Louisiana Republican Delegation 2008

The Green Papers
2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Louisiana Republican
Presidential Nominating Process
District Caucuses: Tuesday 22 January 2008
Primary: Saturday 9 February 2008
State Convention: Saturday 16 February 2008

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
Huckabee, Michael Dale "Mike"	`69,594 43.18%`
McCain, John Sidney, III	`67,551 41.91%`		`47 100.00%`
Romney, Mitt	`10,222 6.34%`
Paul, Ronald Ernest "Ron"	`8,590 5.33%`
Thompson, Fred Dalton	`1,603 0.99%`
Giuliani, Rudolph William	`1,593 0.99%`
Keyes, Alan L.	`837 0.52%`
Curry, Jerry Ralph	`521 0.32%`
Hunter, Duncan	`368 0.23%`
Gilbert, Daniel Ayers	`183 0.11%`
Tancredo, Thomas Gerald "Tom"	`107 0.07%`
Uncommitted		`47 100.00%`
Total	`161,169 100.00%`	`47 100.00%`	`47 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Combined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention],
Polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).
Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary

47 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 21 re: 7 congressional districts / 3 party / 13 bonus

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Louisiana Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress

Louisiana State and Local Government

The state's presidential preference primary has moved from the second Tuesday in March (11 March 2008) to the second Saturday in February (9 February 2008). If Mardi Gras falls on the second Tuesday of February, then the primary is held on the third Saturday in February. (Acts 2006, No 845, effective 1 January 2007, RS 18:1280.21 A.).

25 February 2008: Final returns from an official source. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, the 20 delegates allocated today will attend the Republican National Convention officially unpledged to any candidate.

On 1 February 2008 the Race 4 2008 reports that in excess of 80% of the pro-life, pro-family delegates to the state convention have committed to McCain. This includes 60%+ of the delegates to the state convention, a majority in 5 out of 7 Congressional Districts, and the 3 RNC members. All in all, 41 of the 47 delegates in suport McCain.

Tuesday 22 January 2008: District Caucuses convene to choose delegates to the State Convention.

Saturday 9 February 2008: 20 of Louisiana's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Louisiana Presidential Primary.

If a candidate receives a majority (more than 50%) of the statewide vote, that candidate is allocated 20 delegates.
Otherwise, the 20 delegates will attend the Republican National Convention officially unpledged to any candidate. These delegates will be elected at the State Convention where the participants at the State Convention will alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor in such choice and, if so, how it is to be applied.

Saturday 16 February 2008 State Convention

The convention shall convene at 10 a.m. at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. The election of delegates and alternate delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention will occur at this time. The State Convention elects:

20 delegates allocated during the 9 February Primary.
21 district delegates-- 3 from each of the state's 7 Congressional Districts. The participants at the State Convention alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor in such choice and, if so, how it is to be applied.
3 additional at-large delegates. The participants at the State Convention alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor in such choice and, if so, how it is to be applied.

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