What States Have the Winner Take All Republican Primary Elections?
Fotolia.com”> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.co.uk/images/a07/7t/l1/states-winner-republican-primary-elections-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Twelve Republican primaries are “winner-takes-all.” Delegates are assigned to each candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination during primary elections and caucuses. Delegates may be assigned proportionally based on the popular vote received or can be awarded to the candidate receiving the most votes (winner-takes-all). The following list of winner-takes-all states is current as of the 2008 presidential election. As individual states determine which method they use to allocate delegates, changes could be made in subsequent elections. Arizona In 2008, Arizona was one of 12 states to award all of its delegates to the winner of its primary. Fifty-three delegates were awarded to John McCain after he won his home state’s primary on February 5. Connecticut Connecticut aw