2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Schedule of Primaries

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2008 Presidential Primaries,
Caucuses, and Conventions
Chronologically

Disclaimer:
These pages contain a combination of preliminary, unofficial, and estimated data. The information posted here is subject to change.

• The delegate selection processes herein, along with any and all dates associated therewith, are unofficial and based on either (1) information obtained from either Major Party, (2) Presidential Primary dates established by currently-effective State statute, or- where the foregoing information could not be obtained- (3) the state's 2004 delegate selection process and associated dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in 2008.
• Republican delegate counts are based on the number of Republicans elected to the State Legislatures, Governors chairs, U.S. House seats, and U.S. Senators seats through 31 December 2007. Republican unpledged delegate counts are determined by state (or equivalent) party rules. We have assumed that the policies of 2004 will apply in 2008.
• Democratic unpledged delegate counts are determined by the number of DNC Members, Democratic Governors, Democratic U.S. House members, and Democratic U.S. Senators serving at the time of the convention. Democratic "Late Primary/Caucus" Bonus Delegates are not included in these delegate tallies.

	Democratic Convention *Saturday 1 March 2008 *Monday 25 August - Thursday 28 August 2008	Republican Convention *Monday 1 September - Thursday 4 September 2008
Tuesday 1 January - Monday 14 January 2008		West Virginia State Presidential Convention Delegates Selected
Tuesday 8 January 2008	District of Columbia Non-binding Primary	District of Columbia Non-binding Primary
Monday 14 January 2008	*Iowa Caucus1
Monday 14 January 2008 (tentative date)		*Iowa Caucus
Saturday 19 January 2008	*Nevada Precinct Caucuses1
Saturday 19 January 2008 (tentative date)		*Nevada Precinct Caucus
Tuesday 22 January 2008	*New Hampshire Primary1	*Wyoming County Conventions
Tuesday 22 January 2008 (tentative date)		*New Hampshire Primary
Friday 25 January - Saturday 26 January 2008 (tentative date)		Michigan Congressional Caucuses / State Convention
Friday 25 January - Thursday 7 February 2008 (tentative date)		Hawaii Precinct Caucuses
Tuesday 29 January 2008	*Florida Primary1 *South Carolina Party-run Primary1
Tuesday 29 January 2008 (tentative date)		*Florida Primary
Friday 1 February - Sunday 3 February 2008		*Maine Municipal Caucuses
Saturday 2 February 2008 (tentative date)		*South Carolina Primary
Tuesday 5 February 2008	*Alaska Precinct / House District Caucuses1 *Arizona Primary1 *Arkansas Primary1 *California Primary1 *Colorado Precinct Caucus1 *Connecticut Primary1 *Delaware Primary1 *Georgia Primary1 *Idaho County Caucus1 *Illinois Primary1 *Missouri Primary1 *New Jersey Primary1 *New Mexico Party-run Primary1 *New York Primary1 *Oklahoma Primary1 *Tennessee Primary1 *Utah Primary1 *Kansas Local Unit Conventions1	*California Primary *Illinois Primary *Minnesota Precinct Caucuses / non-binding straw poll *New Jersey Primary *New York Primary *West Virginia State Presidential Convention *Michigan Party-run Primary
Tuesday 5 February - Tuesday 12 February 2008	*Democrats Abroad Local Caucuses1
Tuesday 5 February 2008 (tentative date)	*Alabama Primary1 *Minnesota Precinct Caucuses1 *North Dakota Precinct Caucuses1	*Alabama Primary *Arkansas Primary *Connecticut Primary *Delaware Party-run Primary *Georgia Primary Montana Caucus *Missouri Primary North Dakota Caucus *Oklahoma Primary *Tennessee Primary *Utah Primary *Alaska Precinct Caucus *Arizona Primary
Wednesday 6 February - Sunday 6 April 2008 (tentative date)		Virginia Local Mass Meetings, Party Canvasses, Conventions
Saturday 9 February 2008	*Louisiana Party-Run Primary1 *Nebraska Precinct Caucus1 *Washington Precinct Caucuses1 *Michigan Party-run Primary / Caucus1	Washington Precinct Caucuses
Saturday 9 February 2008 (tentative date)	*District of Columbia Ward Caucus1	*Louisiana Primary Louisiana District Caucuses
Sunday 10 February 2008	*Maine Municipal Caucuses1
Tuesday 12 February 2008	*Maryland Primary1 *Virginia Primary1
Tuesday 12 February 2008 (tentative date)		*District of Columbia Caucus *Maryland Primary *Virginia Primary
Saturday 16 February - Thursday 13 March 2008 (tentative date)		Alaska District Conventions
Saturday 16 February 2008 (tentative date)		*Guam Territorial Caucus
Tuesday 19 February 2008	*Hawaii Precinct Caucus1 *Wisconsin Primary1 Washington Non-binding primary	*Washington Primary
Tuesday 19 February - Friday 14 March 2008 (tentative date)	North Dakota Legislative District Conventions
Tuesday 19 February 2008 (tentative date)		*Wisconsin Primary
Wednesday 20 February - Monday 17 March 2008	Colorado County Assemblies and Conventions
Saturday 23 February 2008	Nevada County Conventions Oklahoma State Convention
Saturday 23 February 2008 (tentative date)		*American Samoa Territorial Caucus *Virgin Islands Territorial Caucus
Sunday 24 February 2008 (tentative date)		*Puerto Rico Primary
Tuesday 26 February 2008	Michigan State Run Non-binding Primary
Tuesday 26 February 2008 (tentative date)		Michigan State Run Non-binding Primary
March - June 2008 (tentative date)		*Northern Marianas Place Holder
Saturday 1 March 2008	Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday 1 March 2008 (tentative date)	District of Columbia District Conventions	Iowa County Conventions
Tuesday 4 March 2008	*Massachusetts Primary1 *Ohio Primary1 *Rhode Island Primary1 *Texas Primary1 *Vermont Primary1
Tuesday 4 March 2008 (tentative date)	Minnesota Precinct Caucuses	*Massachusetts Primary *Ohio Primary *Rhode Island Primary *Vermont Primary *Texas Primary
Saturday 8 March 2008	Arizona Regional Caucuses *Arkansas Special State Convention Tennessee State Executive Committee *Wyoming County Caucuses1
Monday 10 March 2008 (tentative date)	*American Samoa Territorial Convention1
Tuesday 11 March 2008 (tentative date)	*Mississippi Primary1	*Mississippi Primary
Thursday 13 March - Saturday 15 March 2008 (tentative date)		*Alaska Convention
Friday 14 March - Friday 28 March 2008 (tentative date)		Nevada County Conventions
Saturday 15 March - Friday 11 April 2008	*Democrats Abroad Regional Caucuses
Saturday 15 March - Saturday 19 April 2008 (tentative date)		Minnesota BPOU Conventions
Wednesday 19 March 2008	Connecticut Post Primary Caucus
Saturday 22 March 2008	Texas County and Senate District Conventions
Saturday 22 March - Saturday 26 April 2008 (tentative date)		North Carolina District Conventions
Saturday 22 March - Saturday 3 May 2008 (tentative date)		Washington County Conventions
Wednesday 26 March 2008	Iowa County Conventions Connecticut State Central Committee
Saturday 29 March 2008	Michigan District Conventions
Thursday 3 April - Sunday 6 April 2008 (tentative date)		*North Dakota State Convention
Friday 4 April - Sunday 6 April 2008 (tentative date)	*North Dakota State Convention
Saturday 5 April 2008	Delaware State Convention *Missouri State Committee Florida Florida Democratic Party State Executive Committee Washington Legislative District Caucuses
Saturday 5 April - Saturday 19 April 2008 (tentative date)		Arizona District and Country Conventions
Saturday 5 April 2008 (tentative date)		*Tennessee State Executive Committee
Tuesday 8 April 2008 (tentative date)		Colorado Precinct Caucuses
Saturday 12 April 2008	*Democrats Abroad Global Convention Kansas District Conventions
Friday 18 April - Sunday 20 April 2008	*Nevada State Convention
Saturday 19 April 2008	Arizona State Convention Washington County Conventions and Legislative District Caucuses New Mexico District Conventions
Saturday 19 April 2008 (tentative date)	*Virgin Islands Territorial Convention1
Tuesday 22 April 2008	*Pennsylvania Primary1
Tuesday 22 April 2008 (tentative date)		*Pennsylvania Primary
Thursday 24 April 2008 (tentative date)	*District of Columbia State Committee
Friday 25 April - Saturday 17 May 2008 (tentative date)		Colorado County Assemblies
Saturday 26 April 2008	*Iowa District Conventions New Mexico State Central Committee New Hampshire State Convention
Saturday 26 April 2008 (tentative date)	*Guam Territorial Convention1	Iowa District Statutory Caucus
Thursday 1 May 2008	*Maryland State Democratic Central Committee Meeting
Thursday 1 May - Saturday 3 May 2008 (tentative date)		*Nevada District Meetings and State Convention
Saturday 3 May 2008	South Carolina State Convention Louisiana State Convention
Saturday 3 May - Saturday 10 May 2008	*Colorado District Conventions
Saturday 3 May - Saturday 24 May 2008 (tentative date)		*Minnesota District Conventions
Monday 5 May 2008	Illinois National Convention delegation meeting
Tuesday 6 May 2008	*Indiana Primary1 *North Carolina Primary1 *West Virginia Primary1
Tuesday 6 May 2008 (tentative date)		*Indiana Primary *North Carolina Primary
Thursday 8 May - Saturday 10 May 2008 (tentative date)		*Wyoming Convention
Friday 9 May - Saturday 10 May 2008	Utah State Convention
Friday 9 May - Saturday 10 May 2008 (tentative date)		*Illinois Convention Delaware State Convention
Friday 9 May - Saturday 24 May 2008 (tentative date)		Virginia District Conventions
Saturday 10 May 2008	Massachusetts State Committee and National Convention Delegate Meeting Missouri State Convention Ohio State Executive Committee
Saturday 10 May 2008 (tentative date)		Arizona District Caucus and State Convention Utah State Convention
Tuesday 13 May 2008		*West Virginia Primary
Tuesday 13 May 2008 (tentative date)		Nebraska Primary
Thursday 15 May 2008	New York State Committee
Saturday 17 May 2008	*Kansas State Convention *Michigan State Central Committee *Washington Congressional District Caucuses *Colorado State Convention
Saturday 17 May 2008 (tentative date)		*Maine District Caucuses and State Convention
Sunday 18 May 2008	*California Delegation Meeting
Tuesday 20 May 2008	*Kentucky Primary1 *Oregon Primary1
Tuesday 20 May - Wednesday 21 May 2008 (tentative date)		*New York State Committee
Tuesday 20 May 2008 (tentative date)		*Oregon Primary *Kentucky Primary
Thursday 22 May - Sunday 25 May 2008 (tentative date)		North Carolina State Convention
Thursday 22 May 2008 (tentative date)		*Kansas State Convention
Friday 23 May - Sunday 25 May 2008	*Hawaii State Convention
Saturday 24 May 2008	*Alaska State Party Convention *Wyoming State Convention Georgia State Committee Meeting Vermont State Convention
Saturday 24 May - Saturday 7 June 2008 (tentative date)		*Colorado District Conventions
Saturday 24 May 2008 (tentative date)		Arkansas District Conventions
Tuesday 27 May 2008 (tentative date)	Idaho Non-binding Primary	*Idaho Primary
Friday 30 May - Saturday 31 May 2008 (tentative date)		*Washington State Convention
Saturday 31 May 2008	*Maine State Convention.
Saturday 31 May 2008 (tentative date)	Mississippi State Convention
Sunday 1 June - Tuesday 10 June 2008	Nebraska County Conventions
Sunday 1 June 2008 (tentative date)	*Puerto Rico Caucus1
Tuesday 3 June 2008	*Montana Primary1 *South Dakota Primary1
Tuesday 3 June 2008 (tentative date)		*Montana Primary *New Mexico Primary *South Dakota Primary
Thursday 5 June - Saturday 7 June 2008 (tentative date)		Texas State Convention
Friday 6 June - Saturday 7 June 2008	*Texas State Convention
Friday 6 June - Saturday 7 June 2008 (tentative date)		*Pennsylvania State Committee Virginia State Conventions
Friday 6 June - Sunday 8 June 2008	Minnesota State Convention
Friday 6 June - Sunday 8 June 2008 (tentative date)		*Hawaii State Convention
Saturday 7 June 2008	Virginia State Convention Vermont National Convention Delegate Meeting Pennsylvania State Committee
Saturday 7 June 2008 (tentative date)		*Minnesota State Convention *Colorado State Convention
Sunday 8 June 2008	*Washington State Convention Montana State Convention
Sunday 8 June 2008 (tentative date)	Puerto Rico Democratic Assembly
Monday 9 June - Tuesday 10 June 2008 (tentative date)		*Indiana State Convention
Thursday 12 June - Saturday 14 June 2008	*Idaho State Convention
Thursday 12 June - Saturday 14 June 2008 (tentative date)		Idaho State Convention *Montana State Convention
Friday 13 June 2008	Wisconsin State Convention
Friday 13 June 2008 (tentative date)		*Iowa State Convention District Caucuses
Saturday 14 June 2008	*Iowa State Convention Kentucky State Convention West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee
Saturday 14 June 2008 (tentative date)		*Iowa State Convention Arkansas State Convention
Thursday 19 June 2008	Rhode Island State Executive Committee
Saturday 21 June 2008	Indiana State Convention *Nebraska State Convention South Dakota State Party Central Committee North Carolina State Convention Oregon State Convention
Saturday 21 June 2008 (tentative date)	New Jersey State Committee
Saturday 28 June 2008 (tentative date)		*Nebraska State Convention
August 2008	Unassigned To be determined

 

* Major event or National Convention delegates allocated.
¹ Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

Notes: Saturday 1 March 2008: Democratic unpledged delegates are automatically selected.

 

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[RC2]

Prior to the final debates between a Republican and a Democrat, I would like to see a series of debates between the top three of each party. I think this would give the American people a good look at the candidates debating each other.

[Tall_Texan]

I’ve said for some time that this rush to front-load the primaries is going to eventually backfire big time for one of the two parties. They’re going to de facto nominate a candidate in February of some year (not necessarily 2008) and then have a story come out that will absolutely destroy that candidate before the actual convention six months later rendering him totally unelectable.

What will the party do? Throw all the primary results overboard and select a better candidate at the convention or argue that the candidate must be nominated anyway because he’s the rightful winner of all those delegates?

As invasive and nasty as politics has become, it is not hard to imagine this happening because the delegates are being committed before the vetting is complete. It used to be a candidate could wrap up the nomination until May or June. Now, they could have it by February - and the Party conventions have been pushed back from mid-summer to early fall. That all makes the window between commitment to a nominee and the election broader, making it more likely that eventually the skeleton will fall out of the closet sometime between March and August.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

By the end of February, surely by early March, we should know who the nominees will be. I suppose it is possible that in the GOP with the many candidates, that the vote could split so much that no clear winner would be determined, but once a candidate wins some big primaries, momentum will take its course.

[MurryMom]

...making it more likely that eventually the skeleton will fall out of the closet sometime between March and August.

LOL! Your post couldn't possibly relate to Rudi Giuliani, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, or other R candidates with 2 or more wives. Their personal lives have already been dissected to the Nth degree, thereby obscuring any detailed discussion of these candidates' positions on Iraq, social security, health care, and other important political issues.

[Tall_Texan]

I wasn’t thinking of any particular candidate and, given how difficult it is to shame a Democrat on anything, it might not even apply to them.

But let’s say someday the nominee gets through March with enough delegates to ensure their nomination then it turns out that he/she bankrolled a dogfighting ring like Michael Vick or was revealed to be conspiring with Al Qaeda or something else so repugnant that the candidate was dead meat politically. What would their party do?

[Sun]

B4DH

[RasterMaster]

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[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Great job Doug, thanks

[Sun]

I’m listening to Laura Ingraham’s replay on WABC radio, and Hunter will be interviewed next. You can listen online.

Romney said he wants to make China a partner. Is he insane?

[Sun]

Duncan Hunter said Romney’s position on China is not a realistic view.

[RasterMaster]

I recorded the interview....Romney also wants “free” healthcare while stuffing his hand in my wallet to pay for it....YES HE’S INSANE!

[Sun]

Romney will take our money to give us horrible healthcare, and then the Chinese will attack us, if he has his way.

[RasterMaster]

But “he’s got good hair”....that makes him QUALIFIED in the eyes of a John Edwards supporter!

[doug from upland]

Hillary must be stopped by the California Primary.

[RasterMaster]

This time they will be saying “it’s the BORDER, stupid!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYxsM7W2F8g