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
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