The Green Papers
2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm Tennessee Republican
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 5 February 2008
State Executive Committee: Saturday 1 March 2008
Republicans
CandidatePopular
Vote
Delegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
Huckabee, Michael Dale "Mike"190,904  34.47%24  46.15% 24  43.64% 
McCain, John Sidney, III176,091  31.80%19  36.54% 19  34.55% 
Romney, Mitt130,632  23.59%8  15.38% 8  14.55% 
Paul, Ronald Ernest "Ron"31,026   5.60%    
Thompson, Fred Dalton16,263   2.94%    
Giuliani, Rudolph William5,159   0.93%    
Uncommitted1,830   0.33%1   1.92% 1   1.82% 
Keyes, Alan L.978   0.18%    
Hunter, Duncan738   0.13%    
Tancredo, Thomas Gerald "Tom"194   0.04%    
(available)  3 100.00%3   5.45%55 100.00%
Total553,815 100.00%52 100.00%3 100.00%55 100.00%55 100.00%

States Chronologically   States Alphabetically     Republican Convention     Tennessee Democrat    
 
Tennessee Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Tennessee State and Local Government

 
 

TENNESSEE Republican PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

Tuesday 5 February 2008

39 of Tennessee's 55 delegates to the Republican National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders in today's Tennessee Presidential Primary: 27 delegates, 3 from each of the State's 9 congressional districts, allocated to the presidential contenders based on the primary results in that district; 12 delegates allocated to the presidential contenders based on the primary results statewide. If a candidate receives 66.6% of the vote statewide and 66.6% in each and every congressional district, that candidate receives all of Tennessee's delegates. Otherwise, the statewide and District delegates are allocated according to the rules described below.

References:
1. Information for Potential Delegates OVERVIEW OF 2008 TENNESSEE DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESS
2. Procedures for Election of Tennessee Delegates to the National Party Conventions
3. STATE OF TENNESSEE / 2008 ELECTION SCHEDULE
4. 2008 Republican National Convention Tennessee Delegate Information

Certified 5 February 2008 statewide vote from an official source.


   

Tuesday 5 February 2008: 39 of Tennessee's 55 delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Tennessee Presidential Primary.

  • 27 district delegates, 3 from each of the 9 congressional districts, are to be allocated to the presidential contenders based on the primary results in that district.
  • 12 at-large delegates are to be allocated to the presidential contenders based on the primary results statewide.

Delegates are allocated to Presidential candidates as follows:

  • If a candidate receives 66.6% of the vote statewide and 66.6% in each and every congressional district, that candidate receives all delegates from Tennessee.
  • If no candidate receives 66.6%, delegates are distributed proportionally. If a candidate receives over half of the votes statewide, they will receive seven delegates. The remaining five will be proportioned out among the other candidates receiving more than 20% of the vote.
  • If no candidate receives 66.6% of the vote in a congressional district, delegates are distributed as follows:
    • The candidate receiving the most votes receives 2 delegates.
    • The candidate receiving the next highest number of votes receives 1 delegate.
 

Saturday 1 March 2008: State Executive Committee meets.

The State Executive Committee elects the 13 remaining at-large delegates.

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


At the National Convention, delegates are bound for at least 2 ballots. TCA §§2-13-307(b) and 2-13-308.


Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
  Division of Elections
  Tennessee Registry of Election Finance
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Tennessee General Assembly
Republican
  Tennessee Republican Party
  The Tennessee House Republican Caucus
Media & others
  Citizen Tribune - Lakeway Region
  Cleveland Daily Banner
  DC's Political Report - Tennessee
  Franklin Review Appeal
  Lebanon Democrat & Wilson County News
  Politics1.com - Tennessee
  Rhea County Online - The Herald News - Dayton
  Shelbyville Times-Gazette
  Southern Standard - McMinnville
  The Commercial Appeal - Memphis
  The Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro
  The Elizabethton Star
  The Knoxville News Sentinel
  The Memphis Flyer
  The Mountain Press - Sevierville
  The Oak Ridger - Oak Ridge
  The Tennessean - Nashville
  Volunteer Voters
  WATE TV - ABC - Knoxville
  WBBJ TV - ABC - Jackson
  WBIR TV - NBC - Knoxville
  WDEF TV - CBS - Chattanooga
  WJHL TV - CBS - Johnson City
  WKRN TV - ABC - Nashville
  WMC TV - NBC - Memphis
  WPTY TV - ABC - Memphis
  WREG TV - Memphis
  WSMV TV - NBC - Nashville
  WTNZ TV - FOX - Knoxville
  WTVC - ABC - Chattanooga
  WTVF TV - CBS - Nashville

 


  Election - Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
  Presidential Hopefuls  
 
  States Alphabetically  
  Events Chronologically  
  Major Events Chronologically  

  Democratic "First Determining Step" Chronologically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
  Weekly Delegate Distribution and Availability  
 
Delegate Counts
  State by State Summary  
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  

 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  Democratic Detailed Delegate Allocation   --   Republican Detailed Delegate Allocation  
 
  Democratic Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
Ballot Access
  Democratic Candidates   --   Republican Candidates  
 
Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary     Third Parties (Green, Libertarian)  
 
  Straw Polls  


The Green Papers Home