Tuesday 5 February 2008: 27 of Connecticut's 30 delegates to the Republican National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders in today's Connecticut Presidential Primary. [Article I, Section 17 (a)-(d), Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Bylaws]

• 27 delegates are allocated to the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary statewide.

The 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Connecticut's Republican Party, will by virtue of their position, attend the convention as unpledged delegates.

• The three unbound delegates are Chairman Chris Healy, Republican National Committeeman John Frey, and Republican National Committeewoman Patricia Longo.

The delegate and alternates shall be committed to the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary statewide, and unless released by the candidate, shall vote for the candidate on the first ballot, and shall not change their vote during the course of that ballot. [Article I, Section 17 (a), Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Bylaws]

Here's how we compute the delegate count (based on certified returns from an official source):

• John S. McCain, the candidate receiving the most votes statewide, is awarded 27 delegates.