Puerto Rico Republican Delegation 2008

The Green Papers
2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Puerto Rico Republican
Presidential Nominating Process
Territorial Caucus: Sunday 24 February 2008
Territorial Convention: Saturday 8 March 2008

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
McCain, John Sidney, III	`188 90.38%`	`20 86.96%`	`23 100.00%`
Huckabee, Michael Dale "Mike"	`10 4.81%`
Paul, Ronald Ernest "Ron"	`9 4.33%`
Write-in	`1 0.48%`
Uncommitted		`3 13.04%`
Total	`208 100.00%`	`23 100.00%`	`23 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Caucus/Convention
Voter Eligibility: Open Primary

23 total delegates - 20 base at-large / 3 party

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Puerto Rico Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress

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Sunday 24 February 2008: Senator McCain, having received more than 2/3 of the vote, receives all 20 delegates.

Results from a media source (elnuevodia.com).
McCain Wins 20 GOP Delegates (ap.google.com): Republican Party members in Puerto Rico have awarded all 20 national convention delegates to Arizona Senator John McCain. Runners-up Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul each won 5% of the vote but received no delegates.
Espaldarazo a McCain: "Unos 1,170 delegados tienen derecho a votar en la asamblea republicana."

17 January 2008 reference from a media source: Buscan atención los republicanos de la Isla. (Thanks to Manuel Alvarez-Rivera of ElectionsPuertoRico.org)

Puerto Rico revised its process based upon a lack of funding for a state primary. Obsolete reference to abandoned primary: The Republican Party of Puerto Rico - On the road to the White House

Sunday 24 February 2008: Territorial Caucus

20 of 23 of Puerto Rico's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Puerto Rico Presidential Caucuses.

20 delegates are to be allocated to the presidential contenders as follows:

If a candidate receives 2/3 of the vote, that candidate receives all 20 delegates.
If 3 candidates receive more than 15% of the vote, the delegates are distributed 10, 6, and 4, respectively.
If only 2 candidates receive more than 15% of the vote, the delegates are distributed 13 and 7, respectively.

Delegates are bound to endorse the presidential candidate which they are certified as supporting.

Saturday 8 March 2008: Territorial Convention

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

Media reports state that the preferences of the three party leader delegates are-- Fortuño: Giuliani; Zoraida Fonalledas: Mitt Romney; Mayor of Aguadilla, Carlos Méndez: Fred Thompson.