This article lists statewide public opinion polls conducted relating to the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, typically using standard statistical methodology.
The known candidates with national campaigns are John McCain, and Ron Paul, and Withdrawn candidates include Jim Gilmore, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback, John H. Cox, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Alan Keyes and Mitt Romney. Candidates who declined to seek the nomination include George Allen, Jeb Bush, Dick Cheney, Bill Frist, Newt Gingrich, Chuck Hagel, Condoleezza Rice, Mark Sanford, and Rick Santorum. One candidate included in some polls who said nothing either way, and did not enter the race is George Pataki.
On March 4, 2008, John McCain received enough pledged delegates to receive a majority at the convention and became the presumptive nominee of the GOP in the general election.
Alabama Winner: Mike Huckabee<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also <br />
Alaska Winner: Mitt Romney Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />
Arizona Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also <br />
Arkansas Winner: Mike Huckabee<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also <br />
California Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br /> See also
Colorado Winner: Mitt Romney<br /> Caucus Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also <br />
Connecticut Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also<br />
Delaware Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />
District of Columbia Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 12, 2008<br />
Florida Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: January 29, 2008
See also
Georgia Winner: Mike Huckabee<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also<br />
Idaho Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: May 27, 2008<br />
Illinois Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also <br />
Iowa Winner: Mike Huckabee<br /> Caucus Date: January 3, 2008
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Kansas Winner: Mike Huckabee<br /> Caucus Date: February 9, 2008<br />
Louisiana Winner: Mike Huckabee<br /> Primary Date February 9, 2008<br />
Maine Winner: Mitt Romney <br /> Caucus Dates: February 1âÂÂ3, 2008<br />See also
Maryland Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 12, 2008<br />
Massachusetts Winner: Mitt Romney<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also <br />
Michigan Winner: Mitt Romney<br /> Primary Date: January 15, 2008<br /> <br /> See also
Minnesota Winner: Mitt Romney<br /> Caucus Date: February 5, 2008<br />
Missouri Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also <br />
Montana Winner: Mitt Romney<br /> Caucus Date: February 5, 2008<br />
Nevada Winner: Mitt Romney<br /> Caucus Date: January 19, 2008
See also
New Hampshire Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: January 8, 2008
See also
New Jersey Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br /> <br />See also
New Mexico Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: June 3, 2008<br />See also <br />
New York Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br /> <br /> See also
North Carolina Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: May 6, 2008<br />See also <br />
North Dakota Winner: Mitt Romney<br /> Caucus Date: February 5, 2008<br />
Ohio Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: March 4, 2008<br /> See also
Oklahoma Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also <br />
Oregon Winner: To Be Determined Primary Date: May 20, 2008<br />
Pennsylvania Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008<br /> <br />See also
Rhode Island Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: March 4, 2008<br />See also <br />
South Carolina Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: January 19, 2008
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Tennessee Winner: Mike Huckabee<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />
Texas Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: March 4, 2008<br />See also <br />
Utah Winner: Mitt Romney<br /> Primary Date: February 5, 2008<br />See also <br />
Vermont Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: March 4, 2008<br />See also <br />
Virginia Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 12, 2008<br />
Washington Winner: John McCain<br /> Caucus Date: February 9, 2008<br /> See also
West Virginia Winner: Mike Huckabee<br /> Caucus Date: February 5, 2008<br /> Primary Date: May 13, 2008<br />See also <br />
Wisconsin Winner: John McCain<br /> Primary Date: February 19, 2008<br /> See also
Wyoming Winner: Mitt Romney<br /> Caucus Date: January 5, 2008<br />
Sources: National Association of Secretaries of State<br /> Using RCP averages when available
The race for the Republican nomination is decided upon how many delegates a candidate receives. In this section we see how many pledged delegates each candidate has received to date ranking from first place (the most delegates) to sixth place (the least delegates). To be nominated, a candidate must win an absolute majority of delegates, or 1,191 delegates.
â©- Means the candidate has won that particular state
All information comes from
The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of convention delegates awarded to each state. A simple majority of delegate votes (1,191 out of 2,381) is needed to secure the nomination.
The number of convention delegates in Wyoming, New Hampshire, Michigan, South Carolina, and Florida have been cut in half due to scheduling their primary earlier than February 5. Source
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