WVGOP CONVENTION RESULTS UPDATE; First Round of Voting Completed
Charleston, WV - The WVGOP Presidential Convention just completed its first round of voting at today's convention at the Charleston Civic Center.
The following presidential candidates received:
MIKE HUCKABEE - 375 votes (33%)
JOHN McCAIN - 176 votes (16%)
RON PAUL - 118 votes (10%)
MITT ROMNEY - 464 votes (41%)
Because no candidate won a majority of the delegate votes, a second round of voting will occur between the top three vote-getters: Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Mitt Romney. As soon as those results are known, they will be released to the public.
The Convention is currently taking a one-hour recess, and is scheduled to reconvene at 1:30 PM.
This year's WVGOP Presidential Convention is the first-ever convention held to select West Virginia's nominee to the Republican National Convention. Today's convention will determine 18 of West Virginia's 30 national convention delegates. Because West Virginia will know its results by midday, it gives West Virginia an enormous impact on the presidential race in 2008.
