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


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