The 2008 Idaho Republican presidential primary took place on May 27, 2008.
John McCain won the primary, although before the election he had already won enough pledged delegates in earlier primaries to secure his nomination at the
2008 Republican National Convention
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Ron Paul finished second with 24 percent of the vote, which was his best showing in a primary state even though McCain had been declared the presumptive Republican nominee several weeks before the Idaho primary.
Election Center 2008: Primary Results for Idaho
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Results
See also
* 2008 Idaho Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2008 Idaho Democratic presidential caucuses were held on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008, with 18 national delegates at stake. For the first time, caucuses were held in all 44 counties, all of them open caucuses organized at the county level ...
* 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
References
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