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Republican candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential election campaigned for the nomination of their party in a series of primary elections and caucus events. [7] Unlike the Democratic Party, which mandates a proportional representation for delegate selection, the Republican Party has no such limitation. For states with primaries, some states ...
This article contains lists of official candidates associated with the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election.. In accordance with the 22nd Amendment, incumbent President George W. Bush was prohibited from running for president in 2008, having served two full terms in the office.
The following are lists of candidates in the 2008 United States presidential election. Candidates who are not on any state ballots, withdrew from the race, suspended their presidential campaign, or failed to earn their party's nomination are listed separately.
In accordance with Republican National Committee rules, the Michigan Republican Party was stripped of 27 of its 57 delegates for holding primary contests before February 5, 2008. [72] Delegates were allocated to the winner in each congressional district and to candidates that received at least 15% of the vote statewide. [ 11 ]
On January 30, 2008, Paul had over 131,000 "friends" on MySpace, [183] and was the Republican winner of the MySpace Presidential Primary in January 2008, with 37% of the votes. [184] He also has a presence on Facebook , with over 58,000 people in a campaign-related group as of July 22, 2008. [ 185 ]
One source reported that if the costs for both Democratic and Republican campaigns were added together (for the presidential primary election, general election, and the political conventions), the costs have more than doubled in only eight years ($448.9 million in 1996, $649.5 million in 2000, and $1.01 billion in 2004). [116]
The 1948 primaries set the record for the highest number of candidates in the history of the Republican Party, with 15 total; a record it held for nearly 70 years until 2016 surpassed it. Among them were repeat candidates Douglas MacArthur, Senator Robert Taft, Governor Earl Warren, Businessman Riley A. Bender of Illinois, and the previous ...
The first political debate before the 2008 Republican primaries was held on May 3, 2007, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.Other debates have taken place in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Florida.