The 2008 Florida Republican presidential primary was held on January 29, 2008, with 57 delegates at stake on a
winner-take-all basis.
The
Republican National Committee
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removed half of Florida's delegates because the state committee moved its Republican primary before February 5.
Arizona
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Senator
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
was the winner of the primary. Third-place finisher
Rudy Giuliani
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dropped out of the race the following day.
Campaign
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 19 ...
campaigned quite heavily in Florida, which he expected to use as his "launch pad" for a "strong showing" on
Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday is the United States presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. Approximately one-third of all delegates to the presidential nominating c ...
. He campaigned almost entirely in Florida, and largely ignored
South Carolina
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and other states voting before February 5. Polls taken before the primary showed that John McCain was the slight front runner over Mitt Romney. Giuliani had been campaigning with virtually no opposition; however, following the
South Carolina Republican primary, 2008
The 2008 South Carolina Republican presidential primary was held on January 19, with 24 delegates at stake. The Republican National Committee took half of South Carolina's 47 delegates away from them because the state committee moved its Republic ...
, several candidates flew down to Florida to begin campaigning up to January 29 when the primary occurred.
Pre-primary polls
As of January 29,
RealClearPolitics
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reported that the average support from polls taken in the days immediately prior to primary day placed McCain slightly in the lead with 30.7%, followed by Romney with 30.1%, Giuliani with 14.7%, Huckabee with 12.9%, and Paul with 3.6%. Fmr. Sen.
Fred Thompson
Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee f ...
and Rep.
Duncan Hunter, though already out of the race, still remained on the ballot in the Florida primary.
Results
On January 29, 2008, McCain prevailed in Florida's Republican presidential primary.
Candidate dropped out of the race prior to primary.
See also
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2008 Florida Democratic presidential primary
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2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
From January 3 to June 3, 2008, voters of the Republican Party chose their nominee for president in the 2008 United States presidential election. Senator John McCain of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections ...
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2008 United States presidential election in Florida
References
External links
Election Center 2008:Primary Results for Florida
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Florida
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2008 Florida elections
2008
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