2008 Connecticut Republican presidential primary
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The2008 Connecticut Republican presidential primarywas held on February 5, 2008 (Super Tuesday) as the process by which the U.S. state ofConnecticutselected the recipient of 27 of the state’s 30 delegates to theRepublican National Conventionin the process to elect theRepublicancandidate for the 44thPresident of the United States.It was aclosed primary,restricted to enrolled members of the Republican Party.[1]
Candidates[edit]
The following is the order in which Republican candidates appeared on Connecticut’s Republican primary ballot on February 5, 2008:[2]
- Rudolph Giuliani,Fred Thompson,Mitt Romney,John McCain,Duncan Hunter,Ron Paul,Mike Huckabee,andAlan Keyes.
By law, "uncommitted" appeared below the list of candidates on the ballots for both parties in Connecticut.[2]
Candidates who withdrew from the race remained on the ballot in Connecticut if they had withdrawn after December 27, 2007. The only withdrawn Republican candidate who had been placed on the list of likely candidates in November who withdrew early enough to not appear on the Republican presidential ballot wasColoradoCongressmanTom Tancredo.[2]CaliforniaCongressman Duncan Hunter, formerTennesseeSenator Fred Thompson, and formerNew York CityMayor Rudy Giuliani withdrew after the December 27 cut-off date, thus they remained on the ballot.
History[edit]
Although the February 5, 2008 primary was the eighth presidential cycle since Connecticut replaced local primaries with a statewide primary in 1977, it was only the sixth primary to feature Republican candidates due to the unchallenged incumbents ofRonald Reaganin1984andGeorge W. Bushin2004.With John McCain having won the 2008 Republican nomination, Connecticut selected the eventual Republican nominee 67 percent of the time.[2]
The February 5 primary was the first time Connecticut used theoptical scan voting systemfor a primary. The state had first used the technology statewide in the 2007 municipal elections.
Opinion polling[edit]
Results[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain | 78,836 | 52.00% | 27 |
| Mitt Romney | 49,891 | 32.91% | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee | 10,607 | 7.00% | 0 |
| Ron Paul | 6,287 | 4.15% | 0 |
| Rudy Giuliani* | 2,470 | 1.63% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 2,462 | 1.62% | 0 |
| Fred Thompson* | 538 | 0.35% | 0 |
| Alan Keyes | 376 | 0.25% | 0 |
| Duncan Hunter* | 137 | 0.09% | 0 |
| Total | 151,604 | 100% | 27 |
* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Connecticut Republican Delegation 2008
- ^abcdOffice of the Secretary of the StateArchived2008-02-29 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Connecticut Republican Presidential Primary"(PDF).Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 10, 2008.RetrievedMay 24,2008.