The Green Papers
Presidential Primaries 2008
Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility


 
Republican Party Republican
Delegate Selection
and Voter Eligibility
Sorted by Delegate Selection
(sort)
State
(sort)
Delegate Selection
(sort)
Voter Eligibility
MontanaAdvisory PrimaryOpen Primary
NebraskaAdvisory PrimaryModified Primary
AlaskaCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
American SamoaCaucus/ConventionOpen Caucus
ColoradoCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
GuamCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
HawaiiCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
IowaCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
KansasCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
MaineCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
MinnesotaCaucus/ConventionOpen Caucus
NevadaCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
North DakotaCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
Northern MarianasCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
Puerto RicoCaucus/ConventionOpen Primary
Virgin IslandsCaucus/ConventionOpen Caucus
WyomingCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
TennesseeIn each district and statewide - if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional PrimaryOpen Primary
TexasIn each district and statewide - if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MississippiDistrict: Winner-Take-All Primary, Statewide: if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional PrimaryOpen Primary
IllinoisLoophole PrimaryOpen Primary
PennsylvaniaLoophole PrimaryClosed Primary
IdahoCombined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention]Open Primary
LouisianaCombined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention]Closed Primary
ArkansasProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
KentuckyProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
MassachusettsProportional PrimaryModified Primary
New HampshireProportional PrimaryModified Primary
New MexicoProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
North CarolinaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
OregonProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
Rhode IslandProportional PrimaryModified Primary
South DakotaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
AlabamaDistrict: Winner-Take-All or top two; Statewide: ProportionalOpen Primary
IndianaCombined Selection [Winner-Take-All Primary for District Delegates with Caucus/Convention]Open Primary
West VirginiaCombined Selection [Winner-Take-All Primary for District Delegates with Caucus/Convention]Modified Primary
CaliforniaWinner-Take-All (by district and statewide)Closed Primary
FloridaWinner-Take-All (by district and statewide)Closed Primary
GeorgiaWinner-Take-All (by district and statewide)Modified Primary
MarylandWinner-Take-All (by district and statewide)Closed Primary
MichiganWinner-Take-All (by district and statewide)Open Primary
OhioWinner-Take-All (by district and statewide)Modified Primary
OklahomaWinner-Take-All (by district and statewide)Closed Primary
South CarolinaWinner-Take-All (by district and statewide)Open Primary
WisconsinWinner-Take-All (by district and statewide)Open Primary
ArizonaWinner-Take-AllClosed Primary
ConnecticutWinner-Take-AllClosed Primary
DelawareWinner-Take-AllClosed Primary
District of ColumbiaWinner-Take-AllClosed Primary
MissouriWinner-Take-AllOpen Primary
New JerseyWinner-Take-AllModified Primary
New YorkWinner-Take-AllClosed Primary
UtahWinner-Take-AllModified Primary
VermontWinner-Take-AllOpen Primary
VirginiaWinner-Take-AllOpen Primary
WashingtonCombined Selection [Winner-Take-All Primary by CD, Proportional Primary (statewide), Caucus/Convention (statewide)]Closed Caucus
 
 
Delegate Selection Tally
Caucus/Convention15
Winner-Take-All10
Proportional Primary9
Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)9
Combined Selection [Winner-Take-All Primary for District Delegates with Caucus/Convention]2
Combined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention]2
In each district and statewide - if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional Primary2
Advisory Primary2
Loophole Primary2
Combined Selection [Winner-Take-All Primary by CD, Proportional Primary (statewide), Caucus/Convention (statewide)]1
District: Winner-Take-All or top two; Statewide: Proportional1
District: Winner-Take-All Primary, Statewide: if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional Primary1
Voter Eligibility Tally
Open Primary16
Closed Primary15
Closed Caucus12
Modified Primary10
Open Caucus3
 
 


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