Montana Republican caucuses, 2008

Montana Republican caucuses, 2008

2000 ← February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05) → 2012

Nominee Mitt Romney Ron Paul John McCain Party Republican Republican Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Arizona Popular vote 625 400 358 Percentage 38.34% 24.54% 21.96%

Election results by county. Dark Red denotes those won by Romney, Yellow denotes counties won by Paul, Red denotes counties won by McCain, Pink denotes those won by Huckabee, and Gray denotes those tied between two or more candidates.

The 2008 Montana Republican 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

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

References

1. ^ "Montana Republican Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/MT-R.phtml. Retrieved 2008-01-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Gouras, Matt (February 5, 2008). "Montana GOP gathers for first-ever Super Tuesday caucus". Associated Press. http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/05/news/state/17-results_g.txt. Retrieved 2008-02-05. 
3. ^ "2008 Presidential Republican Primary Election Results - Montana". U.S. Election Atlas. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=30&f=1&off=0&elect=2. Retrieved 2009-04-07.