Tuesday 11 March 2008: 36 of 39 of Mississippi's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Mississippi Presidential Primary.

• 12 district delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the 4 congressional districts: each congressional district is assigned 3 National Convention delegates and the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in that district will receive all 3 of that district's National Convention delegates. (Rule 3)
• 24 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 14 bonus delegates) are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the statewide primary vote. (Rule 4)
• If one candidate receives a majority of the statewide vote (more than 50%), that candidate is allocated all 24 of the at-large delegates.
• If no candidate receives a majority of the statewide vote, each presidential candidate receiving 15% or more of the vote statewide shall be allocated delegates accordingly based on their percentage of the vote total of those candidates who met the 15% threshold. Round fractional proportions of a delegate to the nearest whole number.

In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Mississippi's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position. (Rule 5)

The State Convention will be held Friday 9 to Saturday 10 May 2008

National Convention delegates are bound until released by their candidate. (Rules 8 and 9)

Reference: Resolution Of The State Executive Committee Of The Mississippi Republican Party (June 21, 2007)