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Official 2008 Presidential Primary Election results for President of the United States


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President of the United States

Congressional District 1

Democratic (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 892 72 964 1.1%
Hillary Clinton Winner Selected     
Democratic 39,344 2,655 41,999 46.7%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 144 5 149 0.2%
John Edwards
Democratic 1,852 334 2,186 2.4%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 138 5 143 0.2%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 242 13 255 0.3%
Barack Obama
Democratic 38,550 2,694 41,244 45.8%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 300 25 325 0.4%
Uncommitted
Democratic 114 4 118 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 155 12 167 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 195 20 215 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 229 23 252 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 150 21 171 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 326 24 350 0.4%
Uncommitted
Democratic 89 7 96 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 227 10 237 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 293 32 325 0.4%
Uncommitted
Democratic 92 7 99 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 378 27 405 0.5%
Uncommitted
Democratic 263 12 275 0.3%

Republican (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 952 166 1,118 1.4%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 20,824 955 21,779 27.7%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 107 8 115 0.1%
Alan Keyes
Republican 614 54 668 0.8%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 40,812 2,852 43,664 55.5%
Ron Paul
Republican 4,413 282 4,695 6.0%
Mitt Romney
Republican 4,892 1,086 5,978 7.6%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 72 7 79 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 568 41 609 0.8%

Congressional District 2

Democratic (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 499 26 525 0.5%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 35,738 1,522 37,260 37.5%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 106 5 111 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 1,429 134 1,563 1.6%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 103 3 106 0.1%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 190 11 201 0.2%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 55,355 2,481 57,836 58.2%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 212 12 224 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 178 11 189 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 936 42 978 1.0%
Uncommitted
Democratic 75 8 83 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 288 16 304 0.3%

Republican (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 453 60 513 1.9%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 7,602 255 7,857 28.3%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 40 4 44 0.2%
Alan Keyes
Republican 330 23 353 1.3%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 13,357 569 13,926 50.2%
Ron Paul
Republican 2,275 87 2,362 8.5%
Mitt Romney
Republican 2,156 237 2,393 8.6%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 33 0 33 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 226 14 240 0.9%

Congressional District 3

Democratic (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 456 29 485 0.4%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 43,230 2,769 45,999 41.5%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 107 3 110 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 1,179 174 1,353 1.2%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 98 11 109 0.1%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 269 10 279 0.3%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 56,818 3,736 60,554 54.6%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 332 27 359 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 266 31 297 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 448 40 488 0.4%
Uncommitted
Democratic 95 5 100 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 630 47 677 0.6%

Republican (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 501 59 560 1.5%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 8,315 421 8,736 24.0%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 37 5 42 0.1%
Alan Keyes
Republican 314 25 339 0.9%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 19,636 1,173 20,809 57.3%
Ron Paul
Republican 2,465 138 2,603 7.2%
Mitt Romney
Republican 2,500 371 2,871 7.9%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 40 1 41 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 308 16 324 0.9%

Congressional District 4

Democratic (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 230 22 252 0.2%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 30,587 2,411 32,998 24.0%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 60 3 63 0.0%
John Edwards
Democratic 437 119 556 0.4%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 59 9 68 0.0%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 206 18 224 0.2%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 96,014 6,600 102,614 74.6%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 137 18 155 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 266 41 307 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 323 40 363 0.3%

Republican (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 211 33 244 1.5%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 4,167 257 4,424 27.1%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 39 1 40 0.2%
Alan Keyes
Republican 285 26 311 1.9%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 8,670 624 9,294 57.0%
Ron Paul
Republican 646 72 718 4.4%
Mitt Romney
Republican 857 179 1,036 6.4%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 26 4 30 0.2%
Fred Thompson
Republican 181 17 198 1.2%

Congressional District 5

Democratic (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 392 28 420 0.3%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 35,843 2,049 37,892 30.5%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 88 11 99 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 1,129 145 1,274 1.0%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 86 7 93 0.1%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 213 12 225 0.2%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 78,075 4,537 82,612 66.4%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 231 19 250 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 142 16 158 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 331 24 355 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 145 6 151 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 342 22 364 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 434 12 446 0.4%

Republican (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 408 57 465 1.2%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 11,315 494 11,809 30.7%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 61 3 64 0.2%
Alan Keyes
Republican 390 29 419 1.1%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 20,727 1,139 21,866 56.8%
Ron Paul
Republican 1,514 101 1,615 4.2%
Mitt Romney
Republican 1,471 315 1,786 4.6%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 39 3 42 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 381 17 398 1.0%

Congressional District 6

Democratic (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 384 36 420 0.6%
Hillary Clinton Winner Selected     
Democratic 32,349 1,973 34,322 48.9%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 94 8 102 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 1,786 229 2,015 2.9%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 115 5 120 0.2%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 188 19 207 0.3%
Barack Obama
Democratic 28,678 2,061 30,739 43.8%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 275 26 301 0.4%
Uncommitted
Democratic 267 20 287 0.4%
Uncommitted
Democratic 453 25 478 0.7%
Uncommitted
Democratic 62 1 63 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 77 2 79 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 110 5 115 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 38 3 41 0.1%
Uncommitted
Democratic 459 40 499 0.7%
Uncommitted
Democratic 350 25 375 0.5%

Republican (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 775 147 922 1.3%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 24,682 1,002 25,684 35.6%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 110 7 117 0.2%
Alan Keyes
Republican 566 77 643 0.9%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 33,318 1,926 35,244 48.9%
Ron Paul
Republican 3,977 237 4,214 5.8%
Mitt Romney
Republican 3,891 656 4,547 6.3%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 53 5 58 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 631 38 669 0.9%

Congressional District 7

Democratic (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 366 13 379 0.3%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 27,559 1,649 29,208 24.8%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 83 4 87 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 576 89 665 0.6%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 82 5 87 0.1%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 251 11 262 0.2%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 81,977 4,367 86,344 73.2%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 214 24 238 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 161 16 177 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 311 14 325 0.3%
Uncommitted
Democratic 210 12 222 0.2%

Republican (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 264 38 302 1.4%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 5,243 256 5,499 25.8%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 47 3 50 0.2%
Alan Keyes
Republican 299 31 330 1.5%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 10,856 723 11,579 54.3%
Ron Paul
Republican 1,550 104 1,654 7.8%
Mitt Romney
Republican 1,470 208 1,678 7.9%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 26 1 27 0.1%
Fred Thompson
Republican 179 10 189 0.9%

Congressional District 8

Democratic (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Joe Biden
Democratic 289 42 331 0.3%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic 49,607 4,926 54,533 42.6%
Christopher J. Dodd
Democratic 57 10 67 0.1%
John Edwards
Democratic 643 250 893 0.7%
Mike Gravel
Democratic 67 11 78 0.1%
Dennis J. Kucinich
Democratic 224 32 256 0.2%
Barack Obama Winner Selected     
Democratic 63,805 6,917 70,722 55.3%
Bill Richardson
Democratic 207 39 246 0.2%
Uncommitted
Democratic 668 89 757 0.6%
Uncommitted
Democratic 28 1 29 0.0%

Republican (Vote for One) Details
Name Party Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage
Rudy Giuliani
Republican 321 103 424 1.4%
Mike Huckabee
Republican 5,494 326 5,820 19.4%
Duncan Hunter
Republican 47 3 50 0.2%
Alan Keyes
Republican 299 24 323 1.1%
John McCain Winner Selected     
Republican 18,083 1,581 19,664 65.4%
Ron Paul
Republican 1,193 142 1,335 4.4%
Mitt Romney
Republican 1,652 485 2,137 7.1%
Tom Tancredo
Republican 45 1 46 0.2%
Fred Thompson
Republican 257 17 274 0.9%