2008 Montana Republican presidential caucuses and primary

2008 Montana Republican presidential caucuses

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Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul John McCain Home state Massachusetts Texas Arizona Popular vote 625 400 358 Percentage 38.34% 24.54% 21.96%   Candidate Mike Huckabee Alan Keyes Home state Arkansas Maryland Popular vote 245 2 Percentage 15.03% 0.12%

Election results by county.   Mitt Romney   Ron Paul   John McCain   Mike Huckabee   Tie

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The 2008 Montana Republican presidential caucuses took place on February 5, 2008, with 25 national delegates.^[1] The first caucuses were scheduled for midday in Sheridan County and Judith Basin County.

In the fall of 2007, Montana's Republican Party decided to create a caucus for Super Tuesday. They hoped to "boost the state's profile among the campaigns and energize the party." In spite of this change, only one presidential candidate actually visited Montana, Mitt Romney in June 2007. McCain, Romney, Huckabee and Paul each orchestrated last-minute conference calls with voters at caucus sites.^[2]

Endorsements

Former Senator Conrad Burns endorsed McCain. Secretary of State Brad Johnson endorsed Romney. Former Governor Judy Martz endorsed Huckabee.^[2]

Results

100% of precincts reporting^[3]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
Mitt Romney	625	38.34%	25
Ron Paul	400	24.54%	0
John McCain	358	21.96%	0
Mike Huckabee	245	15.03%	0
Alan Keyes	2	0.12%	0
Total	1,630	100%	25

Primary

Montana held a non-binding Republican primary on June 3, 2008. John McCain won the primary.

100% of precincts reporting

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
John McCain	72,551	76.18%
Ron Paul	20,452	21.48%
No Preference	1,786	2.93%

See also

• 2008 Montana Democratic primary
• 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

References

1. "Montana Republican Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
2. Gouras, Matt (February 5, 2008). "Montana GOP gathers for first-ever Super Tuesday caucus". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-02-05.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "2008 Presidential Republican Primary Election Results - Montana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2009-04-07.