This article contains lists of official candidates associated with the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election.
In accordance with the 22nd Amendment, incumbent President George W. Bush was required to leave office in 2009 due to term limits, and Vice President Dick Cheney chose not to run for President.
On March 4, 2008, John McCain became the Republican presumptive presidential nominee when he obtained the 1,191 delegates necessary to receive the party's nomination. Mike Huckabee announced his withdrawal from the race later in the evening. McCain's last remaining competitor in the race, Ron Paul, withdrew on June 12, 2008.
Delegate race count
This chart shows the total number of delegates committed to each candidate from the Primaries/caucuses/state conventions (different state parties use varied methods for electing delegates).
Nominee
==Withdrew during the primary elections==
Withdrew before primary elections
Other candidates
The following candidates filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
- Hugh Cort of Mountain Brook, Alabama
- Jerry Ralph Curry of Virginia
- Susan Ducey
- Cap Fendig of St. Simons, Georgia (dropped out on January 22, 2008)
- David Furniss
- Dan Gilbert
- Alan Keyes
- Dr. Mark Klein
- William Koenig
- James Mitchell
- Launeil Sanders
- Dr. Jack Shepard
- Michael Charles Smith
- Richard Michael Smith
- Keith Sprankle
- Corrogan Vaughn
- Vermin Supreme
- Vernon Wuensche
