North Dakota Republican Delegation 2008

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2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

North Dakota Republican
Presidential Nominating Process
Caucus: Tuesday 5 February 2008
State Convention: Friday 28 March - Sunday 30 March 2008

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
Romney, Mitt	`3,490 35.82%`	`8 30.77%`
McCain, John Sidney, III	`2,224 22.83%`	`5 19.23%`	`26 100.00%`
Paul, Ronald Ernest "Ron"	`2,082 21.37%`	`5 19.23%`
Huckabee, Michael Dale "Mike"	`1,947 19.98%`	`5 19.23%`
Uncommitted		`3 11.54%`
(available)
Total	`9,743 100.00%`	`26 100.00%`	`26 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Caucus/Convention
Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus
Voter Participation: Party members

26 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 3 party / 10 bonus

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NORTH DAKOTA Republican CAUCUSES

Tuesday 5 February 2008

Presidential Caucus Results as posted on http://www.ndgop.org/ 7 February 2008.

BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Republican Party announces the statewide results for the 2008 Presidential Preference Caucus:

Governor Mitt Romney: 3,490 votes, 35.82%
Senator John McCain: 2,224 votes, 22.83%
Ron Paul: 2,082 votes, 21.37%
Governor Mike Huckabee: 1,947 votes, 19.98%
Alan Keyes: 0 votes, 0%

9785 votes were cast.

This means the following number of delegates goes to each candidate:

Governor Mitt Romney: 35.82% of 23 = 8.23 rounds to 8
Senator John McCain: 22.83% of 23 = 5.25 rounds to 5
Ron Paul: 21.37% of 23 = 4.91 rounds to 5
Governor Mike Huckabee: 19.98% of 23 = 4.95 rounds to 5

Reference: Rule 21: Presidential Preference Caucus Rules

Tuesday 5 February 2008: 23 of 26 delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's North Dakota Republican Party Caucuses.

If one candidate receives more than 2/3 of the statewide vote, that candidate receives all 26 delegates. Otherwise, delegates are allocated proportionally to those candidates receiving 15% or more of the vote.

Three party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the North Dakota's Republican Party, will attend the convention as uncommitted delegates by virtue of their position.

Delegates are bound for the first ballot at the Republican National Convention.

Friday 28 March - Sunday 30 March 2008: The North Dakota State Republican Convention convenes. The State Convention elects delegates from North Dakota to the Republican National Convention according to the results of the caucuses.