The 2008 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary took place on February 5, 2008, with 40 national delegates. Polls indicated that former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney was leading rival John McCain; Romney ended up defeating McCain by roughly 10% of the vote.
Results
+Official results Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Mitt Romney 255,892 51.12% 22 John McCain 204,779 40.91% 18 Mike Huckabee 19,103 3.82% 0 Ron Paul 13,251 2.65% 0 Rudy Giuliani* 2,707 0.54% 0 Fred Thompson* 916 0.18% 0 Duncan Hunter* 258 0.05% 0 All others 1,685 0.34% 0 Uncommitted 1,959 0.39% 0 Total 500,550 100% 40
* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary.
See also 2008 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary
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