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Total Number of Delegates: 2488

The allocation of delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention, which will be held September 1-4, 2008 in a city to be announced in early 2007, is determined as follows:

BASE DELEGATES Each state selects six at-large delegates. American Samoa, Virgin Islands & Guam have four at-large delegates each; Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have fourteen at-large delegates.

DISTRICT DELEGATES Each state also selects three delegates for each member it has in the U.S. House of Representatives

BONUS DELEGATES Each state can earn additional delegates by meeting one or more of the following requirements: the state cast a majority of its votes for the Republican presidential candidate in the previous presidential election, the state elected Republicans to the U.S. House or Senate, selected a Republican Governor or state legislative majorities, and / or the state holds its presidential primary election after March 15th (this is to discourage states from holding early primaries).

Bonus delegates are awarded based on the number of party members elected as Presidential Electors (2004), Governors (2004-2007), House members (2004-2007), Senators (2002-2007), and state legislatures (2004-2007).

Republican delegate counts are based on the number of Republicans elected to the State Legislatures, Governors chairs, U.S. House seats, and U.S. Senators seats through 31 December 2007. Republican unpledged delegate counts are determined by state (or equivalent) party rules and assume that the policies of 2004 will apply in 2008.

Delegates are awarded based on the results of Primaries, Caucuses and/or Convention votes. There are significant differences in the way national convention delegates are chosen from state to state. Some states award delegates to candidates on a “winner-take-all” basis, meaning that the candidate with the most votes in a state during a primary election is awarded all of that state’s delegates. Other states award delegates in proportion to each candidate’s share of the primary vote.

Another important distinction is whether delegates are “bound” or “not bound” to vote for the same candidate the voters in his or her state or district supported in the primary. These rules also vary widely by state.

When an individual formally releases delegates already pledged to him or her - a withdrawing candidate must specifically free his/her own delegates to vote for whomever they might choose during the Convention - it is not a requirement for those delegates to vote for another candidate who is endorsed by the withdrawing candidate.

However, history has demonstrated that most, if not all, delegates pledged to a candidate who has released them will follow that candidate’s lead and vote for the candidate he/she has endorsed. Nevertheless, a withdrawing candidate may not release delegates pledged to him/her so long as the presidential nomination is still undetermined (after all, these delegates can be a valuable bargaining chip for future considerations). Even where a nomination is already determined, a presidential candidate who represents the Party fringe might hold onto his delegates as long as possible in order to get concessions.

For Jurisdictions with Constitutionally Elected Members of Congress:

• 10 At-Large delegates from each state, that is, 5 at-large delegates for each U.S. Senator.
• 3 District delegates for each U.S. Representative.

For Jurisdictions without Constitutionally Elected Members of Congress:

• 6 at-large delegates from American Samoa.
• 16 at-large delegates from the District of Columbia.
• 6 at-large delegates from Guam.
• 6 at-large delegates from Northern Mariana Islands
• 20 at-large delegates from Puerto Rico.
• 6 at-large delegates from Virgin Islands.

For all Jurisdictions - 3 party leaders: the national committeeman, the national committee woman, and the chairman of the state Republican Party.

Bonus Delegates:

• 2004 Bonus: States casting a majority of their 2004 Electoral Votes for the Republican Candidate receive 4.5 + 0.60 × the Jurisdiction’s Total 2004 Electoral Vote bonus delegates. Should the District of Columbia cast the majority of their electoral votes for the Republican Candidate, the District will receive 4.5 + (0.30 × 16) bonus delegates. (Round any fractions UP to the next integer.)
• U.S. Senate: Award 1 bonus delegate for each Republican Senator elected in the 6 year period (November 5, 2002, November 2, 2004, November 7, 2006) prior to January 1, 2008. (Limit 2)
• Governor: States electing a Republican Governor between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007 receive 1 bonus delegate. (Limit: 1)
• U.S. House: States electing Republicans to 50% or more of the their U.S. House seats between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007 receive 1 bonus delegate. (Limit 1)
• One Chamber: States electing a Republican majority to one chamber of the state legislature (OR the legislature is presided over by a Republican) receive 1 bonus delegate. (Limit 1).
• All Chambers: States electing a Republican majority to all chambers of the state legislature (or all chambers are presided over by a Republican) between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007 receive 1 bonus delegate. (Limit 1).

At-large (AL): At-large. At-larges delegates consist of all delegates elected to the national convention except for congressional district delegates. At-large delegates also include the national committeeman, national committeewoman, and state chairman from each state party and American Samoa , the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. See Republican Party Rule 13(a)(2).

Congressional District (CD): Congressional District. Three delegates to the national convention are elected from each congressional district in the United States. See Republican Party Rule 13(a)(3) & Rule 15(b)(5).

Delegates bound: Delegates to the national convention are required to vote for a particular presidential candidate as determined by primary results, caucus results, or individual commitment to a specified candidate in conformity with state party rules or state law. State party rules or state laws determine the number of ballots where the delegates are bound to support a particular candidate. State party rules or state laws may require delegates to be bound to support a particular candidate until the candidate releases his or her delegates.

Delegates not bound: Delegates to the national convention are not required to vote for any presidential candidate and may vote for any candidate whom they choose.

Proportional: Method of allocating national convention delegates to presidential candidates whereby candidates will be allocated a certain number of delegates that reflects the percentage of votes the candidates received, either by congressional district or statewide.

Threshold: Minimum percentage of the total vote, either by congressional district or statewide, which a presidential candidate must receive in order to be allocated national convention delegates.

Winner-take-all: Method of allocating national convention delegates to presidential candidates whereby the candidate who receives either a plurality or majority of the votes, either by congressional district or statewide, will be allocated all respective delegates.

Source: Republican National Committee

The Republican Source will serve as a resource for information pertaining to the primary process which will ultimately determine the Republican Presidential nominee in 2008. We will continue to update information related to primary dates, delegates and conventions.

Sources: Republican National Committee (www.rnc.org) and The Green Papers (www.thegreenpapers.com)

Disclaimer: These pages contain a combination of preliminary, unofficial, and estimated data. Dates and delegate counts are subject to change.