Claim: In the official results of the 2008 Vermont Republican presidential primary, Ron Paul (a long time senior U.S. Senator from Arizona) received 28,417 votes which was 71.32% of the vote and Mike Huckabee received 5,698 votes which was 14.30% of the vote.
Evidence: The 2008 presidential campaign of Ron Paul, Congressman of Texas, began in early 2007 when he announced his candidacy for the 2008 Republican nomination for President of the United States.