United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2008

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The United States presidential election of 2008 in Massachusetts will elect 12 electors to the Electoral College. The general election will be November 4, 2008. The primary elections were February 5, 2008.

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[edit] Primaries

[edit] Democratic

The Democratic primary took place on February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. Polls indicated that New York Senator Hillary Clinton was leading rival Senator Barack Obama in the days leading up to the contest,[1] and she won with 56% of the vote.[2]

Obama had received the endorsements of Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick as well as Senators John Kerry and Ted Kennedy while Clinton received endorsements from Boston mayor Thomas Menino and House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi. Obama won Boston by under 10,000 votes, while Clinton won other urban and conservative towns.[3]

[edit] Results

100% of precincts reporting.[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Hillary Clinton 704,591 56.51% 55
Barack Obama 511,887 41.06% 38
John Edwards* 19,889 1.60% 0
Joe Biden* 3,689 0.30% 0
Dennis Kucinich* 2,984 0.24% 0
Bill Richardson* 1,840 0.15% 0
Mike Gravel 1,072 0.09% 0
Chris Dodd* 819 0.07% 0
Total 1,246,791 100% 93

*Candidate withdrew prior to primary

[edit] Superdelegate dilemma

As the convention looms with Clinton and Obama running too close for either to clinch the nomination, a dilemma has arisen among the commonwealth's Democratic Superdelegates. Although the voters of the commonwealth voted for Clinton, Superdelegates Deval Patrick, John Kerry, and Ted Kennedy publicly endorsed Obama. Should these Superdelegates vote with their endorsement or with their constituents?

[edit] Republican

The Republican primary took place on February 5, 2008, with 40 national delegates.[4] Polls indicated that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was leading rival John McCain;[2] he ended up defeating McCain by roughly 10% of the vote.

[edit] Results

99% of precincts reporting[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Mitt Romney 254,086 51.22% 21
John McCain 204,016 41.13% 17
Mike Huckabee 20,314 4.09% 0
Ron Paul 13,129 2.65% 0
Rudy Giuliani 2,634 0.53% 0
Uncommitted 1,871 0.38% 0
Total 496,050 100% 38

[edit] General Election

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Massachusetts Democratic Primary. Real Clear Politics. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  2. ^ a b c d RESULTS: Massachusetts. CNN (2008-02-05). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
  3. ^ Phillips, Frank. "Decisive victories in Mass.", Boston Globe, 2008-02-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  4. ^ Massachusetts Republican Delegation 2008. The Green Papers. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
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