Oregon Republican primary, 2008

The 2008 Oregon Republican primary was a mail only primary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Ballots were mailed to registered Republican voters between May 2 and May 6, 2008.^[1] To be counted, all ballots must have been received by county elections offices by 8:00 p.m. PDT on May 20, 2008.^[1] It was a closed primary; in order to vote in Republican races, residents must have registered as Republicans on or before April 29, 2008.

Presidential race

In the race for the Republican nominee for President of the United States, there were two candidates on the Oregon ballot: John McCain and Ron Paul.

Results

See also: Results of the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

Oregon Republican presidential primary, 2008 Official Results[2][3]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates[4]
John McCain	285,881	80.88%	23
Ron Paul	51,100	14.46%	4
Write-in	16,495	4.67%	0
Total	349,914	100.00%	27

U.S. Senate

Main article: United States Senate election in Oregon, 2008

Incumbent Senator Gordon Smith defeated Gordon Leitch for the Republican nomination as he sought re-election to the United States Senate.

U.S. House of Representatives

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2008

Oregon Republicans selected their candidate in four of Oregon's five congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives. Greg Walden, Oregon's only incumbent Republican congressman, was unopposed in his race in Oregon's 2nd congressional district.

In the 3rd district, real estate investor Delia Lopez was unopposed, and businessman Mike Erickson won a close race in the 5th district. Republicans did not field a candidate in the 4th district.

In the 1st district, retired teacher Joel Haugen won the nomination, but later withdrew it after clashes with party leaders over Haugen's endorsement of Democrat Barack Obama for President. Haugen is now the Independent Party of Oregon candidate, Another Republican Stephan Andrew Brodhead an Iraq War veteran and successful Real Estate investor Of Hillsboro, Oregon is running an active campaign as a write-in candidate for CD1 his website is at[http://www.Iraqeraveterangibill.com[^[5]

Statewide offices

Main article: Oregon state elections, 2008

This election determined the Republican candidate for two statewide offices. For Secretary of State, Rick Dancer was unopposed.; for Treasurer Allen Alley was also unopposed. No Republican filed to run for Attorney General, but there were 13,043 write-in votes. John Kroger, who also won the Democratic primary, got 2,885 votes and will be the Republican nominee as well. Kroger's Democratic rival Greg Macpherson came in second with 1,391 votes.^[6]

Oregon Senate

Main article: Oregon Senate elections, 2008

Half (15) the positions in the Oregon State Senate were up for election. Republicans nominated candidates in 11 Senate districts for the general election, including one successful write-in candidate.

Oregon House of Representatives

Main article: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2008

As is the case every two years, all the 60 positions in the Oregon House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans nominated candidates in 44 House districts for the general election, including two successful write-in candidates.

See also

• Oregon Democratic primary, 2008
• Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Voters' Guide General Information". Oregon Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/may202008/guide/geninfo.html. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 
2. ^ "Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division". Oregon Secretary of State. http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/may202008/p08results.html. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
3. ^ "CNN Election Center 2008: Primary Results for Oregon". CNN.com. 2008-05-20. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#val=OR. Retrieved 2008-05-20. 
4. ^ "Oregon Republican Delegation 2008". The Green Papers: 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions. 2008-05-20. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/OR-R.phtml. Retrieved 2008-05-20. 
5. ^ Cole, Michelle (2008-08-30). "Joel Haugen withdraws acceptance of Republican nomination". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1220061323124840.xml&coll=7. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
6. ^ "Kroger wins (another) attorney general nomination". The Oregonian. 2008-06-19. http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/06/kroger_wins_another_attorney_g.html. Retrieved 2008-06-20.