Massachusetts Republican Delegation 2008

The Green Papers
2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Massachusetts Republican
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 5 February 2008

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
Romney, Mitt	`255,892 50.97%`	`22 51.16%`
McCain, John Sidney, III	`204,779 40.79%`	`18 41.86%`	`43 100.00%`
Huckabee, Michael Dale "Mike"	`19,103 3.81%`
Paul, Ronald Ernest "Ron"	`13,251 2.64%`
Giuliani, Rudolph William	`2,707 0.54%`
No Preference	`1,959 0.39%`
Others	`1,532 0.31%`
Blanks	`1,447 0.29%`
Thompson, Fred Dalton	`916 0.18%`
Hunter, Duncan	`258 0.05%`
Tancredo, Thomas Gerald "Tom"	`153 0.03%`
Uncommitted		`3 6.98%`
(available)
Total	`501,997 100.00%`	`43 100.00%`	`43 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary,
Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). Some municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45a EST.
Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary

43 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 30 re: 10 congressional districts / 3 party

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MASSACHUSETTS Republican PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

Tuesday 5 February 2008

Certified returns from an official source.

40 of 43 delegates to the Republican National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Massachusetts Presidential Primary: 40 delegates allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates.

Contest				Romney			Mccain
�	Pop Vote	Qual Vote	Del	Vote	%	Del	Vote	%	Del
Statewide	501,997	460,671	40	255,892	55.548%	22	204,779	44.452%	18
Delegates	�	�	40	�	�	22	�	�	18

Each Congressional District is allocated 3 National Convention Delegates. The Allocation Committee determined that the 4 Congressional districts that McCain had his highest percentage of the vote in-- CDs 1, 4, 8, and 9-- (whether he carried the district or not) would choose 2 McCain delegates and 1 Romney delegate. The remaining 6 CDs would choose 2 Romney delegates and 1 McCain delegate.

Ten delegates are allocated statewide. The Allocation committee split the delegates 6 for Romney, 4 for McCain, thus equaling 22 and 18.

Contest			Romney			Mccain
�	Pop Vote	Del	Vote	%	Del	Vote	%	Del
CD1	43,766	3	19,140	43.733%	1	19,019	43.456%	2
CD2	45,533	3	22,966	50.438%	2	17,884	39.277%	1
CD3	50,984	3	26,216	51.420%	2	20,461	40.132%	1
CD4	46,361	3	22,388	48.291%	1	20,119	43.396%	2
CD5	59,921	3	31,960	53.337%	2	23,627	39.430%	1
CD6	68,140	3	35,568	52.198%	2	27,697	40.647%	1
CD7	46,594	3	24,633	52.867%	2	18,578	39.872%	1
CD8	13,534	3	5,545	40.971%	1	6,297	46.527%	2
CD9	51,472	3	25,939	50.394%	1	21,991	42.724%	2
CD10	75,692	3	41,537	54.876%	2	29,106	38.453%	1
At-Large	501,997	10	255,892	50.975%	6	204,779	40.793%	4
Delegates	�	40	�	�	22	�	�	18

MASSACHUSETTS 2008 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, General Guidelines and Information for Potential Delegates to the Convention

Tuesday 5 February 2008: 40 of 43 delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the statewide results of the voting in today's Massachusetts Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.

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