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The2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary was amail only primary in the U.S. state ofOregon. Ballots were mailed to registeredRepublican 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 aclosed primary; in order to vote in Republican races, residents must have registered as Republicans on or before April 29, 2008.
In the race for the Republican nominee forPresident of the United States, there were two candidates on the Oregon ballot:John McCain andRon Paul.
| 2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary Official Results[2][3] | |||
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| 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 |
Incumbent SenatorGordon Smith defeated Gordon Leitch for the Republican nomination as he sought re-election to theUnited States Senate.
Oregon Republicans selected their candidate in four of Oregon's five congressional districts for theUnited States House of Representatives.Greg Walden, Oregon's only incumbent Republican congressman, was unopposed in his race inOregon's 2nd congressional district.
In the3rd district, real estate investor Delia Lopez was unopposed, and businessmanMike Erickson won a close race in the5th district. Republicans did not field a candidate in the4th district.
In the1st district, retired teacher Joel Haugen won the nomination, but later withdrew it after clashes with party leaders over Haugen's endorsement of DemocratBarack Obama for President. Haugen is now theIndependent Party of Oregon candidate, Another Republican Stephan Andrew Brodhead an Iraq War veteran and Real Estate investor Of Hillsboro, Oregon is running an active campaign as a write-in candidate.[5]
This election determined the Republican candidate for two statewide offices. ForSecretary of State,Rick Dancer was unopposed.; forTreasurerAllen Alley was also unopposed. No Republican filed to run forAttorney General, but there were 13,043 write-in votes.John Kroger, who also won theDemocratic primary, got 2,885 votes and will be the Republican nominee as well. Kroger's Democratic rivalGreg Macpherson came in second with 1,391 votes.[6]
Half (15) the positions in theOregon State Senate were up for election. Republicans nominated candidates in 11 Senate districts for the general election, including one successful write-in candidate.
As is the case every two years, all the 60 positions in theOregon House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans nominated candidates in 44 House districts for the general election, including two successful write-in candidates.
