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The 2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary was an election held on April 22 by the Pennsylvania Department of State in which voters chose their preference for the Republican Party's candidate for the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters also chose the Pennsylvania Republican Party's candidates for various state and local offices.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background

The selected candidates were placed on the ballot of the 2008 General Election on November 4, 2008. The Republican primary was part of a general primary that also included the 2008 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary.

Polls opened at 7:00 am and closed at 8:00 pm. John McCain was the winner. He had already been declared the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, having secured enough delegate votes in earlier primary contests to win the nomination at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Campaigning

Unlike on the Democratic side, little campaigning took place as John McCain had already clinched the nomination. Outsider candidate Ron Paul made several stops in the state, including his birthplace of Pittsburgh.

Results

**Official Results**
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
John McCain	594,061	72.86%	74*
Ron Paul	129,246	15.85%	0
Mike Huckabee*	92,057	11.29%	0
Total	815,364	100%	74

*Delegates are essentially unpledged in the Pennsylvania Republican primary.

Some media sources noted that Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee combined took in around 220,000 votes (about 27% of the vote total), despite McCain's status as presumptive nominee and the statistical irrelevance of Pennsylvania, as a possible sign of continuing social conservative or libertarian unease with McCain's nomination and have speculated about whether these results could potentially affect McCain in the November general election. Although some strategists disputed this theory, pointing to low turnout among McCain supporters and arguing that primary results would not necessarily affect the result in November.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ Singleton, David. "Historic primary election is here." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Citizens' Voice (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. T4.
^ Delazio, Sheena. "Turnout heavy in many areas." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: The Times Leader (subscription required), April 23, 2008, p. 5.
^ "Counties expecting high voter turnout." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: Standard-Speaker (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. 1.
^ Rich, Frank (April 27, 2008). "Opinion | How McCain Lost in Pennsylvania". The New York Times.
^ "McCain Loses 27% of Pennsylvania Vote". Archived from the original on April 26, 2008.
^ Rhee, Foon. "Pa. vote hints Republicans divided in support for McCain". Archived from the original on July 26, 2008.

[1] Singleton, David. "Historic primary election is here." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Citizens' Voice (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. T4.

[2] Delazio, Sheena. "Turnout heavy in many areas." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: The Times Leader (subscription required), April 23, 2008, p. 5.

[3] "Counties expecting high voter turnout." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: Standard-Speaker (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. 1.

[4] Rich, Frank (April 27, 2008). "Opinion | How McCain Lost in Pennsylvania". The New York Times.

[5] "McCain Loses 27% of Pennsylvania Vote". Archived from the original on April 26, 2008.

[6] Rhee, Foon. "Pa. vote hints Republicans divided in support for McCain". Archived from the original on July 26, 2008.

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+{{Elections in Pennsylvania sidebar}}
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-The '''2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary''' was an election held on April 22 by the Pennsylvania Department of State in which voters chose their preference for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party's]] candidate for the [[2008 United States presidential election]]. Voters also chose the Pennsylvania Republican Party's candidates for various state and local offices. The selected candidates were placed on the ballot of the 2008 General Election on November 4, 2008. The Republican primary was part of a General Primary that also included the [[2008 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary]].
+The '''2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary''' was an election held on April 22 by the Pennsylvania Department of State in which voters chose their preference for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party's]] candidate for the [[2008 United States presidential election]]. Voters also chose the Pennsylvania Republican Party's candidates for various state and local offices.<ref>Singleton, David. "Historic primary election is here." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: ''[https://www.newspapers.com/paper/citizens-voice/9180/ Citizens' Voice]'' (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. T4.</ref><ref>Delazio, Sheena. "Turnout heavy in many areas." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: ''[https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-times-leader/7857/ The Times Leader]'' (subscription required), April 23, 2008, p. 5.</ref><ref>"Counties expecting high voter turnout." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: ''[https://www.newspapers.com/paper/standard-speaker/2189/ Standard-Speaker]'' (subscription required), April 22, 2008, p. 1.</ref>
+==Background==
+The selected candidates were placed on the ballot of the 2008 General Election on November 4, 2008. The Republican primary was part of a general primary that also included the [[2008 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary]].
-Polls opened at 7:00 am and closed at 8:00 pm. [[John McCain]] was the winner.  He had already been declared the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee, having secured enough delegate votes in earlier primary contests to win the nomination at the [[2008 Republican National Convention]].
+Polls opened at 7:00 am and closed at 8:00 pm. [[John McCain]] was the winner. He had already been declared the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, having secured enough delegate votes in earlier primary contests to win the nomination at the [[2008 Republican National Convention]].
 ==Campaigning==
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 <small>*Delegates are essentially unpledged in the Pennsylvania Republican primary.</small>
-Some media sources noted that [[Ron Paul]] and [[Mike Huckabee]] combined took in around 220,000 votes (about 27% of the vote total), despite McCain's status as presumptive nominee and the statistical irrelevance of Pennsylvania, as a possible sign of continuing social conservative or libertarian unease with McCain's nomination and have speculated about whether these results could potentially affect McCain in the November [[general election]]. Although some strategists disputed this theory, pointing to low turnout among McCain supporters and arguing that primary results would not necessarily affect the result in November.
+Some media sources noted that [[Ron Paul]] and [[Mike Huckabee]] combined took in around 220,000 votes (about 27% of the vote total), despite McCain's status as presumptive nominee and the statistical irrelevance of Pennsylvania, as a possible sign of continuing social conservative or libertarian unease with McCain's nomination and have speculated about whether these results could potentially affect McCain in the November [[general election]]. Although some strategists disputed this theory, pointing to low turnout among McCain supporters and arguing that primary results would not necessarily affect the result in November.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rich |first1=Frank |title=Opinion {{!}} How McCain Lost in Pennsylvania |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/opinion/27rich.html |work=The New York Times |date=27 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=McCain Loses 27% of Pennsylvania Vote |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080423/cm_thenation/45314454 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080426232052/https://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080423/cm_thenation/45314454 |archive-date=26 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rhee |first1=Foon |title=Pa. vote hints Republicans divided in support for McCain |url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/24/pa_vote_hints_republicans_divided_in_support_for_mccain/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726211241/https://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/24/pa_vote_hints_republicans_divided_in_support_for_mccain/ |archive-date=26 July 2008}}</ref>
-[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/opinion/27rich.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin] [https://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080423/cm_thenation/45314454] [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/24/pa_vote_hints_republicans_divided_in_support_for_mccain/]
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:2008 Pennsylvania elections]]
 [[Category:Pennsylvania Republican primaries|2008]]
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