Missouri Republican primary, 2008

Missouri Republican primary, 2008

2004 ← February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05) → 2012

Candidate John McCain Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Party Republican Republican Republican Home state Arizona Arkansas Massachusetts Delegate count 58 0 0 Popular vote 194,053 185,642 172,329 Percentage 32.96% 31.53% 29.27%

2008 Missouri Republican primary county map.   John McCain   Mike Huckabee   Mitt Romney

Elections in Missouri
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Ballot measures 2004 Amendment 2 2006 Amendment 2

The 2008 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary on February 5, 2008 determined the recipient of 55 of the state's 58 delegates to the Republican National Convention in the process to elect the 44th President of the United States. It was an open primary. John McCain won a slight plurality of the vote, receiving all of Missouri's delegates.

Results

100% of precincts reporting

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Counties	Delegates
John McCain	194,053	32.96%	32	58
Mike Huckabee	185,642	31.53%	72	0
Mitt Romney	172,329	29.27%	12	0
Ron Paul	26,464	4.50%	0	0
Rudy Giuliani*	3,593	0.61%	0	0
Fred Thompson*	3,102	0.53%	0	0
Alan Keyes	892	0.15%	0	0
Duncan Hunter*	307	0.05%	0	0
Virgil Wiles	124	0.02%	0	0
Tom Tancredo*	107	0.02%	0	0
Daniel Ayers Gilbert	88	0.01%	0	0
Hugh Cort	46	0.01%	0	0
Uncommitted	2,097	0.35%	0	0
Total	588,720	100%	116	58

*Candidate dropped out prior to primary

Opinion polling

Please see the following article for opinion polling: 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination Opinion Polling - Missouri

See also

• Missouri Democratic primary, 2008
• Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008