WVGOP CONVENTION UPDATE: Huckabee Wins WVGOP Presidential Convention
Charleston, WV - Because a majority of votes was not received by any of the Republican presidential candidates in the first round of voting at today's WVGOP Presidential Convention, a second round of voting was conducted between the top three vote-getters: Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Mitt Romney.
Here are the results from the second round of voting:
MIKE HUCKABEE - 567 VOTES (51%)
JOHN McCAIN - 12 VOTES (1%)
MITT ROMNEY - 521 VOTES (47%)
"Congratulations to Mike Huckabee who is the winner of 18 of West Virginia's 30 delegates to the Republican National Convention," said Bob Fish, CEO of the convention.
This year's WVGOP Presidential Convention was the first-ever convention held to select West Virginia's nominee to the Republican National Convention. Today's convention determined 18 of West Virginia's 30 national convention delegates.
