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California Republican Primary

Democratic Primary (Feb. 5)

About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 173.0

The Candidates

Photo of Rudy Giuliani Rudy Giuliani Businessman, Consultant
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Photo of Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee Candidate
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Photo of Duncan Hunter Duncan Hunter Representative from California
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Photo of Alan Keyes Alan Keyes Author, Speaker
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Photo of John McCain John McCain Senator from Arizona
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Photo of Ron Paul Ron Paul Representative from Texas
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Photo of Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Candidate
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Photo of Tom Tancredo Tom Tancredo Representative from Colorado
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Photo of Fred Thompson Fred Thompson Actor on "Law and Order"
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California Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

  • Population: 36,553,215
  • Gender: 50.0 male, 50.0 female
  • Race: 60.3 white, 6.2 black, 12.3 asian, 1.3 indian, 0.3 pacific islander, 36.2 hispanic,
  • Age: 74.3% 18 years and over; 10.9% 65 years and over; Median age:
  • Median Household Income: $59,948
  • Families Below Poverty Level: 9.3%
  • Education: 12.1% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in California

No candidates are campaigning in California today.

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Campaign Finance

$457,015 raised in California by Republican candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

John McCain$456,665
Alan Keyes$350

Top Cities

San Francisco$1,931,565
Los Angeles$1,498,552
Berkeley$807,198

Full California Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry64%
Edwards20%
Kucinich5%
2004 general Election
Kerry54%
Bush44%
Other1%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.

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