2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary

2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary

February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
70 delegates to the Republican National Convention (57 pledged, 13 unpledged)
Candidate John McCain Mitt Romney Home state Arizona Massachusetts Delegate count 54 3 Popular vote 426,777 257,265 Percentage 47.45% 28.60%   Candidate Mike Huckabee Ron Paul Home state Arkansas Texas Delegate count 0 0 Popular vote 148,053 45,055 Percentage 16.46% 5.01%
Election results by county.   John McCain   Mitt Romney   Mike Huckabee

The 2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008. Illinois was one of 24 States holding a primary or caucus on Super Tuesday, 2008. Delegates from each of Illinois' 19 congressional districts are selected by direct election. In addition, the primary ballot also contains a preference poll that lists the presidential candidates. 10 at-large delegates and 3 party leader delegates were elected at the State Convention and officially went to the Republican Convention unpledged.

Results

Official Results

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	426,777	47.45%	54
Mitt Romney	257,265	28.60%	3
Mike Huckabee	148,053	16.46%	0
Ron Paul	45,055	5.01%	0
Rudy Giuliani*	11,837	1.32%	0
Fred Thompson*	7,259	0.81%	0
Alan Keyes	2,318	0.26%	0
Jim Mitchell, Jr.	483	0.05%	0
Tom Tancredo*	375	0.04%	0
Total	899,422	100%	57

*Candidate withdrew prior to the primary

See also

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