2008 Primary Elections Calendar
From Ballotpedia
Following is a schedule of 2008 presidential primaries and caucuses, by date.[1][2][3]
January
Thursday, January 3, 2008:
Saturday, January 5, 2008:
Tuesday, January 8, 2008:
- New Hampshire primaries[7]
Tuesday, January 15, 2008:
Saturday, January 19, 2008:[10][11]
- Nevada caucuses
- South Carolina Republican primary
Saturday, January 26, 2008:
- South Carolina Democratic primary[12]
Tuesday, January 29, 2008:
February
Friday, February 1, 2008:
- Maine Republican caucus
Tuesday, February 5, 2008:
- Alabama primaries
- Alaska caucuses
- American Samoa Democratic caucus
- Arizona primaries
- Arkansas primaries
- California primaries
- Colorado caucuses
- Connecticut primaries
- Delaware primaries
- Georgia primaries
- Idaho Democratic caucus
- Illinois primaries
- Kansas Democratic caucus
- Massachusetts primaries
- Minnesota caucuses
- Missouri primaries
- Montana Republican caucus
- New Jersey primaries
- New Mexico Democratic caucus
- New York primaries
- North Dakota caucuses
- Oklahoma primaries
- Tennessee primaries
- Utah primaries
- West Virginia Republican caucus[15]
- Democrats Abroad primary
Saturday, February 9, 2008:
- Kansas Republican caucus
- Louisiana primaries
- Nebraska Democratic caucus
- Virgin Islands Democratic territorial convention
- Washington caucuses[16]
Sunday, February 10, 2008:
- Maine Democratic caucus
Tuesday, February 12, 2008:
- District of Columbia primaries
- Maryland primaries
- Virginia primaries
Tuesday, February 19, 2008:
- Hawaii Democratic caucus
- Washington Republican primary[17]
- Wisconsin primaries
Saturday, February 23, 2008:
- American Samoa Republican caucus
- Northern Mariana Islands Republican caucus
Sunday, February 24, 2008:
- Puerto Rico Republican caucus
March
Tuesday, March 4, 2008:
- Ohio primaries
- Rhode Island primaries
- Texas primaries
- Vermont primaries
Saturday, March 8, 2008:
Tuesday, March 11, 2008:
- Mississippi primaries
April
Saturday, April 5, 2008:
- Virgin Islands Republican territorial caucus
Tuesday, April 22, 2008:
- Pennsylvania primaries
May
Saturday, May 3, 2008:
- Guam Democratic territorial caucus
Tuesday, May 6, 2008:
- Indiana primaries
- North Carolina primaries
Tuesday, May 13, 2008:
- West Virginia primaries[18]
Saturday, May 17, 2008:
- Hawaii Republican caucus
Tuesday, May 20, 2008:
Tuesday, May 27, 2008:
- Idaho Republican primary
June
Sunday, June 1, 2008:
- Puerto Rico Democratic primary
Tuesday, June 3, 2008:
- Montana Democratic primary
- New Mexico Republican primary
- South Dakota primaries
Saturday, July 12, 2008:
- Nebraska Republican caucus
External links
- The New York Times: Primary Calendar: Democratic Nominating Contests
- The New York Times: Primary Calendar: Republican Nominating Contests
- The Green Papers: 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically
- The Green Papers: Election 2008 Primary, Caucus, and Convention Phase
Footnotes
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically," accessed May 18, 2020
- ↑ New York Times, "Primary Calendar: Republican Nominating Contests," accessed May 18, 2020
- ↑ New York Times, "Primary Calendar: Democratic Nominating Contests," accessed May 18, 2020
- ↑ "After other states advanced the dates of their nominating contests, Iowa Democrats joined Republicans in making their caucus the first in the nation and the earliest ever." - Source
- ↑ "Because the caucus is nonbinding, the Republican National Committee did not penalize Iowa for going before Feb. 5." - Source
- ↑ "Wyoming Republicans moved up their county conventions, seeking relevance in the primary season. (Democrats [met] March 8.) The Republican National Committee voted to deprive Wyoming of half its delegates because its contest [fell] before Feb. 5." - Source
- ↑ "New Hampshire's secretary of state moved its primary ahead of Michigan's. State law says New Hampshire must hold its primary at least a week before any other. The Republican National Committee voted to deprive New Hampshire of half its delegates because its contest [fell] before Feb. 5." - Source
- ↑ "Michigan's jump to mid-January triggered shifts by Iowa and New Hampshire. The Democratic National Committee penalized Michigan for moving ahead of Feb. 5 without permission by awarding its delegates half a vote each at the national convention." - Source
- ↑ "The Republican National Committee voted to deprive Michigan of half its delegates because its contest [fell] before Feb. 5." - Source
- ↑ "The Democratic National Committee allowed Nevada and South Carolina to move their contests to January to provide regional and ethnic balance." - Source
- ↑ "South Carolina Republicans moved their primary in front of their Democratic counterparts to skip ahead of Florida. The Republican National Committee voted to deprive South Carolina of half its delegates because its contest [fell] before Feb. 5. Nevada was not penalized because its caucus is nonbinding." - Source
- ↑ "After South Carolina Republicans moved their primary to Jan. 19 to skip ahead of Florida, Democrats advanced theirs by three days for the same purpose." - Source
- ↑ "In shifting its primary forward, Florida hoped for a bigger role in the nominating process. The Democratic National Committee penalized Florida for moving ahead of Feb. 5 without permission by awarding its delegates half a vote each at the national convention." - Source
- ↑ "The Republican National Committee voted to deprive Florida of half its delegates because its contest [fell] before Feb. 5." - Source
- ↑ "9 of West Virginia's 30 delegates were later decided at a May 13 primary." - Source
- ↑ "19 of Washington's 40 [Republican] delegates were later decided at a Feb. 19 primary." - Source
- ↑ "18 of Washington's 40 delegates were earlier decided at a Feb. 9 caucus." - Source
- ↑ "18 of West Virginia's 30 [Republican] delegates were earlier decided at a Feb. 5 convention" - Source
