The 2008 Washington Republican presidential caucuses were held on Saturday February 9 and the primary on February 19, 2008 to compete 40 total delegates, of which 18 tied to the caucuses, 19 tied to the primary, and 3 unpledged RNC member delegates.

Candidates All following candidates appeared on the ballot for voters in Washington:

Mike Huckabee John McCain Ron Paul Mitt Romney (candidate has suspended his campaign)

Caucuses Voting in Washington's caucuses closed at 9:00 pm EST February 9.

The Washington Republican Party declared John McCain the winner on the night of the election, after 87% of the votes were counted. Mike Huckabee disputed the results and accused the state party of calling the election prematurely. He demanded a state-wide caucus recount. However, by Tuesday, February 12, the Washington Republicans again declared McCain the winner after 96% of the votes were tallied, and never counted the rest of the votes.

+96% of precincts reporting Candidate State Delegate Percentage Delegates Counties Carries John McCain 3,228 25.9% 16 11 Mike Huckabee 2,959 23.52% 8 11 Ron Paul 2,740 21.64% 5 9 Mitt Romney 1,903 15.45% 0 4 Uncommitted 1,662 13.49% 0 2 Total 12,320 100% 2937

Primary The primary took place on February 19, 2008.

+Official Results Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates John McCain 262,304 49.50% 16 Mike Huckabee 127,657 24.09% 8 Mitt Romney* 86,140 16.25% 0 Ron Paul 40,539 7.65% 5 Rudy Giuliani* 5,145 0.97% 0 Fred Thompson* 4,865 0.92% 0 Alan Keyes 2,226 0.42% 0 Duncan Hunter* 799 0.19% 0 Total 529,932 100% 29 * Candidate stopped campaign before primary

Money raised The following table shows the amount of money each Republican Party candidate raised in the state of Washington.

Candidate Money Raised Mitt Romney $689,329 Ron Paul $531,471 John McCain $308,074 Rudy Giuliani $264,788 Fred Thompson $81,208 Mike Huckabee $81,208 Duncan Hunter $15,378

See also 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries 2008 Washington Democratic presidential caucuses

References

es:Asambleas del Partido Republicano de 2008 en Washington