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2008 Florida
Primary
The results of the January 29,
2008 Florida Primary changed the course of both the
Republican and Democratic nominating races, as two
well-known contenders dropped out the next day.
Rudy
Giuliani dropped out
after a poor third-place showing. He endorsed John
McCain over Mitt Romney, which is not too
surprising considering that Giuliani's positions on
social issues would not align him with Romney or
Huckabee. Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, John
Edwards exited the race after his third-place
result. Edwards did not immediately endorse
anyone.
Republican
Primary Results
McCain received
693,508 votes=36% (McCain won all 57 Florida
Delegates available in this primary)
Romney received
595,830 votes=31%
Giuliani
received 282,503 votes=14.7%
Huckabee
received 259,598 votes= 13.5%
Democratic
Primary Results
Clinton
received 863,787 votes=49.8% (Though she won the
primary, Hillary Clinton received no delegates
since the Democratic Party stripped Florida of its
delegates for holding the primary earlier in the
electoral calendar than the party
wanted)
Obama
received 570,432 votes=32.9%
Edwards received
249,500 votes=14.4%
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