West Virginia Republican caucuses, 2008

The West Virginia Republican caucuses took place on February 5, 2008, with 18 national delegates at stake.cite web |url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/WV-R.phtml |title=West Virginia Republican Delegation 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-28 |publisher=The Green Papers] West Virginia chooses nine other delegates during a primary on May 13, 2008 for a total of 27 delegates to the national convention.

Romney entered the event with most pledged convention-goers, but delegates for McCain defected to Huckabee. [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp Huckabee wins all 18 W.Va. delegates] ] In the first round of caucusing, the results were Romney 464, Huckabee 375, McCain 176, Paul 118, Giuliani 0. Since no candidate had a majority, Giuliani dropped out and the delegates took a second vote. At this second vote, most Paul and McCain supporters, reportedly acting on commands from their coordinators, shifted to Huckabee, ensuring him the majority.cite news| url=http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDAyYzM5Y2NiZmU0NmU5NDFhZmNlMTQzNTJhN2E1ZTk=| publisher="National Review"| author=Jim Geraghty| date=2008-02-25| title=West Virginia Done, Huckabee Wins (UPDATED)] As a result of a deal with Huckabee's camp, Paul's delegates swung to Huckabee in exchange for 3 of the State's 18 national delegates. [cite web
url=http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/02/paul_claims_del.html
title=Paul claims delegates in West Virginia
first=Foon
last=Rhee
publisher=boston.com
date=2008-02-05]

Results

* As a result of the deal between Huckabee and Paul's delegates, 3 of the State's 18 delegates go to Ron Paul, although the election is technically a "winner-take-all." [cite web
url=http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/02/paul_claims_del.html
title=Paul claims delegates in West Virginia
first=Foon
last=Rhee
publisher=boston.com
date=2008-02-05]

ee also

* Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008
* West Virginia Democratic primary, 2008

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