Thread: McCain wins all US territories (+38 GOP delegates)

McCain wins Puerto Rico votes

Associated Press
Feb. 25, 2008 12:00 AM
TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico - Republican Party members in Puerto Rico awarded all 20 delegates at stake Sunday to Arizona Sen. John McCain, who has vowed to help resolve Washington's complicated relationship with the U.S. Caribbean territory.

The delegates each will cast one vote at the Republican National Convention in September, joined by three local members of the Republican National Committee who also have pledged to back McCain as party delegates.

McCain swept all 38 GOP delegates awarded in U.S. territories over the weekend, moving him closer to Republican nomination for president. He also picked up endorsements from two unpledged delegates, giving him a total of 998. His rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee trails with 254 delegates.

It will take 1,191 delegates to secure the Republican nomination.

The US has 5 territories; American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. Puerto Rico by far has the largest population (about 3,994,000 as of 2003).

I am not sure, but I think Obama won the Democrat delegates in all US territories except Puerto Rico (which votes on June 7th) and I believe that he is the most popular choice there as well.