2008 Michigan Republican Primary
The 2008 Michigan Republican presidential primary took place on January 15, 2008. Mitt Romney came in first with 39 percent of the vote, followed by John McCain with 30 percent and Mike Huckabee in third-place with 16 percent. The victory was widely viewed as critical for the Mitt Romney 2008 presidential campaign, Romney campaign, as a loss in Michigan, where his George W. Romney, father was Governor of Michigan, governor, would have resulted in a loss of momentum after two losses already in 2008 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, New Hampshire and 2008 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, Iowa. National delegates determined: 30 out of 60 In accordance with Republican National Committee rules, Michigan was stripped of half its delegates for holding primary contests before February 5, 2008. Candidates * Former Mayor of New York City, Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York City * Former Governor of Arkansas, Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas * United States House of Repres ...
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Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies. Its name derives from a gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe word (), meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan consists of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula resembles the shape of a mitten, and comprises a majority of the state's land area. The Upper Peninsula (often called "the U.P.") is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a channel that joins Lak ...
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