Howard_Taft" title="Presidency of William Howard Taft">Taft</a> (1909–1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Warren_G._Harding" title="Presidency of Warren G. Harding">Harding</a> (1921–1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Calvin_Coolidge" title="Presidency of Calvin Coolidge">Coolidge</a> (1923–1929)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Herbert_Hoover" title="Presidency of Herbert Hoover">Hoover</a> (1929–1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower">Eisenhower</a> (1953–1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Richard_Nixon" title="Presidency of Richard Nixon">Nixon</a> (1969–1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Gerald_Ford" title="Presidency of Gerald Ford">Ford</a> (1974–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Presidency of Ronald Reagan">Reagan</a> (1981–1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Presidency of George H. W. Bush">G. H. W. Bush</a> (1989–1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_W._Bush" title="Presidency of George W. Bush">G. W. Bush</a> (2001–2009)</li> <li>Trump (<a href="/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" title="First presidency of Donald Trump">2017–2021</a>; <a href="/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" title="Second presidency of Donald Trump">2025–present</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">U.S. Senate<br />leaders</a><br />and<br /><a href="/wiki/Senate_Republican_Conference" title="Senate Republican Conference">Conference<br />chairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Hale" title="John P. Hale">J. P. Hale</a> (1859–1862)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Anthony" title="Henry B. Anthony">Anthony</a> (1862–1884)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sherman" title="John Sherman">Sherman</a> (1884–1885)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_F._Edmunds" title="George F. Edmunds">Edmunds</a> (1885–1891)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sherman" title="John Sherman">Sherman</a> (1891–1897)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Allison" title="William B. Allison">Allison</a> (1897–1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Hale" title="Eugene Hale">E. Hale</a> (1908–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_M._Cullom" title="Shelby M. Cullom">Cullom</a> (1911–1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_H._Gallinger" title="Jacob H. Gallinger">Gallinger</a> (1913–1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cabot_Lodge" title="Henry Cabot Lodge">Lodge</a> (1918–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Curtis" title="Charles Curtis">Curtis</a> (1924–1929)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Watson" title="James E. Watson">Watson</a> (1929–1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._McNary" title="Charles L. McNary">McNary</a> (1933–1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Austin" title="Warren Austin">Austin</a> (1940–1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._McNary" title="Charles L. McNary">McNary</a> (1941–1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallace_H._White" title="Wallace H. White">White</a> (1944–1949)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_S._Wherry" title="Kenneth S. Wherry">Wherry</a> (1949–1952)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Styles_Bridges" title="Styles Bridges">Bridges</a> (1952–1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Taft" title="Robert A. Taft">Taft</a> (1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Knowland" title="William Knowland">Knowland</a> (1953–1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Dirksen" title="Everett Dirksen">Dirksen</a> (1959–1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Scott" title="Hugh Scott">Scott</a> (1969–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Baker" title="Howard Baker">Baker</a> (1977–1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Stevens" title="Ted Stevens">Stevens</a> (1979–1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Baker" title="Howard Baker">Baker</a> (1980–1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Dole</a> (1985–1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trent_Lott" title="Trent Lott">Lott</a> (1996–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Frist" title="Bill Frist">Frist</a> (2003–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_McConnell" title="Mitch McConnell">McConnell</a> (2007–2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Thune" title="John Thune">John Thune</a> (2025–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">U.S. House<br />leaders</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives">Speakers</a>,<br />and<br /><a href="/wiki/House_Republican_Conference" title="House Republican Conference">Conference<br />chairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Pennington" title="William Pennington">Pennington</a> (1860–1861)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galusha_A._Grow" title="Galusha A. Grow">Grow</a> (1861–1863)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schuyler_Colfax" title="Schuyler Colfax">Colfax</a> (1863–1869)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_M._Pomeroy" title="Theodore M. Pomeroy">Pomeroy</a> (1869)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_G._Blaine" title="James G. Blaine">Blaine</a> (1869–1875)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._McCrary" title="George W. McCrary">McCrary</a> (1875–1877)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Hale" title="Eugene Hale">Hale</a> (1877–1879)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_P._Frye" title="William P. Frye">Frye</a> (1879–1881)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Warren_Keifer" title="J. Warren Keifer">Keifer</a> (1881–1883)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Gurney_Cannon" title="Joseph Gurney Cannon">Cannon</a> (1883–1889)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Brackett_Reed" title="Thomas Brackett Reed">Reed</a> (1889–1891)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Henderson_(politician)" title="Thomas J. Henderson (politician)">T. J. Henderson</a> (1891–1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Brackett_Reed" title="Thomas Brackett Reed">Reed</a> (1895–1899)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_B._Henderson" title="David B. Henderson">D. B. Henderson</a> (1899–1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Gurney_Cannon" title="Joseph Gurney Cannon">Cannon</a> (1903–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Robert_Mann_(Illinois_politician)" title="James Robert Mann (Illinois politician)">Mann</a> (1911–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_H._Gillett" title="Frederick H. Gillett">Gillett</a> (1919–1925)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Longworth" title="Nicholas Longworth">Longworth</a> (1925–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertrand_Snell" title="Bertrand Snell">Snell</a> (1931–1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_W._Martin_Jr." title="Joseph W. Martin Jr.">Martin</a> (1939–1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Halleck" title="Charles A. Halleck">Halleck</a> (1959–1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Ford</a> (1965–1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Jacob_Rhodes" title="John Jacob Rhodes">Rhodes</a> (1973–1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Michel" title="Robert H. Michel">Michel</a> (1981–1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Gingrich</a> (1995–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hastert" title="Dennis Hastert">Hastert</a> (1999–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Boehner" title="John Boehner">Boehner</a> (2007–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Ryan</a> (2015–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy" title="Kevin McCarthy">McCarthy</a> (2019–2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Johnson" title="Mike Johnson">Johnson</a> (2023–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Committee" title="Republican National Committee">RNC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%">Chairs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_D._Morgan" title="Edwin D. Morgan">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jarvis_Raymond" title="Henry Jarvis Raymond">Raymond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Lawrence_Ward" title="Marcus Lawrence Ward">Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Claflin" title="William Claflin">Claflin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_D._Morgan" title="Edwin D. Morgan">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zachariah_Chandler" title="Zachariah Chandler">Chandler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Donald_Cameron" title="J. Donald Cameron">Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Jewell" title="Marshall Jewell">Jewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_M._Sabin" title="Dwight M. Sabin">Sabin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Jones_(industrialist)" title="Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist)">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Quay" title="Matthew Quay">Quay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_S._Clarkson" title="James S. Clarkson">Clarkson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_James_Campbell" title="William James Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_H._Carter" title="Thomas H. Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hanna" title="Mark Hanna">Hanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay_Payne" title="Henry Clay Payne">Payne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_B._Cortelyou" title="George B. Cortelyou">Cortelyou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_S._New" title="Harry S. New">New</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Harris_Hitchcock" title="Frank Harris Hitchcock">Hitchcock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fremont_Hill" title="John Fremont Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Rosewater" title="Victor Rosewater">Rosewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_D._Hilles" title="Charles D. Hilles">Hilles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Russell_Willcox" title="William Russell Willcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_H._Hays" title="Will H. Hays">Hays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_T._Adams" title="John T. Adams">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_M._Butler" title="William M. Butler">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubert_Work" title="Hubert Work">Work</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudius_H._Huston" title="Claudius H. Huston">Huston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simeon_D._Fess" title="Simeon D. Fess">Fess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Sanders" title="Everett Sanders">Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_P._Fletcher" title="Henry P. Fletcher">Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hamilton_(Kansas_politician)" title="John Hamilton (Kansas politician)">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_W._Martin_Jr." title="Joseph W. Martin Jr.">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Walsh" title="Bailey Walsh">Walsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_E._Spangler" title="Harrison E. Spangler">Spangler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Brownell_Jr." title="Herbert Brownell Jr.">Brownell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Carroll_Reece" title="B. Carroll Reece">Reece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Scott" title="Hugh Scott">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Gabrielson" title="Guy Gabrielson">Gabrielson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Summerfield" title="Arthur Summerfield">Summerfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Wesley_Roberts" title="C. Wesley Roberts">Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_W._Hall" title="Leonard W. Hall">Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meade_Alcorn" title="Meade Alcorn">Alcorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thruston_Ballard_Morton" title="Thruston Ballard Morton">T. Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_E._Miller" title="William E. Miller">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Burch" title="Dean Burch">Burch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_C._Bliss" title="Ray C. Bliss">Bliss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Morton" title="Rogers Morton">R. Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Dole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Louise_Smith_(politician)" title="Mary Louise Smith (politician)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Brock" title="Bill Brock">Brock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Richards_(Utah_politician)" title="Richard Richards (Utah politician)">Richards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Laxalt" title="Paul Laxalt">Laxalt</a>/<a href="/wiki/Frank_Fahrenkopf" title="Frank Fahrenkopf">Fahrenkopf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Fahrenkopf" title="Frank Fahrenkopf">Fahrenkopf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Atwater" title="Lee Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton_Yeutter" title="Clayton Yeutter">Yeutter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bond_(political_executive)" title="Richard Bond (political executive)">Bond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haley_Barbour" title="Haley Barbour">Barbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nicholson_(Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Nicholson (Secretary of Veterans Affairs)">Nicholson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilmore" title="Jim Gilmore">Gilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Racicot" title="Marc Racicot">Racicot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Gillespie" title="Ed Gillespie">Gillespie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Mehlman" title="Ken Mehlman">Mehlman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Mel Martínez">Martínez</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mike_Duncan_(politician)" title="Mike Duncan (politician)">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Duncan_(politician)" title="Mike Duncan (politician)">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Steele" title="Michael Steele">Steele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reince_Priebus" title="Reince Priebus">Priebus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronna_McDaniel" title="Ronna McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Whatley" title="Michael Whatley">Whatley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%">Chair elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2009_Republican_National_Committee_chairmanship_election" title="2009 Republican National Committee chairmanship election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Republican_National_Committee_chairmanship_election" title="2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Republican_National_Committee_chairmanship_election" title="2013 Republican National Committee chairmanship election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Republican_National_Committee_chairmanship_election" title="2015 Republican National Committee chairmanship election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Republican_National_Committee_chairmanship_election" title="2017 Republican National Committee chairmanship election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Republican_National_Committee_chairmanship_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2019 Republican National Committee chairmanship election (page does not exist)">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Republican_National_Committee_chairmanship_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 Republican National Committee chairmanship election (page does not exist)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Republican_National_Committee_chairmanship_election" title="2023 Republican National Committee chairmanship election">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Republican_National_Committee_leadership_elections" title="2024 Republican National Committee leadership elections">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_parties_of_the_Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="List of state parties of the Republican Party (United States)">Parties</a> by<br />state and<br />territory</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%">State</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Republican_Party" title="Alabama Republican Party">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Republican_Party" title="Alaska Republican Party">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Republican_Party" title="Arizona Republican Party">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Arkansas" title="Republican Party of Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Republican_Party" title="California Republican Party">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Republican_Party" title="Colorado Republican Party">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Republican_Party" title="Connecticut Republican Party">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_State_Committee_of_Delaware" title="Republican State Committee of Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Florida" title="Republican Party of Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Republican_Party" title="Georgia Republican Party">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Republican_Party" title="Hawaii Republican Party">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Republican_Party" title="Idaho Republican Party">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Republican_Party" title="Illinois Republican Party">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Republican_Party" title="Indiana Republican Party">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Iowa" title="Republican Party of Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Republican_Party" title="Kansas Republican Party">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Kentucky" title="Republican Party of Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Louisiana" title="Republican Party of Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_Republican_Party" title="Maine Republican Party">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Republican_Party" title="Maryland Republican Party">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Republican_Party" title="Massachusetts Republican Party">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Republican_Party" title="Michigan Republican Party">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota" title="Republican Party of Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Republican_Party" title="Mississippi Republican Party">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Republican_Party" title="Missouri Republican Party">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montana_Republican_Party" title="Montana Republican Party">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Republican_Party" title="Nebraska Republican Party">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Republican_Party" title="Nevada Republican Party">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Republican_State_Committee" title="New Hampshire Republican State Committee">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Republican_Party" title="New Jersey Republican Party">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_New_Mexico" title="Republican Party of New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Republican_State_Committee" title="New York Republican State Committee">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Republican_Party" title="North Carolina Republican Party">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Republican_Party" title="North Dakota Republican Party">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Republican_Party" title="Ohio Republican Party">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Republican_Party" title="Oklahoma Republican Party">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Republican_Party" title="Oregon Republican Party">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Republican_Party" title="Pennsylvania Republican Party">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Republican_Party" title="Rhode Island Republican Party">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Republican_Party" title="South Carolina Republican Party">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Republican_Party" title="South Dakota Republican Party">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Republican_Party" title="Tennessee Republican Party">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Texas" title="Republican Party of Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Republican_Party" title="Utah Republican Party">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Republican_Party" title="Vermont Republican Party">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Virginia" title="Republican Party of Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Republican_Party" title="Washington State Republican Party">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Republican_Party" title="West Virginia Republican Party">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Wisconsin" title="Republican Party of Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Republican_Party" title="Wyoming Republican Party">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%">Territory</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_American_Samoa" title="Republican Party of American Samoa">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Republican_Party" title="District of Columbia Republican Party">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Guam" title="Republican Party of Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(Northern_Mariana_Islands)" title="Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Republican Party of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Republican Party of the Virgin Islands">Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)_organizations" title="Republican Party (United States) organizations">Affiliated <br /> organizations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFB6B6;;width:1%">Congress</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/House_Republican_Conference" title="House Republican Conference">House Conference</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Digest" title="Legislative Digest">Legislative Digest</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steering_and_Policy_Committees_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Steering and Policy Committees of the United States House of Representatives">Steering and Policy Committees</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senate_Republican_Conference" title="Senate Republican Conference">Senate Conference</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Republican_Policy_Committee" title="United States 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