2008 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses

{{Short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}}  {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses | country = Alaska | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = Alaska Republican caucuses, 2004 | previous_year = 2004 | next_election = Alaska Republican caucuses, 2012 | next_year = 2012 | election_date = {{Start date|2008|02|05}} | image1 = x160px | candidate1 = '''Mitt Romney''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | home_state1 = Massachusetts | delegate_count1 = '''12''' | states_carried1 = | popular_vote1 = '''5,988''' | percentage1 = '''35.87%''' | image2 = x160px | candidate2 = Mike Huckabee | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | home_state2 = Arkansas | delegate_count2 = 6 | states_carried2 = | popular_vote2 = 2,996 | percentage2 = 21.86% | image4 = x160px | candidate4 = Ron Paul | party4 = Republican Party (United States) | home_state4 = Texas | delegate_count4 = 5 | states_carried4 = | popular_vote4 = 2,363 | percentage4 = 17.24% | image5 = x160px | candidate5 = John McCain | party5 = Republican Party (United States) | home_state5 = Arizona | delegate_count5 = 3 | states_carried5 = | popular_vote5 = 2,132 | percentage5 = 15.56% | outgoing_members = AL | elected_members = AZ }} {{Elections in Alaska sidebar}} The '''2008 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses''' were held on February 5, 2008, and has a total of 26 delegates at stake. Mitt Romney won the state,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uslatest/story/0,,-7286311,00.html |title=Obama, Romney Win Frozen Alaska Races}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> and, as the winner in Alaska's congressional district, was awarded all of that district's delegates.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/02/supertuesday.guide/index.html#1 | title = A Super Guide for Super Tuesday | publisher = CNN | date = 2008-02-02 | access-date = 2008-02-02| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080206103944/http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/02/supertuesday.guide/index.html| archive-date= February 6, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> All results are from the presidential preference poll held at the caucuses. Actual delegates were selected on February 5 or 9 at district conventions held throughout the state, and finally at a statewide convention held between March 13–15 in Anchorage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://alaskarepublicans.com/ |title=Republican Party of Alaska |access-date=2008-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525091833/http://www.alaskarepublicans.com/ |archive-date=2008-05-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Candidates== * Mike Huckabee * John McCain * Ron Paul * Mitt Romney

Candidates Rudy Giuliani, Duncan L. Hunter and Fred Thompson dropped out of the presidential race before the primary.

==Results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''100% of precincts reporting'''<ref>{{cite web | title = Alaska Republican caucus results | publisher = Alaskan Republican Party | url = http://alaskarepublicans.com/ | access-date = 2008-05-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080525091833/http://www.alaskarepublicans.com/ | archive-date = May 25, 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref> |- ! Candidate ! Votes ! Percentage ! Delegates |- | '''Mitt Romney''' || '''5,988''' || '''35.87%''' || '''12''' |- | Mike Huckabee || 2,996 || 21.86% || 6 |- | Ron Paul || 2,363 || 17.24% || 5 |- | John McCain || 2,132 || 15.56% || 3 |- | Unpledged || 224 || 1.63%|| 0 |- | '''Total''' || '''13,703''' || '''100%''' || '''26''' |}

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Category:2008 Alaska elections Alaska 2008 Category:2008 Super Tuesday