2008 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2008 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

| country = Wisconsin

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2004 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

| previous_year = 2004

| next_election = 2012 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary

| next_year = 2012

| election_date = February 19, 2008

| image1 = x160px

| nominee1 = John McCain

| home_state1 = Arizona

| delegate_count1 = 34

| popular_vote1 = 224,755

| percentage1 = 54.74%

| image2 = x160px

| color2 = 990000

| nominee2 = Mike Huckabee

| home_state2 = Arkansas

| delegate_count2 = 6

| popular_vote2 = 151,707

| percentage2 = 36.95%

| map_image = Wisconsin Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2008.svg

| map_size = 280x280px

| map_caption = Election results by county.

{{legend|#ce5c17ff|John McCain}}

{{legend|#990000ff|Mike Huckabee}}

| color1 = ce5c17

| votes_for_election = 40 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention

| elected_members = AS

| outgoing_members = VA

}}

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The 2008 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary was held on February 19, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WI |title=CNN Election Center 2008| publisher=CNN |date=2008-02-19 |access-date=2008-02-19}} Polls in Wisconsin opened at 7:00 AM and closed 8:00 PM (local time) {{cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinvote.org/ |title=Wisconsin Vote}} John McCain won the primary.

Polls leading up to Primary

Image:Poll numbers for Wisonsin.jpg

Last 3 Poll Averages

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Candidate

! ARG Poll Feb. 18

! PPP Poll Feb. 17

! ARG Poll Feb. 16

John McCain515046
Mike Huckabee433942
Ron Paul364

{{cite web |url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/wi/wisconsin_republican_primary-269.html |title=RealClearPolitics - Election 2008}}

Results

Official Results{{cite web |title=Canvass Summary - President Republican Primary Election |url=http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=13360&locid=47 |author=Wisconsin Elections Division |date=2008-03-03 |access-date=2008-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522032340/http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=13360&locid=47 |archive-date=2008-05-22 |url-status=dead }}

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Candidate

! Votes

! Percentage

! Delegates

John McCain224,75554.74%34
Mike Huckabee151,70736.95%6
Ron Paul19,0904.65%0
Mitt Romney*8,0801.97%0
Fred Thompson*2,7090.66%0
Rudy Giuliani*1,9350.47%0
Duncan Hunter*7990.19%0
Tom Tancredo*1850.05%0
Others4970.12%0
Uninstructed Delegation8500.21%0
Totals402,699100%40

*Candidate stopped campaign before primary

See also

References

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Wisconsin

Category:2008 Wisconsin elections

2008