The 2008 New Jersey Republican presidential primary took place on February 5, 2008, with 52 national delegates.[1]

Sample ballot for the presidential primary.

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Rudy Giuliani
Mike Huckabee
John McCain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Fred Thompson
Others
Undecided
Result February 5, 2008 2.6% 8.2% 55.4% 4.8% 28.4% 0.6% N/A N/A
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby[2] February 3–4, 2008 862 ±3.4% 5% 53% 4% 24% 4% 10%
Survey USA[3] February 2–3, 2008 467 ±4.6% 7% 54% 6% 25 3% 6%
Strategic Vision[4] February 1–3, 2008 600 ±4.5% 10% 55% 4% 25% 6%
Quinnipiac University[5] January 30 – February 3, 2008 350 ±5.2% 6% 52% 6% 30% 1% 5%
McClatchy/MSNBC/Mason Dixon[6] January 30–February 1, 2008 400 ±5.0% 5% 46% 4% 31% 12%
Monmouth University/Gannett[7] January 30–February 1, 2008 555 ±4.0% 7% 55% 3% 23% 12%
Survey USA[8] January 30–31, 2008 456 ±4.7% 7% 48% 7% 25% 7% 5%
Rasmussen Reports[9] January 30, 2008 785 7% 43% 6% 29% 9% 5%
Quinnipiac University[10] January 15–22, 2008 398 ±4.9% 26% 9% 29% 7% 14% 9% 4%
Rasmussen Reports[11] January 15, 2008 616 ±4.0% 27% 10% 29% 10% 5% 6% 5% 8%
Monmouth University/Gannett[12] January 9–13, 2008 400 ±4.9% 25% 11% 29% 5% 9% 5% 16%
Research 2000/The Record[13] January 9–10, 2008 400 ±5.0% 34% 8% 18% 8% 11% 17%
Quinnipiac University[14] December 5–9, 2007 320 ±5.5% 38% 8% 12% 2% 7% 4% 4%[a] 23%
Quinnipiac University[15] October 9–15, 2007 48% 1% 12% 2% 7% 12% 3%[b] 13%
Monmouth University/Gannett[16] September 27–30, 2007 44% 2% 12% 1% 8% 10% 1%[c] 20%
Strategic Vision[17] September 28–30, 2007 53% 2% 7% 3% 7% 11% 3%[d] 14%
Quinnipiac University[18] September 18–23, 2007 45% 2% 8% 3% 6% 12% 6%[e] 14%
Strategic Vision[19] August 24–26, 2007 51% 2% 7% 3% 9% 12% 6%[f] 10%
Strategic Vision[20] July 13–15, 2007 48% 1% 10% 2% 5% 15% 9%[g] 10%
Quinnipiac University[21] June 26–July 2, 2007 46% 1% 11% 1% 7% 9% 9%[h] 14%
Strategic Vision[22] April 25–27, 2007 49% 1% 15% 1% 6% 7% 11%[i] 11%
Monmouth University[23] April 11–16, 2007 49% 1% 19% 6% 1%[j] 3%[k] 21%
American Research Group[24] March 29–April 2, 2007 38% 0% 23% 0% 8% 8% 3%[l] 9%
Quinnipiac University[25] January 16–22, 2007 39% 1% 21% 5% 21%[m] 13%
  1. "Not voting" with 2%, Duncan Hunter and "other" each with 1%, and Tom Tancredo with 0%.
  2. Sam Brownback, Tancredo, and "other" each with 1% and Hunter with 0%.
  3. Tancredo with 1% and Brownback and Hunter each with 0%.
  4. Tancredo with 2% and Hunter with 1%.
  5. Newt Gingrich with 4%, "other" with 2%, and Brownback, Hunter and Tancredo each with 0%.
  6. Gingrich with 3%, Tancredo with 2%, and Hunter with 1%.
  7. Gingrich with 4%, Tancredo with 2%, and Tommy Thompson, Jim Gilmore, and Duncan Hunter each with 1%.
  8. Gingrich with 6%, Brownback, Tommy Thompson, and "other" each with 1%, and Gilmore, Hunter and Tancredo each with 0%.
  9. Gingrich with 4%, Tancredo with 2%, and Gilmore, Chuck Hagel, Hunter, Tommy Thompson and Brownback each with 1%.
  10. Voluntarily provided.
  11. Tommy Thompson with 2%, Brownback with 1%, and Gilmore with 0%.
  12. George Pataki with 3% and Brownback, Gilmore, Hagel, Hunter, Tommy Thompson and Tancredo each with 0%.
  13. Gingrich with 11%, Pataki and "wouldn't vote" each with 3%, and Brownback, Gilmore, Hunter and "someone else" each with 1%.

Results

Official Results[26]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John McCain313,45955.36%52
Mitt Romney160,38828.33%0
Mike Huckabee46,2848.17%0
Ron Paul27,1844.06%0
Rudy Giuliani*15,5162.74%0
Fred Thompson*3,2530.57%0
Total566,201100%52

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

See also

References