2008 Primary Schedule

I've chosen to pretty much ignore the 2008 presidential race so far on PoliticalReps.com. But the time is fast approaching . . . for the primaries.

Instead of trying to keep up with all the date changes, we'll let Connecticut Bob do it. So without further ado, here is the latest primary (and caucus) schedule:

Democratic primary and caucus schedule

January 2008
3 Iowa caucus (moved from Jan. 14th reported from several sources, but still not 100%)
15 Michigan (on Nov. 8th, a judge ruled the change isn't legal, but Democratic sources insist the primary will be held on the 15th...stay tuned for more details)
19 Nevada caucus
22 New Hampshire Primary (very slight chance it may change to
possibly Jan. 8th if other states move their primary schedule up despite DNC rules)
29 South Carolina Primary
29 Florida Primary (may be penalized for breaking party rules, which may result in losing delegates)

February 2008
Super Tuesday - February 5th
Alabama, Alaska caucus, Arizona, California, Colorado caucus, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho caucus, Illinois, Kansas caucus, Minnesota caucus, Missouri , New Jersey, New Mexico caucus, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah

Later February 2008
9 Louisiana, Nebraska caucus, Washington caucus
10 Maine caucus
12 D.C., Maryland, Virginia
19 Hawaii, Wisconsin

March 2008
4 Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Texas
8 Wyoming
11 Mississippi

April-June 2008
April 1 Pennsylvania
May 6 Indiana
May 13 West Virginia
May 20 Kentucky, Oregon
June 1 Puerto Rico
June 3 Montana, South Dakota

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Republican primary and caucus schedule

January 2008
3 Iowa
5 Wyoming (split - 12 of 28 delegates)
15 Michigan
19 Nevada, South Carolina
22 New Hampshire (will probably move earlier)
29 Florida

February 2008
Super Tuesday - February 5th
Alabama, Alaska , Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia

Later February 2008
9 Louisiana, Kansas, Washington (18 of 40)
12 D.C., Maryland, Virginia
19 Wisconsin, Washington (19 of 40)

The rest of 2008
March 4 Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Texas
March 11 Mississippi
April 22 Pennsylvania
May 6 Indiana, North Carolina
May 10 Wyoming (16 of 28)
May 13 West Virginia, Nebraska
May 17 Maine
May 20 Kentucky, 20 Oregon
May 27 Idaho
June 3 South Dakota, New Mexico
June 6 Hawaii
June 28 Nebraska

Later events

* August 25 to August 28, 2008 - 2008 Democratic National Convention, in Denver.
* September 1 to September 4, 2008 - 2008 Republican National Convention, held in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
* November 6, 2008 - Election Day.
* December 15, 2008 - Members of the U.S. Electoral College meet in each state to cast their votes for President.
* January 6, 2009 - Electoral votes officially tallied before both Houses of Congress.
* January 20, 2009 - Inauguration Day. A New Beginning for our nation.

As Connecticut Bob says, "Check back often for further updates as the states try to juggle the schedule in the rush to front-load their own contest."

Project Vote Smart also lists the "state presidential primary and caucus dates." But it was last updated 10/25/07.

-Dippold

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